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Tunisian FM hails Italy’s support over IMF loan
Tunisia’s foreign minister has hailed “Italy’s clear understanding of the … need to support the … economic recovery underway” in his country.
Nabil Ammar was speaking on Friday night at a ceremony in the residence of Italy’s ambassador…
Tunisian president proposes taxing the wealthiest
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has proposed taxing the North African country’s wealthiest citizens as a way of avoiding what he has called the “diktats” of the International Monetary Fund.
Despite reaching an agreement in principle last…
Tunisia’s financial crisis leaves the sick struggling to find medicine
Sick Tunisians face a frantic struggle to find some medicines because the cash-strapped state has reduced imports, leaving doctors unable to control debilitating health problems and patients turning to informal markets for their medication.…
Tunisia says major migrant trafficker arrested
Tunisia has arrested a man suspected being the organizer of a ring that smuggled migrants across the Mediterranean, including an attempted crossing in which 20 people drowned, authorities said.
The North African country, which lies just…
Tunisia loan: ‘Pragmatic’ IMF approach urged by Italy
Italy’s Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on Saturday said the International Monetary Fund should take a “pragmatic” approach to a bailout for Tunisia, in comments to other G7 leaders in Japan.
The North African country reached a deal in…
Tunisian journalists protest anti-terror laws
Tunisian journalists on Thursday protested against “repressive” anti-terror laws they say are being used to intimidate the media after a broadcaster was jailed for five years earlier this week.
Dozens of protesters gathered in front of…
9 migrants found dead in Tunisia near Algerian border
The bodies of nine migrants from sub-Saharan African countries have been found in western Tunisia, near the border with Algeria, in recent days, a judicial official said on Wednesday.
Tunisia, whose coastline is less than 150 km from the…
Tunisia president pledges safety for Jewish citizens after synagogue attack
Tunisian president Kais Saied pledged on Wednesday to guarantee the safety of Jewish citizens and their temples, after meeting the country's chief rabbi in the wake of a deadly attack at a synagogue.
Last Tuesday a National Guardsman…
Tunisian opposition party denounces ‘political verdict’ against jailed leader
The Tunisian Islamist-inspired Ennahdha party on Tuesday condemned the one-year prison sentence handed to its leader Rached Ghannouchi, calling it an “unjust political verdict.”
Ghannouchi, a leading opponent of President Kais Saied, was…
29 Migrants Died off the Coast of Tunisia.
Officials have reported that at least 29 sub-Saharan migrants have died in two boat sinkings off the coast of Tunisia. The migrants were attempting to reach Italy via the Mediterranean. This is part of a recent series of…