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Start of early legislative elections to select 161 deputies
Tunisian legislative elections have started on Saturday, to choose 161 deputies in the House of Representatives. A24 correspondent reported that there are about 9.2 million registered voters, who are expected to participate in the selection…
Public discontent with shortage of foodstuffs and high prices as New Year’s Day approaches
National Chamber for Confectionery in capital Tunis has confirmed that about 40% of establishments specialized in manufacturing confectionery have closed down in December, due to the lack of sugar, milk and oil in Tunisian markets.…
Men are increasingly opting for cosmetic surgery in Tunisia
Cosmetic surgery and beauty care are no longer exclusive to women in Tunisia, as a large number of men nowadays resort to cosmetic surgery to fix flaws in their physical appearance. There has been a large influx of men to cosmetic clinics…
Children with Down syndrome express themselves through theater
There are many early intervention programs designed to address developmental delays that children with Down syndrome who have different levels of intellectual disability may experience, such as physical therapy programs, educational…
Protest movement in Avenue Habib Bourguiba on Human Rights Day
A protest movement took place in Avenue Habib Bourguiba in the center of Tunisian capital Tunis, in human and civil rights activists, as well as families of people lost in illegal migration and mothers of young men who have been missing in…
Female entrepreneur breaks into the perfume industry
One should never give up on one’s dreams and goals, despite difficulties faced, according to Tunisian Khawla Al-Misawi who graduated with honors from university in Sousse governorate, south of capital Tunis, but chose to leave her work in…
Citizens complain of high cost of transportation after rise in fuel prices
Citizens complain of the rise in the cost of public transport and fuel in Tunisia, after the Ministry of Transport announced on Thursday its decision to amend public transport tariffs.
The Ministry of Transport announced Thursday its…
“Resistance to Normalization” tops the agenda of World Social Forum in Tunisia
The second session of the "World Social Forum" was held today Thursday in Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, after a ten-year hiatus.
The forum brings together activists and trade unionists from around the world to discuss critical human rights…
Report: violence against women in workplace increased significantly in Tunisia
Research by the National Union of Tunisian Women (UNFT) showed that the number of women victims of violence reported to the union rose to 846 between January and October 2022, compared to the previous year.
The research, titled "Even in…
Government plans to sack 24,000 employees over the next 4 years
Tunisian authorities are planning to lay off about 24,000 employees from the public sector in the next four years, through a program it called “voluntary layoffs” as part of a plan to contain the wage bill.
Labor union, which has strong…