Tunisia

Farah El Kadhi, a well-known Tunisian social media influencer, tragically passed away in Malta on Monday morning due to a suspected heart attack.

Italy's Meloni to return to Tunisia, hopes for IMF deal

Meloni visited Tunisia on Tuesday looking to make progress in unblocking loans from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for the north African state.

Tunisia rounds up migrants at sea in unprecedented numbers

Migrants, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, are undertaking the perilous journey in unprecedented numbers. In the first three months of this year, 13,000 migrants were forced from their boats off the eastern Tunisian port city of Sfax, the main launching point.

Tunisia heads for first elections since presidential power grab

To some, the new electoral law governing the vote is an innovation that will shatter the power of the corrupt political parties that wrecked Tunisia’s economy, subverted justice and made a mockery of the country’s 10-year experiment with democracy.

FIFA World Cup: Tunisia fail to advance despite 1-0 win over much-changed France

Tunisia thus keep their unwanted record of not progressing from the group stage in six World Cup appearances

FIFA World Cup 2022: Matches today, time and full schedule

FIFA World Cup 2022: Day 11 of the tournament will see four matches of Group C and Group D.

Australia edge Tunisia to end 12-year wait for a win at World Cup

Striker Mitchell Duke scored midway through the first half with a glancing header past keeper Aymen Dahmen to give Australia the lead, while Tunisia's best chance came when skipper Youssef Msakni shot just wide.

Tunisia hopes to reach deal with IMF before the end of next month

The government and the powerful UGTT union on Thursday signed a deal to boost public sector wages by 5%, a step that may ease social tensions.

Tunisian weavers turn rags into eco-friendly rugs

Worn pairs of jeans, old jumpers and discarded cotton garments are offering a new stream of revenue to marginalised communities as they weave them into designer but eco-friendly rugs in Tunisia

Tunisian weavers turn socks, jeans, old pullovers into eco-friendly rugs

The association pays the women not in cash but in post office accounts where their husbands can't see how much they are making -- or use it to pay household bills.

Tunisia recyclers struggle to tackle mountains of waste

Recycling is almost non-existent in the North African country, which produces 2.6 million tonnes of waste each year. Some 85 percent of that ends up in landfills, while much of the rest winds up in informal dumps, says Tunisian waste management expert Walim Merdaci. But with many facilities close to overflowing and neighbouring communities up in arms, the crisis is already stoking tensions.

Organic farmers find fertile ground in North Africa

Out of 250 categories of organic products grown in Tunisia, around 60 are exported -- mainly olive oil but also dates, aromatic and medicinal plants as well as some vegetables and fruit. Despite its small size, Tunisia ranks 30th in the world and first in Africa in terms of area certified for organic farming.

Tunisia gets first female Prime Minister Najla Bouden Ramadhane

President Kais Saied has been under mounting domestic and international pressure to name a government after he on July 25 sacked the government of Hichem Mechichi, suspended parliament, lifted MPs' immunity and took over the judiciary.

Tunisia's austere Kais Saied, ruling by decree

Elected on a slogan borrowed from the Arab Spring uprisings -- "the people wants" -- Saied has used similar discourse in recent weeks to justify a string of moves that fundamentally alter Tunisia's post-revolutionary political regime.

COVID-19 pandemic | Tunisian doctor plays violin to bring hope, smile to his patients

Dr Mohamed Salah Siala’s music helps not just the patients but also health workers. They have been under pressure in the last few months because of the increased number of virus-linked hospitalisations that spiked at the beginning of the year.

Ten years on, anger simmers in Tunisian town where 'Arab Spring' began over joblessness, inequality

Ten years ago, a fruit seller set himself ablaze in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid after an altercation with a policewoman about where he had put his cart. Word of Mohammed Bouazizi’s fatal act of defiance quickly spread, sparking nationwide protests that eventually toppled Tunisia’s long-serving leader and helped inspire similar uprisings across the region -- the so-called 'Arab Spring'.

India and Tunisia focus on expanding bilateral economic ties, to work closely in multilateral forums

Jaishankar arrived in Tunis earlier in the day on the concluding leg of his three-day two-nation trip to Niger and Tunisia. The tour is his first outreach to the African continent after becoming the foreign minister last year.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Tunisia tops Panama 2-1 for first World Cup win in 40 years

Goals from Ben Youssef and Wahbi Khazri cancelled out Panama's first half strike, ensuring Tunisia don't finish at the bottom of the group.

PAN vs TUN FIFA World Cup 2018 Highlights: Tunisia win their first World Cup game in 40 years

Catch all the highlights of the Group G encounter between Panama and Tunisia at the Mordovia Arena.

In Pics: FIFA World Cup 2018: Belgium vs Tunisia - as it happened

Here's a the glimpse of all the action from the Group G encounter between Belgium and Tunisia at the Spartak Stadium, Moscow.

FIFA World Cup 2018: Two each for Hazard and Lukaku as Belgium thump Tunisia 5-2

With the win Belgium are virtually assured of a place in the last-16. Tunisia will depend on other match results to confirm their fate in the tournament.

BEL vs TUN FIFA World Cup 2018 Highlights: Belgium hand Tunisia a 5-2 drubbing

Catch all the highlights from the Group G encounter between Belgium and Tunisia at the Spartak Stadium, Moscow.

Emirates stops flying to Tunisia following row over the ban on Tunisian women

The announcement came two days after Tunisian government officials said the UAE had banned Tunisian woman from flying to or transiting through its territory

VVIP chopper deal: CBI gets partial responses to its LRs

CBI has received partial responses to the Letters Rogatory it sent to six countries for establishing the money trail in the Rs 3767-crore AgustaWestland VVIP helicopter deal case.

India, Tunisia to foster cooperation in IT, telecom sector

"The Union Cabinet under the Chairmanship of Prime Minister Narendra Modi has been apprised of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between India and Tunisia on June 2, 2016 for strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of Information and Communications Technology (ICT) and Digital Economy," an official statement said.