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News24
August 7, 2018
Hundreds of people demonstrated last Friday in Tunisia against proposed reforms opposed by conservative Muslims, which include equalÃâà...
Xinhua
August 7, 2018
NAIROBI, Aug. 7 (Xinhua) -- The Tunisian rugby 15s side arrived in Nairobi buoyant about their chances of turning the tide in their bid to evadeÃâà...
Foreign Policy (blog)
August 6, 2018
Tunisia is widely considered the lone success story of the Arab Spring movement that swept the Middle East and North Africa in 2011. But it'sÃâà...
africanews
August 6, 2018
Henna, a shrub with coloring, cosmetic and therapeutic virtues, a source of income for thousands of Tunisian farmers is today threatened by theÃâà...
Haaretz
August 5, 2018
The Tunisian Chess Federation has agreed to allow a 7-year-old Israeli girl to participate in an international tournament in Tunisia, followingÃâà...
africanews
August 4, 2018
More than one thousand people demonstrated in eastern Tunisia on Friday, to protest against societal reforms recently proposed by aÃâà...
TIME
July 26, 2018
In the 1990s, Ahlem Behladj learned to brave being hassled each day by the police officers that hung around outside the women's shelter inÃâà...
Xinhua
April 29, 2018
TUNIS, April 29 (Xinhua) -- A total of three people were killed and 19 others wounded in a road accident in central-west Tunisia, said Tunisian Ministry of Interior on Sunday. The accident occurred on the road connecting Sebitla to Sebuba in the province of Kasserine. A passenger bus collided with threeÃâà...
Anadolu Agency
April 29, 2018
By Yosra Ouanes. TUNIS. Military and security personnel on Sunday began voting in Tunisia's local election, for the first time in the country's history. Some 36,495 military and security personnel are registered to cast ballot in the vote. Civilians will vote on May 6. “Voting is a day for celebration by securityÃâà...
The New Arab
April 29, 2018
Decked out in a striking blue suit and white shirt, matching his political allegiance, Simon Slama rubs shoulders with fellow candidates ahead of Tunisia's municipal elections. Nothing unusual about that - except he is the only Jewish candidate, standing for the Islamist Ennahda party. A public relations stuntÃâà...
Longview News-Journal
April 29, 2018
TUNIS, Tunisia — The colors of Tunisia's landscape change hourly with the light of the Mediterranean sun. Vermilion, sapphire, olive green, white, gold and ocher can all be seen in the sky, sea and sand. Visitors may be surprised by the varied hues of these contrasting landscapes: azure sea andÃâà...
Xinhua
April 29, 2018
TUNIS, April 29 (Xinhua) -- The vast Sahara desert area in Tunisia, which is regarded as one of the North African country's most important tourism resources, has gradually attracted more and more Chinese tourists. "DESERT-STYLE" TENTS CAMP. After nearly four hours' bumpy drive from the small town ofÃâà...
The Durango Herald
April 28, 2018
MATMATA, Tunisia – There's a reason the original “Star Wars” movie was filmed here in the deserts of southern Tunisia. This stark, remote landscape looks like another planet. One of Tunisia's vast desert regions is even called Tataouine, like Luke Skywalker's home planet, Tattoine. And the undergroundÃâà...
Xinhua
April 28, 2018
Video PlayerClose. TUNISIA-TUNIS-CRAFTS EXHIBITION. The 35th Tunisia traditional crafts exhibition is held in Tunis, capital of Tunisia, April 27, 2018. The 11-day event was opened on April 26. (Xinhua/Adele Ezzine)Ãâà...
Aljazeera.com
April 16, 2018
Between juggling the needs of Tunisia's international lenders and allaying local grievances, authorities have managed to present a semblance of stability in the Arab world's only democracy. With campaigning already under way, Tunisians hope that the upcoming elections, seen as a step towardsÃâà...
The Tico Times
March 28, 2018
Costa Rica lost 0-1 to Tunisia on Tuesday in a sluggish performance for the Men's National Team, otherwise known asLa Sele. Tunisian captain Wahbi Khazri scored the winning goal in the 35th minute, defeating Costa Rican defender Kendall Waston and star goalie Keylor Navas. The deft andÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
March 28, 2018
Members of Tunisia's parliament voted on Monday in favour of terminating the Truth and Dignity Commission's duties with 68 voting for, two abstaining, and zero against. Prior to the vote, there was heated debate between those opposing the human rights body and others who say it could still shed light onÃâà...
Atlantic Council (blog)
March 24, 2018
Disappointment surrounding Tunisia's democratic transition abounds in the country, and the volatile economy adds a degree of difficulty to politicians' agendas. Economic development is always a long and arduous process, but the current strategy is clearly inadequate. Tunisians call on the government toÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
March 24, 2018
Families of people killed in Tunisia's revolution say they're still seeking justice, seven years on. They accuse members of the security forces of being responsible for the deaths of their relatives and want to see them held to account. Al Jazeera's met a mother who says the deposed regime is responsible forÃâà...
Press Herald
March 24, 2018
TUNIS, Tunisia — Simon Slama and his family are the only Jews left in the Tunisian city of Monastir, once home to a thriving Jewish community. But instead of joining the exodus, he is running for office – as a candidate of Tunisia's Islamist party. Slama's candidacy with the Ennahdha party in May municipalÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
March 22, 2018
"The first time I walked here," she recalls, "it felt like the building was talking to me". Passionate about preservation, Ben-Gacem was already worried that not enough was being done to protect Tunisia's cultural heritage. It's why she bought the property, which was built in the 17th century, and decided to turnÃâà...
Telegraph.co.uk
March 21, 2018
It has been in the headlines for dreadful reasons in the last three years - but beyond the terror attacks which pushed in onto the front pages in the summer of 2015, Tunisia (discovertunisia.com) is an intriguing country, full of hidden corners and interesting places. Today - March 20 - is its Independence Day,Ãâà...
Air Traffic Management
March 15, 2018
Air traffic control agencies from Algeria, France, Morocco, Portugal and Spain have joined with Tunisia in their commitment to optimise their respective airspaces in line with modernisation initiatives such as the Single European Sky (SES) project. The initiative called AEFMP dates back to the EFP PlanÃâà...
The Sun
March 15, 2018
BRITISH tourists holidaying in Tunisia are being given armed police escorts as they are bussed to and from the airport. Luxury hotels have dedicated control centres with guards watching CCTV cameras 24 hours a day and cops with guns are patrolling beaches on foot, on quad bikes and even onÃâà...
The Standard
March 14, 2018
Kenya prisons women's volleyball team's search for a sixth continental crown was brought to a halt after they lost to Carthage from Tunisia on three sets to one in the semifinals of the ongoing Africa club championships in Egypt. the Tunisians took the first set 25?12 before prisons recovered to win theÃâà...
Aljazeera.com
March 14, 2018
They say it has led to even more appalling conditions for people hoping to cross the Mediterranean Sea. One refugee from Niger has told Al Jazeera he was captured, bought and sold while in Libya, before seeking safety in Tunisia. Al Jazeera's Mohammed Jamjoom reports from Zarzis, Tunisia.
Amnesty International
March 13, 2018
The Tunisian government must end impunity for security forces accused of human rights violations, Amnesty International said today, in an open letter to the prime minister, which has been co-signed by 15 Tunisian and international human rights organizations. The letter calls on the Tunisian authorities toÃâà...
Petra News Agency
March 12, 2018
Amman, March 11 (Petra)--Minister of Health Mahmoud Al-Shayyab and Tunisian Secretary of State for Health Sonia Ben Cheikh stressed the need to activate the health protocol between Jordan and Tunisia. Al-Shayyab and Ben Cheikh discussed during a meeting at the Health Ministry on Sunday, meansÃâà...
News24
March 12, 2018
Tunis - Tunisian women led a march by more than 1 000 demonstrators on Saturday, including men, to demand equal inheritance rights for both sexes in the North African country. Tunisia's inheritance law is based on Islamic jurisprudence stipulating that men inherit double the amount received by women.
Middle East Monitor
March 12, 2018
In statements to Al-Chourouk, she explained that “We have to make sure that when the Algerian people come to Tunisia, we make them feel as if they were at home and not in a foreign country. There are several options for them. There are also various tourist attractions, including mountains, deserts andÃâà...
Qantara.de
March 12, 2018
Tunisia's nationwide state of emergency, in place since an attack in the capital in 2015, will be extended by seven months. The decision was taken after consultation by President Beji Caid Essebsi with the prime minister and the parliament speaker, a presidential statement said. It will come into effect as ofÃâà...
ANSAmed
March 8, 2018
Although the game was already reported as dangerous in Tunisia last December by the national agency for online security (Ansi), local media spoke about at least five suicides of teens that are linked to the ''Blue whale challenge'', including a suicide last Sunday in Tataouine. Local media reported aÃâà...
Mondaq News Alerts
March 8, 2018
In light of these changes, the January 2011 revolution in Tunisia and the neighbouring conflicts in Iraq, Syria and Libya, there has been a radical change of economic policy of the Tunisian state. The impact of previous detrimental factors has negatively affected the economic capacity of the Tunisia creatingÃâà...
Xinhua
March 8, 2018
TUNIS, March 8 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia's trade deficit declined by the end of last February to 2,215 million dinars (910 U.S. dollars), compared to 2,511 million dinars (1,032 U.S. dollars in February 2017, announced on Thursday the National Institute of Statistics (INS) of Tunisia. According to INS, this decline isÃâà...
Atlantic Council (blog)
March 8, 2018
With the introduction of quotas for their legislative bodies, female representation in parliament in Algeria, Morocco, and Tunisia has jumped since 2011. Last year, lawmakers in Tunisia, Jordan, and Lebanon repealed provisions in their penal codes allowing rapists to escape punishment by marrying theirÃâà...
Mail & Guardian
March 7, 2018
On Valentines Day, Nick Lawson set off from Cape Agulhas, the Southernmost tip of the continent, to begin his long trek to Ras ben Sakka, Tunisia. His goal? Run every day for the next year – barefoot. Ideally, he will look to run a marathon (42km) every day, but much depends on whether or not he's able toÃâà...
Christian Science Monitor
March 7, 2018
But in Tunisia, residents say, the Salafis have failed. They miscalculated, vastly underestimating Tunisians' historical and generational connection to Sufism. Across the country, neighborhoods and towns are named after Sufi saints, and most Tunisian families can trace their lineage to a Sufi saint or holyÃâà...
The Independent
December 31, 1999
Two people have been arrested in Tunisia over a failed attack in Germany involving the deadly biological agent ricin and a bomb.
Daily Signal
December 31, 1999
While violent civil conflicts have prevailed elsewhere in the Middle East since the Arab Spring of 2011, Tunisia has pursued a transition toÃâà...
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