Tunisia

Fri, 16 May 2025 10:04:57 GMT
President Kais Saied Meets Member of Political Bureau of Communist Party of China
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied met on Thursday afternoon at the Carthage Palace Li Shulei, member of the Political Bureau of the Communist Party of China (CPC) Central Committee and head of the Committee's Publicity Department, ...

Tue, 13 May 2025 11:13:37 GMT
Head of State Mandates Comprehensive Agricultural Land Audit
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied met on Monday at the Carthage Palace Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries, Ezzeddine Ben Cheikh. The meeting marked the 61st anniversary of Law No. 5, dated May 12, 1964, concerni...

Tue, 13 May 2025 11:12:24 GMT
Reconstruction of Public Transport Under Focus As President of Republic Meets Transport Minister
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, May 13 -- President Kais Saied met on Monday Minister of Transport, Rachid Amri, at the Carthage Palace.

Tue, 13 May 2025 11:11:58 GMT
President Kais Saied Demands Top Priority for Social Justice
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied emphasised during his meeting Monday at Carthage Palace with Prime Minister Sara Zaafrani Zenzri, the necessity of addressing all issues within the framework of a comprehensive national vision for ...

Mon, 12 May 2025 10:07:58 GMT
EU Has Abandoned Human Rights in Tunisia
[HRW] In the early morning of April 19, a Tunis Court issued sentences in a mass trial of 40 lawyers, opposition figures, and critics of the president. Thirty-seven defendants were sentenced to heavy prison terms of up to 66 years after just three co...

Tue, 13 May 2025 16:18:38 GMT
Tunisia Makes Historic Bid for Unwto S-G. Banking On Its Internationally Recognised Experience (Habib Ammar)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- - Tunisia is vying for the Secretary-General position of the United Nations Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) for the 2026-2029 term, presenting Habib Ammar as its candidate for the first time.

Tue, 13 May 2025 16:18:34 GMT
Habib Ammar - 'Continuing With Current Model Would Result in Collapse of Tourism Industry'
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, May 11 -- There is the impossibility of continuing with the current model of tourism across the world, said former minister of tourism and Tunisia's candidate for the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Sec...

Thu, 08 May 2025 11:27:23 GMT
President Kais Saïed Meets With Speakers of ARP and CNRD
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saïed met on Wednesday at Carthage Palace with Speaker of the Assembly of People's Representatives (ARP), Brahim Bouderbala, and Speaker of the National Council of Regions and Districts (CNRD), Imed...

Fri, 09 May 2025 14:37:57 GMT
Tunisia's Descent into Dictatorship: International Scrutiny Urgently Needed
[Civicus] Tunisia, once a democracy, has fallen into the grip of a dictator. A recent mass trial of critics of President Kais Saied, resulting in appalling sentences of up to 66 years, marks a new low point in an ongoing authoritarian crackdown.

Thu, 08 May 2025 08:51:40 GMT
Al-Bireh Municipality Pays Tribute to Tunisian Student Fares Khaled
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, May 7 -- A street named after Tunisian student Fares Khaled was inaugurated on Wednesday by Al-Bireh municipality in Al-Quds, in tribute to his commitment to the Palestinian cause.

Thu, 08 May 2025 07:49:15 GMT
Small Cabinet Reviews Measures for Expat Return, Incl. Opening of Foreign Accounts With Convertible Dinars
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, May 6 -- A small Cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Sara Zaafrani Zenzri reviewed on Tuesday at the Kasbah the measures taken by ministries to prepare for the tourist season and the return of Tunisians living abro...

Wed, 07 May 2025 04:43:14 GMT
Diaspora At Heart of Development - Tunisia, IOM Push for Strategic Shift in Migration Approach
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The importance of Diaspora in driving development in their countries of origin, and the plight of irregular migration and human trafficking took centre stage at a Thematic Workshop held at the Diplomatic Academ...

Wed, 07 May 2025 04:42:47 GMT
Kenya and Tunisia Set to Strengthen Bilateral Ties Through Trade and Cooperation
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Kenya and Tunisia are set to strengthen their bilateral relations through enhanced trade, investment, and industrial cooperation, Prime Cabinet Secretary Musalia Mudavadi has announced.

Tue, 06 May 2025 08:29:53 GMT
President Kais Saied Meets IOM Director-General, Reaffirms Tunisia's Firm Stance On Irregular Migration
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, May 6 -- President Kais Saied met Director-General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Ms. Amy Pope, on Monday afternoon at the Carthage Palace.

Tue, 06 May 2025 20:03:47 GMT
President of Republic Receives Phone Call From Iraqi Prime Minister Renewing Invitation to Attend Arab Summit
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied received on Sunday evening a phone call from Mohammed Shia' Al-Sudani, Prime Minister of Iraq, who renewed his invitation for the President to attend the proceedings of the 34th Arab Summit and the...

Mon, 05 May 2025 16:48:40 GMT
Tap Meeting At Filt - 'Reinventing Cultural Journalism' At the Heart of Recommendations
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, May 3 -- The promotion of culture through the TAP news agency and media in general, along with TAP's leading role in strengthening ties between the media and the cultural sector, were among the key recommendations from a...

Thu, 01 May 2025 08:18:35 GMT
President of Republic - 'Labour Not a Slogan, Must Translate Into Fair and Just Compensation'
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, May 1 -- President Kais Saied stressed that labour whose Day will be celebrated by Tunisia alongside global communities must transcend mere slogans and urgently translate into tangible outcomes with fair and just compens...

Fri, 02 May 2025 05:43:19 GMT
Nigeria Edge Tunisia to Begin U-20 Afcon Campaign With Narrow Win
[CAF] Nigeria got off to a winning start in their quest for an eighth TotalEnergies CAF U20 Africa Cup of Nations title, overcoming Tunisia 1-0 in a tightly contested Group B opener at the 30 June Air Defence Stadium in Cairo on Thursday.

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 08:20:14 GMT
All of Africa Today - April 29, 2025
[allAfrica] Outcry In Sudan Over Viral Video of Civilian Killings

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:14:29 GMT
President of Republic Stresses Imperative to Prioritise Resolution of Social Issues in Draft Legislation
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied met Prime Minister Sara Zaafrani Zenzri, at the Carthage Palace on Monday.

Tue, 29 Apr 2025 10:14:06 GMT
President Kais Saied Rejects Statements and Declarations Issued By Foreign Entities
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied, affirmed during his meeting Monday at the Carthage Palace with Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration, and Tunisians Abroad, Mohamed Ali Nafti that statements and declarations issued by foreign en...

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 10:17:13 GMT
President Kais Saied Chairs Council of Ministers Meeting
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied chaired on Thursday he Council of Ministers meeting to deliberate on several draft laws and decrees.

Fri, 25 Apr 2025 04:50:27 GMT
149 Guinean Irregular Migrants Return Voluntarily
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, April 24 -- A group of 149 Guinean irregular migrants departed Tunisia voluntarily from Tunis-Carthage Airport on Thursday, marking the fourth such voluntary return flight in 2025.

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:33:48 GMT
President Kais Saied Stresses Need for New Export Markets and Rationalisation of Imports
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, April 23 -- President Kais Saïed, during a meeting with Minister of Trade and Export Development Samir Abid at the Carthage Palace on Wednesday, stressed the importance of exploring new export markets in Africa, Asi...

Thu, 24 Apr 2025 06:33:47 GMT
Tunisia and Italy Celebrate '60 Years of Archaeological Cooperation' At Bardo National Museum
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, April 23 -- The archaeological partnership between Tunisia and Italy, which began in the 1960s, continues to grow stronger through agreements between specialised institutions and research conducted by experts from both c...

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 09:41:16 GMT
President Kais Saied Meets With Minister of Youth and Sports to Discuss Sports Structures Bil
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied discussed at a meeting with Minister of Youth and Sports, Sadok Mourali at the Carthage Palace on Tuesday the draft law on sports structures, according to a statement from the presidency.

Wed, 23 Apr 2025 04:24:07 GMT
Harsh Sentences in 'Conspiracy Case' Sham Trial
[HRW] Quash Unfair Proceedings; End Abusive Mass Prosecutions

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:47:43 GMT
Head of State Stresses Effectiveness of National Choices, Calls for Joint Efforts to Tackle Financial Challenges
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saïed affirmed that Tunisia's steadfast national choices have proven effective, citing controlled inflation rates and the fulfillment of all financial commitments.

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:47:18 GMT
President Kais Saied - Drug Trafficking Networks Aim to Disrupt Social Stability
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied met with Interior Minister Khaled Nouri, Secretary of State to the Minister of Interior in charge of National Security Sofiene Ben Sadok, Director General of National Security Mourad Saidane, and N...

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:48:29 GMT
President Kais Saied Reviews Outcomes of Defence Minister's Visit to Rome
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied reviewed during a meeting with Defence Minister Khaled Shili on Monday at Carthage Palace the results of the minister's visit to Rome as part of the Tunisian-Italian Joint Military Commission, acco...

Tue, 22 Apr 2025 09:48:09 GMT
Legislative Revolution Must Be Accompanied By Administrative Overhaul, Says President of Republic
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied stressed that the legislative revolution must be accompanied by an administrative revolution, during a meeting with Prime Minister Sara Zaafrani Zenzri at the Carthage Palace on Monday.

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