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Tunisia’s Saied rejects IMF ‘diktats’

TUNIS: Tunisian President Kais Saied on Thursday rejected "foreign diktats" from the International Monetary Fund, which is in stalled talks with the heavily indebted...

Tunisia cuts off water supply at night amid severe drought

Tunisian authorities have started cutting off drinking water at night in areas of the capital and other cities, residents said, in what appears to...

At least 29 African migrants die after two boats sink off Tunisia

TUNIS: At least 29 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa died when their two boats sank off the coast of Tunisia as they tried to cross...

Tunisia detains anti-president MP: lawyer

TUNIS: Plainclothed security officers in Tunisia detained a prominent critic of President Kais Saied in the early hours of Saturday after a military court...

Tunisia hikes gas, fuel prices to secure IMF deal

Tunisia said on Saturday it is raising the price of cooking gas cylinders by 14% and fuel by 3% as part of a plan...

75 people missing, one dead, after migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

TUNIS: Seventy five people were missing after a crowded boat of migrants sank off Tunisia on Wednesday, the International Organization for Migration said and...

Tunisia rescues 81 migrants headed to Europe from Libya

TUNIS: The Tunisian navy said Saturday it rescued 81 migrants, one of them a woman, who had set out for Europe from Libya on...

Nine migrants drown off Tunisia: ministry

TUNIS: Nine migrants drowned on Monday after their boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia during a bid to reach Europe, the defence ministry...

Tunisia vaccinates more than half a million people in a day

More than half a million Tunisians received vaccinations on Sunday as part of a national campaign to control the outbreak of COVID-19 after the...

Engage Africa: Pakistan, Tunisia agree to upgrade economic cooperation

‘Engage Africa’ initiative is aimed at enhancing Pakistan’s diplomatic footprint in Africa.

Tunisia arrests over 600, deploys troops after riots

More than 600 people have been arrested and troops have been deployed after a third consecutive night of riots in several Tunisia cities

Herbalists cash in on coronavirus fear

"There is currently no medicine nor miracle plant effective against the new coronavirus"

Erdogan visits Tunisia amid Libya tensions

'There must be a ceasefire in Libya as soon as possible'

Ousted Tunisian president Ben Ali dies at 83

Tunisia's all-powerful leader for over two decades, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was forced from power and into exile by a landmark popular uprising in early 2011, sparking revolts across the Arab world.

Tunisian presidential candidate Karoui detained on tax evasion charges: media

A judge ordered on Friday the detention of Tunisian presidential election candidate Nabil Karoui to face charges of tax evasion and money laundering, Mosaique FM radio reported.

Final death toll in boat migrant accident off Tunisia rises to 82

TUNIS: The number of bodies recovered by Tunisia after a ship packed with migrants sank off its coast last week has risen to 82, in one of the worst disasters in recent years, the Tunisian Red Crescent said on Saturday.

Bangladeshi farmer among migrants saved by Tunisian fishermen

Ahmed Bilal was one of 16 survivors of the shipwreck, in which an estimated 60 people died on Friday while trying to reach Italy.

Pakistan offers Tunisia investment opportunities in diverse fields

Tunisia Ambassador to Pakistan Adel Elarbi her on Friday called on National Assembly (NA) Speaker Asad Qaiser in Islamabad.

Minister says hospital infection killed 12 newborns

A dozen newborn babies whose deaths at a Tunisian state hospital sparked public outrage are believed to have been killed by an infection acquired in the clinic

Tunisia militants get life in prison for attacks that killed 60

"A page has turned, but this isn't a trial that can satisfy the victims," she said. "There is a taste of unfinished business."

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