Tunisia’s President has sacked 57 judges, accusing them of corruption and protecting terrorists in a purge of the judiciary that comes as he seeks to remake the political system after consolidating his one-man rule. In a televised address, Kais Saied said Wednesday that he had “given opportunity after opportunity and warning after warning to the […]
Protesters gathered in Tunis to reject President Kais Saied’s rule, blaming him for returning Tunisia to a state of autocratic rule. The New Salvation Front has coalesced several parties to oppose him. Several thousand people showed up to a protest on Sunday to demand a return to democracy, opposing what they consider a power grab […]
Tunis — A few thousand supporters of the Ennahda party, “Citizens against the coup” movement, the “National Salvation Front” and several other political parties rallied Sunday at Habib Bourguiba Avenue in the capital, against President Kais Saied, demanding his removal by waving the slogan “Go out.” The demonstrators, who rallied in front of the Municipal […]
APR women volleyball club has vowed to reach the semi-final round of the Africa CAVB Africa Women Club Championship, slated in Tunis, Tunisia, from May 19 to June 1, 2022. Speaking to Times Sport, Florien Siborurema said that he expects a tough outing for his team but vowed to fight his way into the last […]
Tunis/Tunisia — Tunisia fell 21 places to 94th in the 20th World Press Freedom Index. The index is published by Reporters Without Borders (RSF) to assess the state of journalism in 180 countries across the globe. “Freedom of the press and of information is an undeniable achievement of the Tunisian revolution,” reads the document. “Since […]
Rwanda Energy Group men’s volleyball team has withdrawn from this year’s African Club Championships slated in Tunis, Tunisia from May 5-18. The local volleyball governing body recently confirmed that both REG and Gisagara applied to take part in the competition but the former surprisingly withdrew their application as focus is now fully shifted to the […]
Some countries have offered to help Tunisia prevent damage to the environment after a merchant ship carrying up to one thousand tons of oil sank off the coast of Gabes, the Tunisian defense ministry said on Sunday. The ship heading from Equatorial Guinea to Malta sank on Friday and the Tunisian navy rescued all seven […]
Tunisian authorities said they are working to prevent an “environmental disaster” after the Equatorial Guinea-flagged ship sank. A ship carrying 750 tons of fuel sank off Tunisia’s southeastern coast on Saturday, authorities said on Saturday. Tunisia’s Ministry of Environment said authorities were evaluating the situation following the sinking of the ship but did not provide […]
Tunis/Tunisia — The Tunisian dinar’s exchange rate against the US dollar reached 3.00317 dinars on April 7, against 2.99854 dinars on April 6 and 2.77868 on April 7, 2021, the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) said in its daily monetary and financial indicators. Actually, the Tunisian dinar has been depreciating during the past few months […]
Tunis/Tunisia — Tunisian Ons Jabeur ( world 10th) qualified for the semi-finals of the Charleston Open (USA) after beating Ukrainian Anhelina Kalinina (42nd) by 2 sets to 0 (6-3, 6-2), in the quarterfinals played Friday evening. Jabeur, who did not play in the first round, eliminated US player Emma Navarro (201st) 6-3, 6-2 in the […]
Tunis/Tunisia — The paint industry in Tunisia, particularly those who continue to manufacture lead-based household paints “do not care about the health of their consumers.” They have not called for speeding up the implementation of the draft law setting the limit of harmful heavy metals, including lead and cadmium, in these paints, during a consultation […]
International Cooperation Minister Rania el Mashat held on Friday 08/04/2022 a number of meetings with representatives of Jordan, Tunisia, Mauritania, Morocco and the World Bank during her visit to Jeddah to attend the Annual High-Level meetings with Arab Financial Authorities and Institutions. Mashat met with Jordanian Minister of Planning and International Cooperation Nasser Shraideh and […]
Corruption, tax fraud and misappropriation of public property can now be amnestied in Tunisia. On March 21, President Kaïes Saïed used his expanded executive powers to sign a decree on criminal reconciliation, which adds to a law passed in 2017 under President Béji Caïd Essebsi. But it also angers civil society. “We chose this day […]
The leading Tunisian bank BIAT has successfully partnered with Backbase, the Engagement Banking category leader, to launch a new and innovative digital mobile and web offer for retail customers that will significantly improve customer engagement, contributing to a greater share of the digital banking market As part of its mission to be pioneers in banking […]
Tunis/Tunisia — The International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN)’s Centre for Mediterranean Cooperation launched a call for small grants for associations from Tunisia, Algeria, Libya and Morocco running projects to support biodiversity conservation. The programme will co-fund environmental projects with up to €30,000 and a minimum €10,000. Beneficiaries will be Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) […]
Tunis/Tunisia — A pilot project to develop organic agricultural products in the localities of Charayaa and Machrek Chames (Governorate of Kasserine) will be launched shortly by the Cooperative Society for Agricultural Services (SMSA El-Wafa), in collaboration with the Charayaa-Machrek Chames municipality and with the financial support of the European Union (EU) and the assistance of […]
Tunis/Tunisia — The Index of Openness in Tunisia, developed by the Democratic Transition & Human Rights Support Centre (DAAM) revealed easy access to information from municipalities, but difficulty in accessing information from most ministries. This index on compliance with access to information law in Tunisia includes 24 ministries, the Presidency of the Republic and the […]
Tunisia’s President Kais Saied on Wednesday dissolved the country’s parliament, which has been suspended since last year, and said lawmakers who defied him by voting to repeal decrees he used to assume near total power would be prosecuted. On 25 July last year, the president froze the assembly, sacked the government and seized wide-ranging powers. […]