[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Trade and Export Development, Mohamed Boussaid and a delegation of the Libyan Industry Union led by its executive director, Ali Nasir discussed a meeting Wednesday the organisation of a Tunisian-Lib...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Ennahdha movement spokesperson Fethi Ayadi said Wednesday "the movement backs a strong political government, after conducting consultations with the Prime Minister, the Head of the State and a number of politic...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 170 minors were among 418 undocumented migrants who reached the Italian coasts last week through illegal crossings to the northern shore of the Mediterranean, said spokesperson for the Tunisian Forum for Econom...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A full lockdown from July 9 to 17 has been decreed in the governorate of Sidi Bouzid, governor Mohamed Sedki Bouaoun decided after the local disaster control committee meeting Wednesday.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The number of Tunisians who are fully immunised against COVID-19 has reached 697,959 people, the Health Ministry announced on Wednesday; 600,765 people received two doses of the vaccine and 97,194 others receiv...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Bureau of the House of People's Representatives (ARP), on Wednesday, decided to defer the plenary sessions scheduled for July 8 and 9 to a later date, according to a parliamentary statement.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The rate of increase in consumer prices would remain high in the coming period, the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) projected in its recent note on Economic and Monetary Developments. It therefore expects an aver...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Seven people died of the coronavirus in Siliana during the last 24 hours, while another 238 people tested positive for the virus.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A first case of infection with the Delta variant of the coronavirus was detected Wednesday in Bizerte, said local health director Jamel Eddine Saidani.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia delivered 2, 024,789 vaccines from March 13 to July 6. This includes 1,424,024 first doses and 600,765 second shots.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Loans to the economy edged up 6.4% in April 2021 against 4.4% in March and 4.2% last year, the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) said in a note on economic and monetary developments and medium-term prospects (July ...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The outstanding public debt soared to 98 billion dinars by the end of April 2021, up by 4,825 million dinars (MD), compared to its level at the end of 2020, according to the note on "economic and monetary devel...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Secretary General of the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA) Fatma Samoura who is currently in Tunisia accompanied by a delegation of the federation, paid a visit on Tuesday the Tunisian Foo...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A VTC seminar on laser cutting and engraving technologies in the textile and furniture sector will be organized on July 13, by the Business France office to Tunisia, with the Textile Technical Centre (CETTEX), ...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A record 7,930 COVID-19 infections from 21,339 conducted tests (incidence rate of 37.16%) and further 119 fatalities had been reported on July 5, the Health Ministry said Tuesday.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Mayor Nizar Najeh of Jemna (governorate of Kebili) decided Wednesday, to institute a targeted health lockdown on the entire municipal district, for a 10-day period starting from July 7, to limit the spread of t...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A naval unit rescued Tuesday five Tunisian undocumented migrants who were trying to reach Italy.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Representatives of the embassies of Germany, France, the Netherlands, Sweden, the European Union, Switzerland, England and Canada expressed, during a recent meeting with Abderrazak Kilani, Chairman of the Karam...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A general health lockdown has been instituted in the governorate of Bizerte in the delegations of Bizerte-North, Bizerte-South, Menzel Bourguiba, Tinja and Joumine, for a period of five days, from July 8 to Jul...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A naval unit rescued Tuesday five Tunisian undocumented migrants who were trying to reach Italy.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Seven people have died of the Coronavirus in the governorate of Manouba over the past 24 hours, bringing to 590 the total number of deaths linked to the pandemic in the region.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) aimed at making the Manouba University campus inclusive, resilient and sustainable was signed, on Tuesday, between the UN-Habitat office in Tunisia and the Manouba University...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Emergency measures to stem the spread of the coronavirus were announced Tuesday at a small cabinet meeting chaired by Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Regional Committee for the fight against natural disasters in the governorate of Medenine decided, on Tuesday during an emergency meeting, to establish a general sanitary lockdown in the delegation of Sidi ...

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Republic Kaïs Saïed on Monday evening decided to summon medics and paramedics, including biomedical specialists who graduated in the last three years, to perform national service.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Five more deaths have been recorded in the governorate of Kef as a result of the Coronavirus, bringing to 377 the number of fatalities linked to the pandemic in the region.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Republic Kaïs Saïed received Tuesday in Carthage the credentials of five new ambassadors.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Second Deputy Speaker of the House of People's Representatives (French: ARP) Tarek Ftiti announced changes in the composition of parliamentary groups as a plenary opened on Tuesday.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 1,999,363 COVID-19 vaccines (1,407,013 first shots and 592,350 booster shots) have been administered since the start of the national jab drive last March 13 till July 5.

[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian Association of Children's Rights on Tuesday denounced the lack of preventive measures against the coronavirus for children.