Tunisia

Fri, 07 Aug 2026 05:08:22 GMT
Anatomy of a Failure - How Tunisia's Democracy Was Undermined
[African Arguments] Internal political betrayal, external cynicism, and the unravelling of the Arab Spring's last laboratory.

Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:55:11 GMT
President Saïed Calls for Speeding Up Review of Penal Reconciliation Files [update 1]
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President of the Republic Kaïs Saïed called for speeding up the examination of penal reconciliation files when meeting Wednesday in Carthage with President of the National Commission for Penal Reconciliation ...

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 10:02:11 GMT
Small Cabinet Meeting Dedicated to 2027 Finance Bill
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Prime Minister Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri on Tuesday chaired a Small Cabinet Meeting dedicated to the broad guidelines of the 2027 finance bill, which marks a break with previous management approaches and aims to stren...

Wed, 29 Jul 2026 16:06:51 GMT
Trading Halt Mechanism Aims to Ensure Smooth Functioning of Market During Significant Downward Movements (Sonia Ben Frej)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Trading on the Tunis Stock Exchange resumed on Wednesday under normal conditions following a one-hour suspension, after the mechanism provided for in the Trading Floor Regulations had been applied, said Sonia Ben Frej,...

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 00:01:57 GMT
Tunis Exchange Halts Trading After Market Drop Triggers Circuit Break
[Daba Finance] The Tunis Stock Exchange suspended trading for the remainder of Tuesday's session after the benchmark TUNINDEX fell sharply, triggering the market's circuit breaker mechanism designed to curb excessive volatility during periods of heav...

Mon, 27 Jul 2026 06:58:57 GMT
Heatwave Hits North Africa, With Power Cuts in Tunisia and Wildfires in Algeria
[RFI] In Tunisia long power outages across the country have added to the strain of an intense heatwave, with temperatures as high as 49C. In neighbouring Algeria, more than 100 people were hospitalised after wildfires, the country's interior minister...

Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:47:58 GMT
Head of State Warns Against Attempts to Disrupt Public Services Amid Outages and Wildfires
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kaïs Saïed chaired a high-level meeting at Carthage Palace on Wednesday to discuss the prolonged water and electricity outages affecting several regions, as well as the recent wave of wildfires. The...

Tue, 21 Jul 2026 10:19:51 GMT
President Kais Saied Meets PM, Minister of Economy and Planning and Bct Governor
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied met on Monday, at Carthage Palace with Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri, Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Abdelhafidh and Tunisia Central Bank (BCT) Governor Fethi Zouhair Nouri.

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:46:45 GMT
Tunisia Migration Deal Worsening Human Rights Violations - EU
[HRW] Brussels -- The European Union (EU) and its member states should publicly denounce human rights violations in Tunisia and stop funding abusive migration control activities, 46 human rights and humanitarian organizations said in a joint statemen...

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 09:46:46 GMT
'A Blueprint for Complicity' - Three Years On, EU-Tunisia Deal Continues to Fuel Human Rights Violations
[HRW] Joint Statement by 46 Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations

Mon, 13 Jul 2026 05:03:15 GMT
Air Force Intervenes to Extinguish Wildfire On Jebel El Chahma in Zaghouan
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, July 11 -- The Air Force intervened on Saturday evening to help extinguish the wildfire that broke out on Jebel El Chahma in Bir Halima, Zaghouan governorate, deploying a military helicopter in seven sorties, according t...

Thu, 09 Jul 2026 04:02:25 GMT
Targeted Road Safety Investments Could Save Over 17,300 Lives - Study
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, July 8, 2026 -- Faced with the heavy human and economic toll of road accidents, road safety is now emerging as a major priority for public policies in Tunisia.

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