Eight migrants die off Tunisia, 29 rescued
Eight migrants from various countries died and 29 others were rescued after their boat capsized off the coast of Sfax in central Tunisia, the Tunisian National Guard said on Monday...
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Tunisian opposition leaders jailed in mass trial
A Tunisian court handed down jail sentences of up to 66 years to multiple defendants, including prominent opposition figures, for national security offences, local media and a defence lawyer said Saturday.
Tunisia says 612 migrants rescued, 18 bodies recovered at sea
Tunisia鈥檚 national guard said on Monday its forces had rescued 612 migrants and recovered the bodies of 18 others in several operations overnight off the country鈥檚 Mediterranean coast.
Tunisian women herb harvesters struggle with drought, heat
On a hillside in Tunisia鈥檚 northwestern highlands, women scour a sun-scorched field for the wild herbs they rely on for their livelihoods, but droughts and rising temperatures are making it ever harder to find the precious plants.
20 migrants die in shipwreck off Tunisia, five rescued
At least 20 migrants died in a shipwreck off Tunisia鈥檚 eastern city of Sfax, while five others were rescued, the National Guard which oversees the coastguard said Wednesday...
UN experts alarmed by treatment of migrants in Tunisia
Migrants, refugees and human trafficking victims face alarming treatment in Tunisia, United Nations experts warned on Monday...
Comoros shock Tunisia, Salah, Mbeumo strike in AFCON qualifiers
Comoros shocked Tunisia 1-0 on Friday to end a run of 16 consecutive home victories in Africa Cup of Nations qualifiers by the Carthage Eagles.
Tunisia votes with Saied set for re-election
Voting began in Tunisia鈥檚 presidential election on Sunday with no real opposition to incumbent Kais Saied, who is widely tipped to win as his most prominent critics are behind bars.
12 Tunisians dead as boat capsizes off Djerba
At least 12 Tunisians including three children were found dead after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of the southeastern island of Djerba on Monday, a judicial official said.
Tunisia lawmakers mull election reform days ahead of vote
Tunisia鈥檚 parliament debated on Friday a bill that would strip a top court from its power to rule on election-related disputes, a move decried by protesters as anti-democratic just days before...
13 migrants found dead off Tunisia
Thirteen bodies believed to be of sub-Saharan African migrants have been found dead off Tunisia鈥檚 eastern coast, a judicial official said on Wednesday...
Tunisia rearrests presidential candidate hours after release
Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel has been rearrested shortly after he was released from pre-trial detention on suspicion of forging ballot signatures, his lawyer...
Tunisia govt arrests opposition deputy leader
A leader of Tunisia鈥檚 Islamist-inspired opposition party Ennahdha was arrested Saturday, his party said in a statement on Facebook...
23 missing for two weeks off Tunisia, say officials
Twenty-three people trying to cross the Mediterranean to Europe from Tunisia have been missing for the past two weeks, the country鈥檚 National Guard said in a statement on Saturday.......
Tunisia lawyers protest after colleagues arrested
Hundreds of lawyers, activists and others demonstrated on Thursday in the Tunisian capital over the arrest of two lawyers in police raids on the...
Bodies of 8 Bangladeshis killed in Tunisia boat capsize handed over
The bodies of eight Bangladeshis who were killed after a boat carrying them capsized near Tunisian coast while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe were handed over to their families on Friday...
Bodies of Bangladeshis who died in Tunisia boat capsize to arrive Thursday
The bodies of eight Bangladesh nationals who died while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea to Europe and subsequently drowned near the coast of Tunisia will arrive in the country Thursday afternoon.......
Migrants eyeing Europe bide their time in Tunisia
Thousands of sub-Saharan migrants have huddled in Tunisian olive groves for months, living in makeshift tents and surviving on meagre rations while...
InstaDeep CEO takes AI from Tunis to London
Karim Beguir launched the artificial intelligence start-up InstaDeep in Tunisia in 2014 with just two computers and $2,000.....
Prominent Tunisian journalist jailed for six months for defamation
A Tunisian court on Wednesday condemned a journalist and virulent critic of president Kais Saied to six months in prison for defaming a civil servant, his brother and lawyer said.....