• Tunisia marks anniversary of Arab Spring amid tensions

    Tunisia marks anniversary of Arab Spring amid tensions

    Dec 18, 2017 13:41

    Tunisia, the cradle of the Islamic Awakening which touched off a chain of uprisings across many Arab nations, has marked seven years since a street vendor set himself on fire in protest and sparked the watershed movement.

  • Tunisian policeman dies after Takfiri stabbing attack

    Tunisian policeman dies after Takfiri stabbing attack

    Nov 02, 2017 17:30

    A Tunisian traffic policeman has passed away after being stabbed in an attack by a Takfiri terrorist in the capital Tunis on Wednesday.

  • Tunisia to lay off 16,500 workers on IMF order

    Tunisia to lay off 16,500 workers on IMF order

    Oct 27, 2017 05:29

    Tunisia will ask the United States for a $500 million loan guarantee as it seeks to lay off about 16,500 public sector workers in 2017 and 2018, a senior government official told Reuters.

  • Eight dead, 20 missing in refugee shipwreck off Tunisia coast: UN migration agency

    Eight dead, 20 missing in refugee shipwreck off Tunisia coast: UN migration agency

    Oct 09, 2017 19:51

    The International Organization for Migration (IOM) says at least eight people lost their lives and 20 others went missing after a refugee boat collided with a Tunisian ship off the coast of the North African country.

  • Tunisia offers to mediate in Libya crisis

    Tunisia offers to mediate in Libya crisis

    Sep 18, 2017 17:43

    Libyan military strongman Khalifa Haftar has visited neighboring Tunisia for talks with President Beji Caid Essebsi, who offered to act as a mediator between rival Libyan factions.

  • Tunisian PM declares cabinet reshuffle

    Tunisian PM declares cabinet reshuffle

    Sep 06, 2017 16:51

    Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed on Wednesday named a new cabinet, including the newly created post of economic reforms minister, after reaching a deal with political parties following weeks of infighting over posts, the government said.

  • Tunisia PM warns anti-corruption fight is firm

    Tunisia PM warns anti-corruption fight is firm

    Jun 04, 2017 14:12

    Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has warned that no one would be spared in the government’s massive anti-corruption fight.

  • Tunisian security forces kill fugitive Daesh leader

    Tunisian security forces kill fugitive Daesh leader

    May 29, 2017 20:27

    Tunisian security forces have managed to kill a fugitive commander of the Daesh Takfiri terrorist group before he could carry out an attack during the holy month of Ramadan.

  • Tunisia protesters close down oil pumping station

    Tunisia protesters close down oil pumping station

    May 21, 2017 18:28

    Tunisian protesters demanding jobs and a share in energy wealth have closed down another oil pumping station in defiance of government efforts to protect oil and gas fields with troops and negotiate an end to unrest.

  • Syrian conflict aimed at transforming Arabs’ identity: Assad

    Syrian conflict aimed at transforming Arabs’ identity: Assad

    Mar 22, 2017 17:12

    Syrian President Bashar al-Assad says sponsors of the ongoing militancy in his country seek to change the identity and culture of Arabs through dissemination of Takfiri ideologies, which condone acts of violence as legitimate methods of achieving certain goals.