Tunisia

Ennahdha finishes first in Tunisian parliamentary elections

Oct 10, 2019 05:05

The Muslim Ennahdha Party has emerged first in Tunisia’s parliamentary elections, the official preliminary results show.
Tunisians casting ballots in parliamentary elections

Oct 06, 2019 12:18

Millions of people in Tunisia have casted their votes in ballots in parliamentary elections, the third such vote since the 2011 revolution in the North African country.
Tunisians vote in unpredictable presidential election

Sep 15, 2019 07:19

Tunisians began casting votes in an unpredictable presidential election on Sunday where there is no overwhelming front-runner, with economic ills dominating the agenda.
Presidential campaign opens in Tunisia after Essebsi death

Sep 02, 2019 14:43

Campaigning for Tunisia's presidential election has opened, with 26 candidates vying to replace late leader Beji Caid Essebsi.
Tunisia's president Beji Caid Essebsi dies aged 92

Jul 25, 2019 09:56

Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped guide the North African country's transition to democracy after a 2011 revolution, has died.
Two bomb attacks in Tunisian capital kill one person, wound several

Jun 27, 2019 10:48

At least one person has been killed and several others wounded in two separate bomb attacks in the Tunisian capital Tunis, the government says.
Dozens of refugees drown off Tunisia coast after leaving Libya

May 10, 2019 12:52

At least 50 refugees drowned on Friday when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Tunisian coast after they had left Libya hoping to reach Europe, the United Nations migration agency said.
Tunisia nabs UN official on suspicion of ‘spying’

Mar 30, 2019 03:51

Tunisia has arrested a United Nations (UN) official charged with monitoring alleged violations of an international arms embargo on Libya on suspicion of “spying.”
Tunisia says to coordinate Arab response to US move on Golan Heights

Mar 30, 2019 01:10

Tunisia says it will coordinate with its fellow Arab countries to “contain” any fallout from US President Donald Trump’s provocative decision to recognize "Israeli sovereignty" over Syria’s Golan Heights.
Tunisian FM demands restoration of Syria’s Arab League membership

Jan 27, 2019 01:37

Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui has called on the Arab League to restore Syria’s membership, saying the “natural place” of the country is within the 22-member regional organization.