The Latest Breaking News from Tunisia

With a record number of films in the official lineup, African cinema is set to shine at the Cannes Film Festival this year. It’s not only a showcase for attracting international attention, it's also a motivator for up and coming young filmmakers from the continent.

England begin their U20 World Cup campaign against Tunisia later today.

Smiles, a handshake and what Tunisian President Kais Saied called a “historic meeting” with the long-ostracized Syrian leader Bashar Assad

Tunisia's most popular independent radio station on Thursday said two of its top broadcasters, critics of President Kais Saied, have been summoned by police for questioning, amid fears of an escalating government campaign against the media.

In tonight's edition: In Tunisia, journalists protest against anti-terror laws used to jail journalists. Also, gay rights activists in Namibia welcome a ruling recognising foreign same-sex marriages, although such unions are still forbidden in the country. And Morocco celebrates its ancestral sport of "sand hockey", known locally as "mokhacha".

A Tunisian judge on Thursday freed two students arrested over a satirical song criticising the police, after President Kais Saied said their detention was "totally unacceptable" and called for their release, their lawyers said.

Experts and relatives of detained politicians raise alarm on the government’s heavy hand.

Tunisian president Kais Saied pledged on Wednesday to guarantee the safety of Jewish citizens and their temples, after meeting the country's chief rabbi in the wake of a deadly attack at a synagogue.

Some 150 signatories call for the release of opposition leader Ghannouchi, saying his arrest is part of a ‘witch hunt’.