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8 of the best Tunisia holiday destinations for all-inclusives

From the souks of Sousse to the Mediterranean beaches of Djerba, here’s where to visit for the best all-inclusive holidays in Tunisia

The Independent UK

At least 27 migrants found dead in the desert near Tunisian border, Libyan government says

Libyan authorities said at least 27 African migrants have died in the country’s western desert near the border with Tunisia

The Independent UK

Despite multiple crises, Tunisia’s president still has his supporters

Economic crisis and political repression have pushed many away, but Saied is still backed by some.

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41 dead in migrant shipwreck according to 4 survivors who set off from Tunisia

Forty-one people are believed dead after a migrant boat capsized off Tunisia

The Independent UK

At least 27 people found dead in desert after expulsion from Tunisia: Libya

Libyan border guards say about 150 asylum seekers cross into Libya every day after being expelled from Tunisia.

Al Jazeera

At least 41 migrants feared dead after boat capsizes near Tunisia

Forty-one people are believed to have died after a migrant boat capsized off the coast of Tunisia, Italian state RAI television reported on Wednesday, citing four survivors.

Radio France Internationale

More than 40 feared dead after boat sinks in Mediterranean near Lampedusa

Four people rescued say vessel had set off from Sfax in Tunisia and had taken on water in stormy conditions

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Tui sends plane to Africa instead of London Gatwick

Exclusive: Boeing 737 Max was diverted to Tunisia to drop off an aircraft part

The Independent UK

Tunisia activists appeal jail terms over pollution protests

Dozens residents from Aguereb given prison sentences for demonstrating against a massive rubbish dump in a national park.

Al Jazeera

Dozens saved by Italy from migrant shipwrecks; some, clinging to rocks, plucked to safety by copters

Dozens of migrants have been dramatically brought to safety by Italian rescuers as they foundered in the sea or clung to a rocky reef

The Independent UK

Tunisian minister denies expulsion of Black refugees

NGO Avocats Sans Frontieres says Tunisia’s expulsions are illegal, adding to the criticism of the government’s actions.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian minister concedes 'small groups' of migrants were pushed back into desert no man's land

Tunisia’s interior minister has conceded that small groups of sub-Saharan migrants trying to enter the country are pushed back into the desert border areas

The Independent UK

Tunisian president replaces prime minister as economy falters

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation this week. He immediately replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani who is tasked with overcoming the "colossal" economic challenges the country faces.

Radio France Internationale

Tunisian parliament gets defensive after Black refugee treatment criticism

Country’s interior minister has called images of dead refugees ‘fake’, as EU ignores criticism of deal with Tunisia.

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EU border agency reports spike in illegal immigration

The European Union's border agency Frontex says that illegal immigration into the EU rose by ten percent in the first half of 2023 compared to a year ago, with Mediterranean routes accounting for most of the arrivals.

The Independent UK

Tunisia's president sacks prime minister, the first woman to hold that job in an Arab League nation

Tunisia’s president has sacked the country’s prime minister, who was the first woman to hold that job in an Arab League nation

Al Jazeera

Tunisia president dismisses Najla Bouden, appoints new prime minister

Kais Saied chose Ahmed al-Hachani to deal with the ‘great challenges’ facing the cash-strapped North African country.

The Guardian - UK

The EU’s fear of migration is back – but a squalid deal with Tunisia is no way to tackle it

Europe needs a humane, pragmatic strategy, not this tried-and-failed tactic of doling out cash to authoritarian regimes, says Nathalie Tocci

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Radio France Internationale

French rap star cancels Tunisia concert in support of evicted migrants

French rapper Maître Gims has announced the cancellation of an upcoming concert in Djerba, Tunisia, to protest against the treatment of black African migrants stranded near the border areas with Algeria and Libya.

Al Jazeera

Gims cancels Tunisia performance to protest against treatment of refugees

The Congolese-French rapper has cancelled his appearance in Tunisia after hundreds of people were ‘expelled to Libya’.

The Guardian - UK

Four Tunisians arrested for piracy over engine thefts from migrant boats

Men held in Sicily accused of intercepting vessels and demanding cash, phones and vital engines

The Independent UK

'God willing, we will meet again in Libya.' A migrant family's tale shows chaos at Tunisian border

A Cameroonian man who survived the desert crossing between Tunisia and Libya says his wife and daughter died and are the migrants that appear in a graphic photo widely shared on social media

The Week

EU-Tunisia agreement: a ‘dangerous’ deal to curb migration?

With irregular migration to Europe at a seven-year high, exacerbating a problem that is destabilising the bloc, Brussels is renewing its efforts to close off the sea route from North Africa, said Vivian Yee in The New York Times.

France 24

UN chief calls coup in Niger 'disturbing trend' in Sahel region

In tonight's edition: Niger's President Mohamed Bazoum vows democracy will prevail after mutinous soldiers detain him. Amid Russia's withdrawal from the Black Sea grain deal, President Vladimir Putin pledges free shipments to six African countries. It comes as Moscow seeks to allay food insecurity concerns caused by its invasion of…

Al Jazeera

Residents lucky to be alive as wildfires rip through Tunisia, Algeria

Tunisia and Algeria are the latest countries struggling with intense wildfires amid soaring temperatures.

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