The Latest Breaking News from Tunisia

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Tunisian authorities recovered the bodies of 20 people who appeared to have drowned after a shipwreck off the country’s Mediterranean coastline, near a popular point of departure for migrants attempting to reach Europe by boat

27 victims, including 21 children, were intercepted in Tunisia attempting to travel to the UK

French PhD student Victor Dupont has been detained in Tunisia on breach of state security charges for at least 12 days, it was announced this week. His university has denounced the arrest as an attack on fundamental liberties.

Samples have been taken to identify the bodies of the migrants and refugees ‘due to the extent of decomposition’.

Inquiry preceded controversial migration deal linked to claims of abuse in increasingly authoritarian country

Parched crops on one side and lush green plants on the other, a small farming project in northwest Tunisia demonstrates how foreign funding coupled with dogged local efforts can help tackle the impact of climate change.

There was tension hanging in the air as I walked through Tunisia’s capital city, Tunis, in July, just months before the country’s latest presidential election. The conversations I had in cafes and markets confirmed people’s uncertainty and apprehension about the state of their country.

Concerns are growing that funds from the migration deal are connected to abuses by the repressive regime in Tunis