The Latest Breaking News from Tunisia

In a decree, Kais Saied says he would replace most of the commission in a move that would further entrench his rule.

The Arab ministerial committee condemned the Israeli attacks and violations against worshipers in the al-Aqsa Mosque, warning that they fuel the violence that threatens regional and global security and stability. The Arab ministerial committee in charge of international action to confront illegal Israeli policies and measures in Jerusalem held an…

Najet unravels an old pair of jeans, raw material for a designer carpet: traditional, eco-friendly crafts are being adapted for new markets thanks to a project born in the Tunisian desert. "I learned to weave at a young age, from my mother," said the 52-year-old from the oasis town of…

Tunisia will work with other countries that have offered to help it to prevent environmental damage after a merchant ship carrying up to one thousand tonnes of oil sank in Tunisian waters, the defence ministry said on Sunday.

A diesel fuel tanker carrying 750 tonnes of fuel from Egypt to Malta sank in Tunisia’s Gulf of Gabes on Saturday, hours after the Xelo vessel launched a distress call, according to Tunisian authorities. All seven crew members have been evacuated.

A tanker carrying 750 tons of diesel fuel sank Saturday in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia’s southeast coast, a local court said. “The ship sank this morning in Tunisian territorial waters.

The World Bank has just revised its growth forecasts downwards for Tunisia, dropping it from a previous forecast of 3.5 percent to 3 percent in 2022. The report prepared by the bank, entitled "Forecasting Growth in The Middle East and North Africa in Times of Uncertainty," indicated that Tunisia's economic…

Algerians followed the trial of 13 people, who disappeared 14 years ago in Tunisia. The missing persons were thought to have drowned in the Mediterranean Sea while crossing to Italy and appeared for the first time on trial in the el-Kef city, northwest Tunisia. The families of the detainees told…

Tunisian authorities intensified efforts on Saturday to avoid an environmental disaster after a merchant fuel ship carrying one thousand tons of fuel sank off the coast of Gabes on Friday, two security sources told Reuters.