Sign inSubscribe

Search Site

VideosInforgraphics
Sign inSubscribe
Trends banner

Geostrategy

Oracle shares up 35%

Huge AI contracts lead to the surge.

ADCB to raise $1.66bn

The rights issue aimed at boosting growth.

EGA H1 revenue $4.11bn

Net profit before GAC $445 million.

Borouge to pay $660m H1 dividend

Its net profit for H1 was $474 million.

TAQA secures $2.31bn loan

It will be utilized in a phased manner.

Tunisia soldier dies in border clash with smugglers

A file picture shows Tunisian soldiers standing guard at the outskirts of Ben Guerdane, southern Tunisia. (AFP)
By TRENDS Desk AFP
July 19, 2022 11:43 am
  • The vehicle occupants opened fire and the patrol responded, prompting the attackers to flee
  • Fuel, food products, electronic equipment and other products are smuggled across the border regions between Libya, Tunisia and Algeria
A Tunisian soldier was killed Monday on the country’s southern border during a clash with smugglers trying to transfer vehicles from Libya to Algeria, the Tunisian defence ministry said. 

 

“This afternoon, a military patrol operating in the militarized border area of Bourj al-Khadra responded to an attempted entry of six smuggled vehicles,” the ministry said.

The vehicle occupants opened fire and the patrol responded, prompting the attackers to flee, with one soldier left dead and another wounded in the shootout, the ministry added.

Fuel, food products, electronic equipment and other products are smuggled across the border regions between Libya, Tunisia and Algeria, with smugglers taking advantage in particular of chaos in Libya since the 2011 fall of longtime dictator Moamer Kadhafi in a 2011 NATO-backed uprising.

[adinserter block="5"]

Most Read

UAE’s working mothers get extended maternity leave

The Gulf country is setting a new benchmark for supporting working mothers by doubling the mandated maternity leave to 120 days, Kathryn Martin VFS Global tell TRENDS.

Getting vaccinated is ‘the most patriotic thing’ to do

The Fourth of July is a sacred day in our country. A day of history, of hope, remembrance and resolve with promise and possibilities. Before me stands monuments of the…

Saudi Arabia to generate $150 billion in investments from its new transport policy

The government would provide thirty-five percent of the investments The rest of it, sixty-five percent, will come from the private sector Saudi Arabia expects to generate $150 billion from investments…

GCC healthcare: Transforming the region and impacting the world

PwC forecasts that AI could contribute US$320 billion to Middle Eastern economies by 2030, with healthcare predicted to see some of the largest gains relative to its current size

New-Age Growth Comes Home to the GCC

The region, fueled by ambition and massive investment, is rapidly advancing in technology and infrastructure, aiming to secure a leading role in the 4IR.

[adinserter block="4"]