Prosecutors in Tunisia have opened an investigation to determine the authenticity of recorded conversations purported to involve a former top aide criticising President Kais Saied, Tunisian media said Wednesday. The 11 recordings, widely shared and debated since the first leaks on Friday, allegedly feature Nadia Akacha, who was Saied's chief...

Tunisian President Kais Saied has announced the launch of "national dialogue" to help resolve a political crisis following his controversial power grab, but excluding critical opposition groups.

“At the very least,’ Tunisia needs to go ahead with parliamentary elections promised by the end of the year, a top US diplomat has said.

The Equatorial Guinea-flagged Xelo was thought to have been carrying 750 tons of diesel when it went down en route between Egypt and Malta on Saturday.

The tanker XELO, carrying 750 tons of diesel from Egypt to Malta, sank in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia’s southeast coast.

Disasters caused by climate change since 2000 have killed approximately 2,600 people, affected seven million others, and caused $2 billion in direct material damage. It may have also reduced annual economic growth by 1-2 percentage points on a per-capita basis, it adds.

A tanker carrying 750 tonnes of diesel fuel from Egypt to Malta sank Saturday in the Gulf of Gabes off Tunisia's southeast coast, a spokesman for a local court said. "The ship sank this morning in Tunisian territorial waters. For the moment, there is no leak," Mohamed Karray said.

The country’s external debt services went up 5 percent, from nearly TND2 billion ($666.69 million) to about TND2.1 billion ($700.02 million).

Members of the European Parliament urged Tunisian President Kais Saied on Wednesday to engage in "genuine" dialogue with political parties and civil society, months after he staged a power grab.

A Ramadan TV series dealing with polygamy has sparked a heated debate in Tunisia, an Arab pioneer in women's rights that banned the practice decades ago.

Authorities opened an inquest Friday into the death of a 16-year-old girl after she was mauled as she walked to school in Tunisia.

Tunisia has summoned Turkey's ambassador in protest against "interference" after President Erdogan criticized his counterpart in Tunis for dissolving the country's parliament. Tunisia's fragmented parliament has long been dominated by Ennahdha, an Islamist-inspired party close to Erdogan's ruling AKP.

Tunisia has summoned for questioning the speaker of the dissolved parliament for "conspiracy against state security" after lawmakers met online in the North African nation, a spokesman said Friday.

"We consider that the parliament remains operational," Rached Ghannouchi told AFP in an interview.

Tunisia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Wednesday commemorated the forty-sixth anniversary of Earth Day, where they affirmed their support for Palestine.

Tunisia is facing major structural challenges that result in deep macroeconomic disequilibria, a weak growth in spite of its strong potential, a high unemployment rate, weak investment, and social inequality, International Monetary Fund has said. The impact of the pandemic and the war in Ukraine are now adding to these...

Russia's Ukraine invasion, which has already exacerbated food woes in parts of Africa and the Middle East, is marring preparations for the holy month of Ramadan and forcing a turn to frugal iftar sunset meals. From Lebanon to Tunisia and Somalia, Muslims who traditionally break a dawn-to-dusk fast with lavish...

"The criminal reconciliation decree feeds impunity and hides the truth," 34 organizations said in a joint statement.

A cruise ship docked in a Tunisian port on Wednesday for the first time since 2019, carrying over 700 passengers and rare good news for tourism operators battered by the Covid pandemic.

A head-on collision between two passenger trains injured 95 people on Monday morning in the south of the Tunisian capital, emergency services said.

Four of the six GCC members feature within the top 50 of the World Happiness Report, and are atop the rankings among the Arab countries.

The online questionnaire was launched in January, more than half a year after President Kais Saied sacked the government, froze parliament and seized near-total power in a decisive blow against the country's political elite.

A record number of irregular migrants under 18 years old reached Italy from Tunisia last year, more than quadrupling in four years, a rights group said Wednesday. Tunisia has become a major conduit for migrants seeking to reach European shores, particularly the Italian island of Lampedusa, just 130 kilometers (80...

Tunisia, Morocco, and Libya, along with several other Arab countries, import much of their wheat from Ukraine and Russia.

The leaked draft law could permit authorities to dissolve civil society groups at will without going through the courts.

The Bukhatir Group of the United Arab Emirates announced Thursday the relaunch of a $5 billion real-estate project in Tunisia, expected to boost the North African country's struggling economy. The initiative is expected to bolster the economy, as the country grapples with high public debt, inflation and unemployment.

A former justice minister and senior figure in Tunisia's Ennahdha party, under house arrest since December, was released Tuesday but remains under investigation on "terrorism" charges, the government said. Noureddine Bhiri had been detained by plainclothes police officers on New Years' Eve and placed under house arrest -- as was...

A 10 megawatt solar photovoltaic plant named Tozeur 2 has started operations in Tozeur, a governorate in southwest Tunisia. The plant, built at a cost of 25 million dinars ($8.4m) will consolidate the production of the first plant Tozeur 1, to reach a total capacity of 20 megawatts. The two...

Under the agreement, a 100MW solar plant will be built in Tunisia.

More than 10,000 Arab students have also attended university in Ukraine, drawn to the former Soviet republic by its low cost of living.

Under Tunisian law, single women can only freeze their eggs if they are facing medical treatment. The eggs are stored for five years, renewable on the patient's request.

The ministers of Jordan and Tunisia discussed ways to enhance bilateral ties, especially in health cooperation. Jordan’s Health Minister Firas Al Hawari met with Tunisian counterpart Ali Mrabet on Saturday in Amman. Both sides agreed on increasing cooperation by exchanging expertize and experiences, especially in the field of digitizing and...

Tunisia has devoted a budget of 30 MD ($10.4m) to the social and solidarity economy for the next three years.

The surge in deaths came alongside evidence of both increased arrivals in at least one key destination and rising interceptions.

The World Bank has also offered to continue the implementation of ongoing cooperation projects in the country.

Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the continent largely shut out of access to Covid jabs.

Saied's decree came a week after he said he would dissolve the High Judicial Council (CSM), prompting a nationwide shutdown of courts by judges saying the move would infringe on judicial independence.

Saied has pushed the country down a dangerous route back towards autocracy, says critics.

Kais Saied has concentrated all executive power since July 25, when he dismissed his Prime Minister and suspended parliament.

The President of the Arab Institute of Business Leaders (IACE) Taieb Bayahi has warned that Tunisia as a state could collapse.

The rise in international raw material prices has increased subsidy spending in Tunisia, Algeria, and Morocco.

Tunisian Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi has lauded Kuwait for its role in finding peaceful solutions to crisis plaguing the Arab world. He made the comment, in an interview with KUNA, on the eve of his visit to Kuwait.

The total power installed since 2011 has reached 126 megawatts peak (MWp), resulting in a reduction in CO2 emissions by 394.5 ktonnes.

The Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) has authorized companies operating in the digital sector to bid for public tenders in convertible foreign currencies. Tunisian media reports, citing the National Federation of the Digital Sector, have said that bidding has been allowed within the framework of calls for tenders for imported...

The discussion happened at the first session of the Jordanian-Tunisian Joint Trade Committee.

A number of US companies are willing to invest in basic infrastructure and logistics to support Tunisia's efforts in this field, US Ambassador in Tunisia Donald Blome stressed at his meeting on Monday with Transport Minister Rabii Majidi. The two parties underlined the considerable progress of Tunisia's millennium challenge program...

This disbursement is part of a loan agreement signed in 2020 between Tunisia and the German Development Bank to improve access to financing for SMEs.

The consultation will last until March 20 with topics including politics, economics, finance, social, health, education, and cultural affairs.

Tunisia's debts have soared to nearly 100 percent of Gross Domestic Product.

As the country marks 11 years since the late dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled into exile, police deployed heavily in central Tunis to counter anti-Saied rallies calling for an end to his "coup". The protesters had gathered despite restrictions on gatherings imposed on Thursday as coronavirus cases surge...