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Africa 13 Mar 2025 | 09:00 AM

Attracting visitors with Tunisia’s affordable wellness retreats

Tunisia is setting its sights on becoming the world's top seawater therapy spot.

World 3 Mar 2025 | 06:17 PM

Over 30 sea migrants stranded on oil rig off Tunisia, charity says

ROME (Reuters) - More than 30 migrants including two children have been stranded for three days on an oil rig off Tunisia and are in dire need of help, the Sea-Watch charity said on Monday.

World 1 Mar 2025 | 08:15 PM

Tunisia rescues 64 people off eastern coast

TUNIS, March 1 (Xinhua) -- A maritime unit in Tunisia's eastern province of Mahdia has rescued 64 people, who were stranded at sea while attempting to reach Europe, the Tunisian General Directorate of Customs said in a statement via its Facebook account on Saturday.

World 4 Mar 2025 | 12:25 PM

Tunisia begins trial of prominent opposition leaders on conspiracy charges

TUNIS, (Reuters) - Tunisian activists protested on Tuesday near a Tunis court where prominent figures face charges of conspiring against state security in a trial‮ ‬that the opposition says is fabricated and a symbol of President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.

World 28 Feb 2025 | 08:38 PM

Tunisia seizes 1,250 narcotic pills near capital

TUNIS, Feb. 28 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian security forces have dismantled a drug trafficking network operating in the northern suburbs of the capital Tunis, seizing 1,250 narcotic pills, the Tunisian National Guard said Friday.

World 29 Jan 2025 | 08:08 PM

Tunisia aims to attract over 11 mln tourists in 2025

TUNIS, Jan. 29 (Xinhua) -- Tunisia aims to attract more than 11 million tourists in 2025 as the country strives to broaden its tourism offerings, Tourism Minister Sofiane Tekaya said on Wednesday.

Family 18 Jan 2025 | 07:00 AM

Tunisia's six-year drought cripples women herb harvesters

Rising temperatures in the country is severely impacting the livelihoods of these collectors.

World 22 Jan 2025 | 07:38 PM

Tunisia reports sharp fall in illegal migration to Europe

TUNIS, Jan. 22 (Xinhua) -- The number of undocumented migrants crossing from Tunisia to Europe has fallen sharply to 19,245 in 2024 from 97,667 in 2023, Tunisian private radio station Mosaique FM reported on Wednesday, citing a senior security official.

World 18 Dec 2024 | 07:19 PM

Tunisia retrieves 20 bodies of undocumented immigrants off SE coast

TUNIS, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian coast guards on Wednesday retrieved 20 bodies of undocumented immigrants after their boat sank off the coast of the southeastern Sfax province, the Tunisian National Guard said via its Facebook account.

World 18 Dec 2024 | 07:38 PM

Tunisia busts drug trafficking network, arrests 6

TUNIS, Dec. 18 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian security forces have dismantled a drug trafficking network active in the Grand Tunis area, Tunisia's largest metropolitan region, arresting six individuals, the Tunisian National Guard said Wednesday on its Facebook page.

World 14 Dec 2024 | 09:30 PM

Carthage Film Festival kicks off in Tunisia

TUNIS, Dec. 14 (Xinhua) -- The 35th edition of the Carthage Film Festival (JCC) kicked off on Saturday evening in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, the organizer of the festival announced.

Football 22 Oct 2024 | 08:22 PM

Soccer-Tunisia sack coach Benzarti after shock qualifying defeat

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia have fired manager Faouzi Benzarti three months after appointing the veteran following a shock home defeat by the tiny Comoros Island in an Africa Cup of Nations qualifier earlier this month, the football federation said on Tuesday.

World 22 Dec 2024 | 06:17 PM

Tunisia dismantles drug trafficking network, arrests 4

TUNIS, Dec. 22 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian security forces have dismantled a drug trafficking network active in Ben Arous and Ariana provinces near the capital Tunis, arresting four individuals, including two foreigners, the Tunisian National Guard said Sunday on its Facebook page.

World 26 Sept 2024 | 10:06 PM

China-Tunisia forum spotlights cultural exchanges

TUNIS, Sept. 26 (Xinhua) -- The Chinese-Tunisian Forum on Humanities Exchanges kicked off here on Thursday, focusing on cultural cooperation and exchanges.

Football 11 Oct 2024 | 09:48 PM

Soccer-Salah helps Egypt to victory as Tunisia stunned by Comoros

CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - Mohamed Salah was on target to help Egypt maintain their 100%record in 2025 Africa Cup of Nations qualifying with a comfortable 2-0 home win over Mauritania, but Tunisia slipped to a shock 1-0 home defeat to Comoros in their fixture on Friday.

World 22 Oct 2024 | 06:48 PM

6 killed, 3 injured in truck-car collision in central Tunisia

TUNIS, Oct. 22 (Xinhua) -- Six people were killed and three others wounded in a collision between a truck and an interprovincial transportation taxi in central Tunisia's Kairouan province, private radio station Mosaique FM reported Tuesday.

World 1 Oct 2024 | 06:57 PM

Death toll from boat sinking in Tunisia rises to 16

TUNIS, Oct. 1 (Xinhua) -- The death toll from the sinking of a boat carrying undocumented immigrants off the coast of Djerba Island in southeastern Tunisia has risen to 16, the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) reported on Tuesday.

World 27 Sept 2024 | 10:45 AM

Tunisia assembly votes on electoral bill nine days before poll, opposition calls protest

TUNIS (Reuters) - Tunisia's parliament was set to vote on a major amendment to the electoral law on Friday, nine days before a presidential election that opposition groups fear will cement President Kais Saied's authoritarian rule.

World 6 Oct 2024 | 07:16 AM

Tunisia's Saied moves toward landslide win in election

TUNIS (Reuters) - Supporters of current Tunisian President Kais Saied began celebrations in the capital on Sunday night after an exit poll broadcast on state television showed him winning, beating two rivals, one of whom is now in prison

World 17 July 2024 | 02:58 PM

Tunisia urges Europe to increase assistance to tackle migration crisis

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Tunisia's prime minister urged European countries on Wednesday to increase financial assistance to his country and others to help tackle the flow of migrants from sub-Saharan Africa.

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