Tunisia
Tunisia protesters close oil pumping station after army standoff
Middle East
May 21, 2017
Tunisia protesters close oil pumping station after army standoff
Tunisian protesters shut an oil pumping station that feeds a coastal terminal on Saturday after a standoff with troops, escalating…
Sisi heads to Saudi Arabia for Islamic-American Summit
Egypt
May 20, 2017
Sisi heads to Saudi Arabia for Islamic-American Summit
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi headed to Saudi Arabia, along with a high-level Egyptian delegation, on Saturday to participate in the…
Thousands of Tunisians march against corruption amnesty law
Middle East
May 14, 2017
Thousands of Tunisians march against corruption amnesty law
Several thousand Tunisians marched through central Tunis on Saturday to protest against a bill that would grant amnesty to businessmen…
Tunisian job protests hit oil and gas output
Middle East
May 9, 2017
Tunisian job protests hit oil and gas output
Protests over jobs and development in southern and central Tunisia have halted production at or shut the fields of two…
Tunisia forces kill senior militant commander planning Ramadan attack
Middle East
May 1, 2017
Tunisia forces kill senior militant commander planning Ramadan attack
Tunisian security forces killed a senior commander in an Islamist group who detonated his suicide belt as he was shot…
World leaders condemn terrorist attacks on Egypt churches
Egypt
April 11, 2017
World leaders condemn terrorist attacks on Egypt churches
US President Donald Trump and other world leaders condemned terrorist attacks on churches in Alexandria and Tanta on Sunday which…
Tunisia beach attack victims let down by ‘cowardly’ security forces: UK inquiry
Middle East
February 28, 2017
Tunisia beach attack victims let down by ‘cowardly’ security forces: UK inquiry
The 30 British victims of a shooting at a hotel in Tunisia were unlawful killed, a UK inquiry found on…
EU pushes migration talks with Tunisia, Egypt
Middle East
February 21, 2017
EU pushes migration talks with Tunisia, Egypt
The European Union is offering simplified visa procedures and increased economic aid to Tunisia and Egypt in exchange for smoother…
FM heads to Tunisia for Libyan crisis meeting
Egypt
February 19, 2017
FM heads to Tunisia for Libyan crisis meeting
Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry headed to Tunis on Sunday to take part in a foreign ministers meeting on the Libyan crisis.The ministers…
Tunisia hands Ben Ali new jail term for corruption
Middle East
February 10, 2017
Tunisia hands Ben Ali new jail term for corruption
Tunisian ex-president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, already convicted in absentia several times, have been issued new…