Tunisia
Climate change threatens Tunisia olive farming
Environment
November 30, 2015
Climate change threatens Tunisia olive farming
Tunisia's 3,000-year history of olive farming is under threat with warnings that production is at risk of halving by 2030…
Cling to life: Majida El-Roumi to Tunisia
Culture
November 30, 2015
Cling to life: Majida El-Roumi to Tunisia
Popular Lebanese singer Majida El-Roumi wrote the following words on Facebook to express her love for Tunisia: We are with you With…
UPDATE 3: Tunisia says suicide bomber carried out bus attack claimed by Islamic State
Middle East
November 24, 2015
UPDATE 3: Tunisia says suicide bomber carried out bus attack claimed by Islamic State
Tunisian authorities said on Wednesday a suicide bomber wearing a vest packed with plastic explosive blew up a presidential guard…
Tunisia to allow mother, child travel without father’s approval
Middle East
November 18, 2015
Tunisia to allow mother, child travel without father’s approval
Human Rights Watch (HRW) issued a statement on Thursday, November 12, praising steps taken by the Tunisian government that will…
Power struggle threatens top Tunisia party with collapse
Middle East
November 4, 2015
Power struggle threatens top Tunisia party with collapse
Rival ambitions, insults and accusations of violence have brought Tunisia's ruling party to the brink of collapse as the country…
Tunisia stepped into democracy, Egypt back to square one: Alaa al-Aswany
Egypt
October 13, 2015
Tunisia stepped into democracy, Egypt back to square one: Alaa al-Aswany
Author Alaa al-Aswany congratulated the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet for winning the Nobel Peace Prize. He tweeted on Monday that…
Military expert mistakes Tunisia’s Nobel-winning quartet for a ‘lady’
Egypt
October 12, 2015
Military expert mistakes Tunisia’s Nobel-winning quartet for a ‘lady’
When asked to comment on the Nobel Peace Prize recently awarded to a Tunisian quartet widely credited for resolving the…
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize
Middle East
October 9, 2015
Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins Nobel Peace Prize
Tunisia's National Dialogue Quartet won the Nobel Peace Prize on Friday for its contribution to building democracy after the Jasmine…
Sisi receives Tunisian president in Cairo
Egypt
October 4, 2015
Sisi receives Tunisian president in Cairo
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received his Tunisian counterpart Beji Caid Essebsi at the Ettehadiya Presidential Palace on Sunday. Essebsi’s diplomatic adviser,…
Egyptian fishermen arrested in Tunisian waters
Egypt
September 29, 2015
Egyptian fishermen arrested in Tunisian waters
Tunisian coast guards seized an Egyptian fishing boat in the city of Zarzis, southeastern Tunisia, Monday evening. A Tunisian security source…