In Tunisia, President Kaïs Saïed denounces complicity in the escape of five detainees

2023-11-01 22:49:42 Tunisian President Kaïs Saïed spoke on Wednesday of complicity and an “operation planned for months” the day after the escape of five individuals, imprisoned in the prison supposed to be the best monitored in Tunisia for their involvement in attacks. “terrorists”. Published on : 01/11/2023 – 23:49 2 mn A run that does … Read more

Tunisia extends water restrictions in the face of historic drought

2023-09-30 15:32:00 Tunisia is extending until further notice the provisions relating to restrictions on drinking water and the ban on its use in agriculture, the Ministry of Agriculture announced on Saturday. The first measures were put in place in March. Published on : 30/09/2023 – 17:32Modified : 30/09/2023 – 17:33 1 mn Tunisia is still … Read more

Modern Bakeries in Tunisia: Resolving the Subsidized Bread Crisis and Restructuring the Industry

2023-08-20 05:13:21 With our correspondent in Tunis, Lilia Blaise These “modern” bakeries, which usually produce subsidized baguettes and special breads, had stopped production after a strike action following President Kaïs Saïed’s decision to encourage bakeries to produce only subsidized baguettes. This decision, taken to fight against speculation and the diversion of flour, had led to … Read more

Tunisian coast guards implicated in the sinking of sub-Saharan migrants

2023-06-29 09:54:51 More and more testimonies report the use of violent practices by the Tunisian coast guards targeting migrants who seek to board boats to leave Tunisia, where the climate of racism against sub-Saharan Africans pushes many exiles to flee the country. Confiscated engines, canoes left adrift, dangerous maneuvers causing panic on board… Testimonies reporting … Read more

EU offers Tunisia up to more than one billion euros in the long term

2023-06-11 10:05:43 The President of the European Commission Ursula von der Leyen, visiting Tunis on Sunday, accompanied by the head of the Italian government and the Dutch Prime Minister, proposed a “strengthening of the partnership” with Tunisia. This plan includes support for the fight against illegal immigration, with immediate financial aid of 150 million euros … Read more

In Tunisia, journalists demonstrate for freedom of the press

2023-05-18 21:43:29 Published on : 18/05/2023 – 23:43 Tunisian journalists demonstrated on Thursday to denounce the government’s “repressive” policy. The latter uses justice, according to them, to intimidate and submit the media. At the call of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists, the demonstrators also protested against the five-year prison sentence on appeal of a … Read more

Rached Ghannouchi, the best enemy of President Saïed

2023-04-18 15:45:05 Published on : 18/04/2023 – 17:45 Undisputed master of the political game in Tunisia for a decade, Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of the Islamo-conservative Ennahda party, was arrested Monday evening after critical remarks against the government of Kaïs Saïed. In the process, the offices of the opposition party were closed Tuesday throughout the … Read more

demonstration against a series of arrests of opponents

Published on : 09/04/2023 – 21:51 In Tunisia, several hundred demonstrators gathered on Sunday at the call of an opposition coalition to President Kaïs Saïed, to demand the release of around twenty opponents, former ministers, businessmen or media. , arrested since early February for “conspiracy against state security”. Amnesty International found these accusations unfounded. In … Read more