BIZARRE: 12 | Mind Blowing Facts

Tunisia’s president sacks third prime minister in less than two years

Kamel Maddouri’s dismissal comes amid economic and political crises under President Kais Saied, who rules by decree.

Al Jazeera · Mar 21, 2025

European hunter-gatherers boated to North Africa during Stone Age, ancient DNA suggests

DNA recovered from archaeological remains of ancient humans who lived in what is now Tunisia and northeastern Algeria reveals that European hunter-gatherers may have visited North Africa by boat around 8,500 years ago.

LiveScience · Mar 17, 2025

Ancient DNA reveals Maghreb communities preserved their culture and genes, even in a time of human migration

The Neolithic period began in southwest Asia around 12,000 years ago. It marked a major shift in human history as societies transitioned from hunting and gathering to farming. This sparked migrations across Europe and dramatically reshaped the continent’s gene pool.

The Conversation · Mar 12, 2025

A Tunisian extremist is on trial accused of killing 3 people in a French church

A Tunisian man is on trial in France on terrorism charges over the killing of three people in a basilica in the French Riviera city of Nice in 2020

The Independent UK · Feb 10, 2025

Tunisian On Trial In France Over Deadly 2020 Nice Church Attack

A Tunisian man goes on trial Monday for stabbing three people to death in a church in the southern French city of Nice in 2020 as part of a "terrorist" plot.

International Business Times · Feb 10, 2025

Tunisia’s Ennahdha party slams lengthy jail term for its leader Ghannouchi

Opposition party criticises ‘political trial’, saying it is reminiscent of pre-2011 revolution government.

Al Jazeera · Feb 6, 2025

Police alerted after woman tells London train passenger to 'go back to Morocco or Tunisia'

A woman was caught on video telling a passenger to 'go back to Morocco or Tunisia' during an exchange on a train from London to Manchester

Evening Standard · Feb 5, 2025

Flight-free to Tunisia: London to Tunis in two days by rail and ferry

This epic but comfortable and surprisingly quick journey sets you up perfectly to explore Tunisia’s ancient sites, cuisine and medinas

The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025

Tunisia Sets Sights On Becoming World's Top Seawater Therapy Spot

With a Mediterranean coastline, natural thermal springs, clement weather and affordability, Tunisia has become the world's second-largest destination for seawater-based treatments known as thalassotherapy.

International Business Times · Feb 3, 2025

Tunisia reclaims lost voices of WWI riflemen from German archives

Germany has returned hundreds of sound recordings of North African soldiers who were held as prisoners during World War I, helping to fill a major gap in Tunisia’s war archives.

Radio France Internationale · Feb 1, 2025