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Mum left 'distraught' after ex-husband 'kidnapped' and took three kids abroad

Dawn Daley claims her former partner Fares Aljehani had tricked her into allowing him to take their kids on a beach holiday at fishing village in North Yorkshire

Daily Mirror

Tunisia’s Economy Grows 2.8% Despite Difficulties

The Tunisian economy grew 2.8 percent during the second quarter of 2022 annually, according to the National Institute of Statistics. The Institute said the growth is due to the high value-added growth rate in the services sector, which amounted to 5.2 percent annually. However, compared to the growth rate in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian Forces Intercept Illegal Migration Attempt

The Tunisian Interior Ministry said five illegal migration attempts were intercepted on Friday, rescuing 82 people. National Guard units “from the north, center, south and coast” of Tunisia foiled the attempts “as part of the fight against irregular migration,” a statement said. Friday’s statement said 76 people were rescued in…

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Two Tunisian Soldiers Wounded In Clashes with Armed Militants

Two Tunisian soldiers were wounded on Friday in an exchange of fire with suspected extremists during a military operation in a mountainous region of the south, the defense ministry said. The shootout happened at Mount Salloum near the town of Kasserine close to the border with Algeria, where militants operate,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian Govt, Unions Agree to Talks on IMF Economic Reforms

Tunisia's government and both its main labor and commerce unions agreed on Friday to start talks on Monday over economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a rescue program. State news agency TAP reported that Prime Minister Najla Bouden, UGTT labor union chief Noureddine Taboubi and UTICA…

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Tunisian government, unions agree to talks on IMF reform programme

Tunisia's government and both its main labour and commerce unions agreed on Friday to start talks on Monday over economic reforms required by the International Monetary Fund (IMF) for a rescue programme.

Reuters

Bourguiba did a lot for Tunisian women. But was he their emancipator?

Tunisia’s National Women’s Day is often associated with Habib Bourguiba, the country’s first president, who pursued the policy of state feminism. Bourguiba ruled the country for 30 years after its independence from France in 1957. In 1987 he was ousted in a coup d’etat by Zine El Abedine Ben Ali.…

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'It must stop one day': Outcry erupts over Tunisia's campaign to kill stray dogs

Authorities in several Tunisian cities launched a new campaign to kill stray dogs in late July, an annual practice called barbaric by animal rights organisations. However, this year, the authorities have gone a step further – hiring hunters to help city workers track down the dogs. Tunisian activists contacted our…

France 24

‘Let us make money’: Tunisian businesses demand radical change

Endemic economic problems are stifling competition and innovation for small Tunisian businesses, according to retailers.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia Body Overturns President’s Sacking of Judges

Tunisia's judicial authorities on Wednesday revoked the sacking in early June by President Kais Saied of almost 50 judges, a court spokesman told AFP. A June 1 presidential decree in the North African country saw Saied fire 57 judges, after accusing many of corruption and other crimes. His move, which…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisian court suspends president's dismissal of 50 judges - lawyer

A Tunisian administrative court suspended the dismissal of fifty judges who were fired by President Kais Saied in June, a lawyer told Reuters on Wednesday.

Reuters

Six Tunisians Die after Boat Carrying Migrants Capsizes

Six illegal migrants died off the coast of Tunisia after a boat carrying 30 Tunisian nationals capsized, news agency TAP reported on Tuesday. The drowned included three women and three children and the boat capsized as it attempted to sail from Tunisia towards Italy, TAP added. Coastguard, navy and civil…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Six Tunisians die after a boat carrying illegal migrants capsized - agency

Six illegal migrants died off the coast of Tunisia after a boat carrying 30 Tunisian nationals capsized, news agency TAP reported on Tuesday.

Reuters

U.S. defense secretary raises concerns for Tunisia democracy

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said on Tuesday that Tunisia's "dream of self-government" was in danger, adding to U.S. criticism of the president's expansion of powers that has already prompted accusations of "unacceptable interference".

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Algeria Retrieves Bodies of African Migrants after Boat Capsizes

Algerian authorities have retrieved the bodies of seven African migrants whose boat capsized offshore, Ennahar TV reported on Monday. It said six more migrants had been transferred to hospital for treatment. Attempts by migrants to reach Europe from the North African coastline tend to increase in spring and summer, due…

Los Angeles Times

Commentary: Is Tunisia rolling back the revolution? It’s not that simple

TUNIS, Tunisia — One year after Tunisian President Kais Saied dissolved parliament, sacked the prime minister and monopolized all three branches of government, Tunisians headed to the polls in late July and voted on a new constitution that critics feared — and supporters acknowledged — would further enshrine a one-man…

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More Than 250 Migrants Rescued Off Tunisia

Tunisian coastguards "rescued" more than 250 migrants who were attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, the country's National Guard said on Sunday. Maritime authorities "were able... to rescue 255 would-be migrants, including 170 people of various African nationalities, with the remainder Tunisians," the National Guard said in a statement…

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Asharq Al-Awsat's Columnist Amal Moussa Wins Int’l Catullo Award for Poetry

The Tunisian poet and writer, Amal Belhadj Moussa, won the Catillo International Prize for Poetry 2022, granted by the World Poetry Academy. The World Poetry Academy was established in June 2001 in Italy with the support of the United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO). The jury indicated that…

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Tunisia civil society groups raise questions over referendum data

Amid complaints over data management, election authority maintains the results of constitutional referendum are valid.

Reuters

Tunisia's opposition Ennahda says leader faces new investigation

Tunisia's Islamist opposition party Ennahda said on Wednesday that its leader Rached Ghannouchi was under investigation on charges of describing security forces as tyrannical, though the party denies he said that.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Library Races to Preserve Rich Press Archive

In the basement of the National Library of Tunis, conservator Hasna Gabsi combs through shelves of newspapers dating back to the mid-19th century to select the latest to digitize. She picks out a yellowed copy of an Arabic-language newspaper printed in the 1880s, then walks to the sections containing French,…

Bangkok Post

A Tunisian protege

Child protege and accomplished author Amir Fehri, 18, has been wearing a number of hats since a young age.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunis Summons US Envoy Over Criticism of Constitutional Vote

Tunisia's foreign ministry summoned the US charge d'affaires on Friday to denounce "unacceptable" statements by American officials criticizing this week's constitutional referendum and the country's political development. The ministry said in a statement that it had called Natasha Franceschi, currently the top official at the US embassy, to its headquarters…

Reuters

Tunisia's foreign ministry summons U.S. envoy

Tunisia's foreign ministry has summoned the United States' acting chargé d'affaires after a statement issued by U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken regarding the political path in Tunisia, it said in a statement on Friday.

The Hindu

One-man rule: On the Tunisian referendum

Tunisia is slipping into constitutional authoritarianism under Kais Saied

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