Tunisia

World

Tunisia's Migrant Cemetery of the Unknown

At least three times a week Chamseddine Marzouk tends to the ‘Cemetery of the Unknown’. He says he wants to provide dignity in death “each one of these bodies has a story…and a wish, a dream of another life.”

30/10/2018

Tunisia

Tunisia releases suspected Islamist deported by Germany

Sami Aidoudi, said to have worked for Osama bin Laden, was deported to his native Tunisia despite a court ruling saying he could stay in Germany.

27/07/2018

Cult

Tunisian protest singer on world tour

Tunisian protest singer on world tour

20/07/2018

Tunisia

Tunisian Interior Minister fired after deadly migrant boat accident

The boat packed with some 180 migrants sank on Sunday off Tunisia’s coast. The death toll has risen to at least 68, with dozens still missing. Euronews reporter Anelise Borges is in the Italian port town of Catania in Sicily where she is about to join a Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) rescue mission.

07/06/2018

Tunisia

Dozens killed as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

At least 48 migrants died and 67 others were rescued when their boat sank off Tunisia’s coast, the government says.

04/06/2018

Living

The rise of olive oil from Tunisia

Tunisian olive oil is winning international awards and catching the attention of Michelin chefs and lovers of gourmet foods.

30/05/2018

Tunisia

Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda party claims victory in municipal elections

The party says it will continue to govern by consensus

07/05/2018

Tunisia

Tunisia votes in North Africa's first free local election

Tunisia is regarded as the only democratic success of the Arab Spring after avoiding major violence or a return to authoritarian rule.

06/05/2018

Sport

Judo: Final day of the 2018 Tunis Grand Prix

In the final day of the IJF Tunis judo Grand Prix, medals were spread across the world

21/01/2018

Sport

Judo: Tunis Grand Prix Day 2

As the judo season hots up, the ones to watch for 2018 are beginning to shine through

20/01/2018

Sport

IJF World Judo Tour 2018 opener

The first event of 2018 for the IJF World Judo Tour took place in Tunis

19/01/2018

Tunisia

Hundreds attend anti-austerity protests in Tunisia

Tunisians are frustrated that austerity appears to be the government's only policy seven years after toppling a tyrant.

14/01/2018

Tunisia

Tunisia: Anti-austerity protests prompt aid package for poor

A multi-million euro package was announced as the country marks the seventh anniversary of its revolution

14/01/2018

Tunisia

Violent protests continue for a fourth night in Tunisia

Demonstrators clash with police in unrest fueled by economic woes

11/01/2018

Tunisia

Hundreds arrested as clashes rock Tunisia

The interior ministry reports at least 237 people have been arrested as anti-government protests turn violent.

10/01/2018

Tunisia

Tunisia overturns decades-old ban on women marrying non-Muslims

The move follows recent pledges from President Beji Caid Essebsi to improve women's rights in the country

15/09/2017

Focus

Civil society gets a say at EU-Africa forum

Human development, a healthy environment, gender equality and youth were some of the issues raised at the three-day event in Tunis.

18/07/2017

Tunisia

Questions over detention of Tunisians in Libya

Tamim Jaboudi is nearly three-years-old.

21/04/2017

Tunisia

Germany and Tunisia agree migrant deal

Angela Merkel says Tunisia has agreed to take back hundreds of its nationals whose asylum applications have been rejected by Germany. The German chancellor made the pledge during a visit to the Tunisi

03/03/2017

Tunisia

Tunisia in a quandary over nationals suspected of jihadist crime in Syria

Should Tunisia allow suspected jihadists to return

24/02/2017

Cinema

'Hedi: A Wind of Freedom' tells the story of life after the Arab Spring

In his first film “Hedi: a Wind of Freedom” Mohamed Ben Attia shows us what life is like for young Tunisians after the Arab Spring.

20/01/2017

Tunisia

Opinion: Terrorized Tunisia

29/12/2016

Tunisia

Three arrests made in connection with Berlin attack

Three men have been arrested in Tunisia, in connection with Monday’s lorry attack in Berlin.

25/12/2016

World

Tunisian president on the Arab Spring, foreign aid and Libya

A Global Conversation interview with Tunisia's Béji Caïd Essebsi on the war in Libya, the fight against terrorism and investment conference Tunisia 2020.

05/12/2016

Economy

Tunisia 2020 seeks to reverse foreign capital investment flight

International investors have turned out in force for the Tunisia 2020 conference.

29/11/2016

Tunisia

Tunisia's new PM says economy and fighting terrorism are priorities

Tunisia’s new prime minister Youssef Chahed says boosting the economy and fighting terrorism are his priorities, as the country’s unity government officially takes…

29/08/2016