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Italy sends military to Sicily as hundreds of migrants flee quarantine

Officials have said that the migrants were found and tested negative for the coronavirus.

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How is Tunisia developing MedTech to fight COVID19 with limited resources?

Some hospitals in Tunisia are developing a variety of new technologies to combat the novel coronavirus, despite facing a number of setbacks in funding and resources.

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How are e-tailers in the Middle East using human stories to drive sales?

The Middle East and North Africa e-commerce market was worth $8.3 billion in 2017, according to a Bain and Company report.

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Why is hip-hop bringing change in Tunisia’s Kasserine Mountains?

Bordering Algeria, poverty and unemployment in Tunisia’s Kasserine Mountains has gone some way towards nurturing young recruits for extremism. Hip hop dancing, however, has emerged as a new way to potentially combat militant recruitment.

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Tunisian MPs reject asking France to apologise for 'colonial crimes'

The motion did not pass amid fears it would jeopardise relations with France, Tunisia's most important commercial partner.

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How are MENA athletes reacting to the delay of the 2020 Tokyo Olympics?

For the first time in its 124-year history, the Olympic Games have been delayed due to the coronavirus pandemic.

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Several injured after blast near American embassy in Tunis

Tunisian media are reporting that a suicide bomber on a motorcycle set off a blast near the U.S. Embassy in Tunis.

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Turkey's Erdogan makes surprise Tunisia visit to discuss Libya

Erdogan reiterated that Turkey would send soldiers to Libya if invited by Tripoli — a promise that infuriated the rival Libyan government in Benghazi.

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A look under the hood of a homegrown Tunisian car brand

Tunisian motor company WallysCar was set up by two brothers who had no prior experience in mechanical engineering.

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Tunisians pick new president in final round of voting

Kais Saied and Nabil Karoui are starkly different candidates who beat 24 rivals including many top politicians in the first round of voting last month, as Tunisians rejected a political establishment that has failed to address chronic economic ills.

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How Tunisia’s tech start-ups are changing the entrepreneurial ecosystem

With more than one-third of Tunisia’s graduates unemployed, many young nationals are taking matters into their own hands by creating their own tech companies.

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Tunisians vote in unpredictable parliamentary elections

Tunisians went to the polls on Sunday as the small North African state's economy stagnates and public services decline.

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Tunisia's former president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali has died: lawyer

The former leader fled to Saudi Arabia in 2011.

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Tunisian election: What you need to know about Karoui and Saied

Detained media magnate Nabil Karoui and populist academic Kais Saied, two political outsiders, both said on Sunday that they were through to the second round of Tunisia's presidential election.

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Tunisia election: Unofficial exit polls project landslide Saied win

An unofficial exit poll conducted by Sigma Consulting projected a landslide win in the Tunisian presidential election for independent candidate Kais Saied on Sunday, saying he had taken 76.9% of the votes.

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Tunisia’s 92-year-old president Essebsi has died: president's office

Tunisia’s 92-year-old president Essebsi has died said the president's office

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Meet the Tunisian running to be first openly gay Arab president

Mounir Baatour says there has been a “positive” reaction to his campaign to become Tunisia's first openly gay president.

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North Africa’s first tattoo school revives an old tradition in Tunisia

The National School of Tattooing, which opened its doors in Tunisia in January, is the only one of its kind in North Africa.

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Tunisia bans wearing of niqab in public institutions after bombings

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed has banned the wearing of the niqab in public institutions for security reasons, according to Reuters, citing an official source.

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Boat carrying 70 migrants capsizes off Tunisian coast

Boat carrying 70 migrants capsizes off Tunisian coast