Tunisian Team Shines at WFA African Weightlifting Champs 2023
Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunisia's weightlifting team bagged 42 medals (10 gold, 15 silver and 17 bronze), at the end of day 3 of the Weightlifting WFA African Championships 2023, hosted May 11-20 in… Read more »
It Is Essential to End Attacks On Judicial Independence [press release]
HRW
Since President Kais Saied's institutional power grab of July 25, 2021, followed by his decree of September 22 of the same year, which implicitly repealed the constitutional order,… Read more »
Al Ahly Beat Esperance to Qualify for Fourth Consecutive TotalEnergies CAF Cl Final
CAF
Record champions Al Ahly have qualified for their fourth consecutive TotalEnergies CAF Champions League final after edging out Tunisia's Esperance 1-0 in Cairo on Friday night, to… Read more »
Tunisia's Date Exports Down By 2.3% in Volume and 4.4% in Value
Tunis Afrique Presse
Exports of Tunisian dates have decreased by 2.3% in volume to 100,100 tonnes and by 4.4% in value to TND 599,400 million, from the beginning of the season until the end of April… Read more »
President Saïed Calls for Release of Two Young Students Arrested Over Satirical Song
Tunis Afrique Presse
Before leaving for Saudi Arabia where he is expected to attend the 32nd ordinary session of the Arab League Council, President Kais Saïed said he was "surprised" by the arrest… Read more »
Cannes Festival 2020 - Critics Awards for Arab Films - Tunisia Wins Three First Prizes
Tunis Afrique Presse
Tunisia won three first prizes in the Critics Awards for Arab Films, held by the Arab Cinema Centre (ACC), in the margins of the 76th edition of the Cannes Film Festival (May… Read more »
CAF Rolls Out Training Programme for New Club Licensing Platform 'Clop' in Tunis
CAF
Following the launch of the CAF Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP) last year, CAF kick-off the training programme of the Platform in Tunis, Tunisia this year. Read more »
Human Trafficking Network Dismantled
Tunis Afrique Presse
Individuals, including foreigners and Tunisians, involved in human smuggling networks via the country's western border (with Algeria) have been arrested by national guard units on… Read more »
Authorities Add Human Rights Lawyers to Trumped-Up Conspiracy Case
AI London
The Tunisian authorities' decision to broaden a criminal investigation based on unfounded accusations of "conspiracy" by adding four dissidents to the list of accused is a deeply… Read more »
Tunisians' View of Economic Crisis - the Struggle Continues [press release]
Afrobarometer
Citizens overwhelmingly support maintaining government subsidies on essential goods. Read more »
France Opens Terrorism Probe Into Tunisia Synagogue Attack
RFI
The French anti-terrorist prosecutor has opened an investigation into the deadly shooting attack at the Ghriba synagogue on Tunisia's Djerba island that left five people dead,… Read more »
Move to Dismantle Country's Largest Opposition Party [press release]
HRW
Prominent Leaders Arbitrarily Arrested; Party Headquarters Shut Down Read more »
Court Jails Opposition Leader Ghannouchi for One Year
DW
Rached Ghannouchi, the former parliament speaker, had appeared in court on charges of plotting against state security. He is among more than 20 opposition figures arrested since… Read more »
Tau Brace Inspires Ahly in Massive Away Win Over Esperance
CAF
Percy Tau struck a brace, with Mahmoud Kahraba adding the third as record winners Al Ahly beat Tunisia's Esperance 3-0 to put one foot into the final of the TotalEnergies CAF… Read more »
France Denounces Antisemitism As Tunisia Probes Synagogue Attack
RFI
Tunisian authorities have opened an investigation into a shooting attack at the historic El Ghriba synagogue on the island of Djerba that left five people dead, including one… Read more »