reported detained seekers defeats history wta swiatek finals 62 rights missing protests region haddad play round al president number supporters war deaths killing saied trying attack election australian arrests saudi

Articles for Tunisian, search results for economic

20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia
5 days ago

20 migrants die in a shipwreck off the coast of Tunisia

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities recovered the bodies of 20 people who appeared to have drowned after a shipwreck off the country’s Mediterranean coastline, near a popular point of departure for migrants attempting to reach Europe by boat. The country’s National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday that coast guard members dispatched to the sinking ship rescued five people …

Europe Mediterranean Coast Migrants Die Tunisian Tunisia
Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued
5 days, 14 hours ago

Shipwreck off Tunisia's coast claims 20 migrant workers' lives, 5 rescued

India TV News  

In Tunisia, a shipwreck off the coast country's Mediterranean coastline has claimed the lives of at least 20 migrants. The coast guard members who were dispatched to the sinking boat have recovered the bodies of 20 people and rescued 5 people, Tunisia's National Guard said in a statement on Wednesday. Tunisia's efforts to prevent deaths at sea Notably, in its …

Mediterranean Migrant Coast Migrants Tunisian Unhcr Europe Tunisia
A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris
1 month, 1 week ago

A French student who was arrested and detained in Tunisia returns to Paris

Associated Press  

PARIS — A French doctoral student detained in Tunisia returned to Paris on Friday after weeks of top-level diplomatic discussions. Tunisian authorities in recent years have arrested journalists, activists and opposition figures, but Dupont’s arrest garnered international attention and condemnation because of his nationality and because he wasn’t known as a critic of the government. Dupont’s arrest provoked concerns about …

France Paris Tunisian Tunisia Arrest Dupont Tunisian Authorities
Tunisia sentences journalists to a year in prison for criticizing the government
7 months ago

Tunisia sentences journalists to a year in prison for criticizing the government

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — A Tunisian court on Wednesday sentenced two TV and radio journalists to one year in prison for criticizing the government on their programs and on social networks. Borhane Bsaïs and Mourad Zeghidi were each given six months’ imprisonment for disseminating “fake news” and an additional six months for “making false statements with the aim of defaming others,” …

Journalists Zeghidi Tunisia Sentences
Masked Tunisian police arrest prominent lawyer for media comments
7 months, 1 week ago

Masked Tunisian police arrest prominent lawyer for media comments

Al Jazeera  

Masked police are filmed storming the premises of the Bar Association’s Lawyers’ House to arrest lawyer Sonia Dahmani. The AFP reported that many viewers found Dahmani’s comment “degrading” to Tunisia’s image and a summons to appear before an investigating judge was issued. Dahmani was on the same show two weeks ago, delivering an impassioned broadside to the government and President …

France Lawyer Lawyers House Arrest Dahmani Sonia Dahmani
Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election
7 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisian opposition wants political prisoners freed before taking part in presidential election

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s main opposition coalition said Tuesday it won’t take part in the North African country’s upcoming presidential election unless President Kais Saied’s political opponents are freed and judicial independence is restored. More than 20 political opponents have been charged or imprisoned since Saied consolidated power in 2021 by suspending parliament and rewriting the country’s constitution. The National …

Presidential Election President Tunisia Saied
Tunisia’s Saied wants to make the central bank fill the budget deficit
10 months, 3 weeks ago

Tunisia’s Saied wants to make the central bank fill the budget deficit

Al Jazeera  

By borrowing billions from the central bank to shore up the budget, the president could well worsen Tunisia’s economic woes. Tunisian President Kais Saied is preparing to seek direct financing for the government’s budget from the Central Bank of Tunisia in a move analysts say could worsen the financial difficulties the country has been experiencing since before its 2011 revolution. …

Budget Bank Central Imf Tunisian Tunisia Saied
The EU’s extractive trade policies in Tunisia contribute to migration
1 year, 2 months ago

The EU’s extractive trade policies in Tunisia contribute to migration

Al Jazeera  

If the EU really wants to address what it calls a ‘migration crisis’, it needs to rethink how it trades with the rest of the world. While it remains to be seen how this memorandum will further take shape, it can be read as a continuation of the EU’s trade policies towards its southern neighbour which have been criticised for …

Trade Migration Water Farmers European Agricultural Policies
Determination, hope and longing in the Tunisians fighting for a better life
1 year, 3 months ago

Determination, hope and longing in the Tunisians fighting for a better life

Al Jazeera  

‘I met this guy, with a baby. “It took me nine minutes to get back.” Much of the coverage of migration from Tunisia has been dominated by the appalling treatment meted out to Black refugees in Tunisia after a racially charged speech by the country’s President Kais Saied in February. “That’s one year in prison, right there,” he says, referring …

Italy Mohammed Tunisian Tunisia Tunisians Black Migrants Mahmouda
Tunisia president names Ahmed Hachani as prime minister, sacks Najla Bouden Romdhane
1 year, 4 months ago

Tunisia president names Ahmed Hachani as prime minister, sacks Najla Bouden Romdhane

Firstpost  

Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked PM Najla Bouden without explanation Tuesday night and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani, whom he tasked with overcoming the “colossal challenges” facing the cash-strapped North African country Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Najla Bouden without explanation Tuesday night and replaced her with former central bank executive Ahmed Hachani, whom …

Prime Minister Minister President Tunisian Tunisia North African Saied
Migrants face misery in Tunisia. Rights activists fear that the EU deal will make things even worse
1 year, 5 months ago

Migrants face misery in Tunisia. Rights activists fear that the EU deal will make things even worse

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Migrants in Tunisia’s port city of Sfax who are aiming to make Europe their new home are now sharing the burden and the blame for escalating tensions deeply tinged with racism, amid the fears of European leaders who are trying to stanch the numbers of people arriving at their shores. President Kais Saied, Tunisia’s increasingly authoritarian leader, …

Europe Italy Rights Border Mediterranean Migrant European
European Union and Tunisia announce progress in building economic and trade ties, and on migration
1 year, 5 months ago

European Union and Tunisia announce progress in building economic and trade ties, and on migration

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — European leaders and Tunisia’s president announced progress on Sunday in the building of hoped-for closer economic and trade relations and on measures to combat the often lethal smuggling of migrants across the Mediterranean Sea. This time, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, Italian Premier Giorgia Meloni and Dutch Prime Minister Mark Rutte didn’t detail the full …

Europe Million European Der Von Der Leyen Von Der Tunisian
Ons Jabeur: Tunisia’s ‘Minister of Happiness’ brings hope and joy
1 year, 5 months ago

Ons Jabeur: Tunisia’s ‘Minister of Happiness’ brings hope and joy

Al Jazeera  

Fans say Jabeur’s journey to the top, her warmth towards opponents and gleaming smile set her apart from the rest. 🗣️ pic.twitter.com/7948DzKU5Q — wta July 14, 2023 “How can you not love that smile?” said Slim Belhaj, a British Tunisian man who is a self-proclaimed “super fan” of the Wimbledon finalist. Former world number one and six-time grand slam champion …

Court Hope Happiness Win Tunisian Tunisia Wimbledon
HRW urges Tunisia to suspend expulsions of African refugees
1 year, 5 months ago

HRW urges Tunisia to suspend expulsions of African refugees

Al Jazeera  

Hundreds of people were rounded up from Sfax and driven to the militarised Tunisia-Libya border zone this week. A global human rights group has urged Tunisia to stop its expulsion of sub-Saharan African refugees and migrants and for humanitarian services to be provided to those languishing at the North African country’s border with Libya. “Not only is it unconscionable to …

Refugees Europe Border African Libya Tunisian Tunisia
France, Germany join forces against migration from Tunisia in wake of latest Mediterranean tragedy
1 year, 6 months ago

France, Germany join forces against migration from Tunisia in wake of latest Mediterranean tragedy

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Ministers from Germany and France tasked with regulating migration are joining forces to try to curb deaths on dangerous routes across the Mediterranean Sea, traveling Sunday for talks with the president and their counterpart in Tunisia, a major North African stepping stone for migrants trying to reach Europe at risk of their lives. The two-day trip by …

Europe France Migration Mediterranean French European Tunisian
US senators introduce bill for restoration of Tunisia’s democracy
1 year, 6 months ago

US senators introduce bill for restoration of Tunisia’s democracy

Al Jazeera  

The legislation acknowledges that President Kais Saied has taken steps to undermine Tunisia’s democratic institutions. Unfortunately, Tunisian President Kais Saied has taken several drastic actions that have undermined Tunisia’s democratic institutions and consolidated power in the executive,” said Risch. “Despite the Biden administration’s advertised reductions in assistance, a stalled International Monetary Fund loan, and congressional threats to explore conditioning assistance, …

Legislation Democratic State President Imf Tunisian Tunisia
Why is the EU offering Tunisia a financial assistance package?
1 year, 6 months ago

Why is the EU offering Tunisia a financial assistance package?

Al Jazeera  

The EU hopes to stem the number of refugees departing for Europe from the country’s coast during an economic crisis. European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen says the European Union may loan Tunisia more than 1 billion euros with the lion’s share positioned as “macro-financial assistance” designed to save Tunisia’s faltering economy. The potential package, which was announced on …

Europe Italy Financial Assistance Imf Tunisian Tunisia Meloni
European leaders offer more aid to Tunisia amid efforts to curb migration
1 year, 6 months ago

European leaders offer more aid to Tunisia amid efforts to curb migration

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — European leaders visiting Tunisia on Sunday held out the promise of more than 1 billion euros in financial aid to rescue its teetering economy and better police its borders, in an effort to restore stability to the North African country — and to stem migration from its shores to Europe. Tunisia’s increasingly autocratic president hosted the leaders …

Italy Migration Mediterranean President Migrants Von Der Leyen Rutte
EU considers €1bn deal for Tunisia to stop illegal migrant flow
1 year, 6 months ago

EU considers €1bn deal for Tunisia to stop illegal migrant flow

The Telegraph  

The European Union is weighing a €1 billion deal with Tunisia to help stem the flow of illegal migrants and prop up the country from economic collapse. In a visit to Tunis, Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Commission, announced the bloc could help tackle people smuggling and small boat crossings in the latest financial arrangement with …

Europe Migrant Von Der Leyen Von Der Tunisia Million Eu Der Leyen
Stop all financial aid to Tunisia until it returns to democracy
1 year, 9 months ago

Stop all financial aid to Tunisia until it returns to democracy

Al Jazeera  

Tunisia’s dictatorial regime has reached a new low. Saied accused Esther Lynch, the Irish general secretary of the European Trade Union Confederation, of making statements that “interfered with Tunisian internal affairs” during a protest organised by Tunisia’s General Labour Union, UGTT, in the port city of Sfax. This latest wide-reaching crackdown on dissent came on the back of a similar …

International Democracy Union State Regime His Government Tunisian
Tunisia unions protest against economic woes, official’s arrest
1 year, 10 months ago

Tunisia unions protest against economic woes, official’s arrest

Al Jazeera  

Thousands protest against president’s policies, accusing him of trying to stifle basic freedoms including union rights. Thousands of Tunisian trade unionists have held protests across the country over worsening economic woes and the arrest of a top union official. The protests in eight cities marked an escalation in the union’s confrontation with Tunisian President Kais Saied and followed its criticism …

Union Protest Lynch Tunisian Tunisia Saied Sfax
Tunisian voters shun elections seen as test for democracy
1 year, 10 months ago

Tunisian voters shun elections seen as test for democracy

Associated Press  

TUNIS, Tunisia — Voters in Tunisia massively shunned parliamentary elections seen as an important test for their president and their country’s troubled democracy, according to preliminary turnout figures Sunday. They’re seen as a conclusive step in President Kais Saied’s push to consolidate power, tame Islamist rivals and win back lenders and investors needed to save the teetering economy. Analysts note …

Elections Voters Parliament Seen Tunisian Saied Democracy Tunis
Tunisians to vote in second round of poll for defanged parliament
1 year, 10 months ago

Tunisians to vote in second round of poll for defanged parliament

Firstpost  

Tunis: Tunisia holds the second round of elections for a toothless parliament on Sunday, with voters preoccupied by economic woes and turnout seen as crucial in the politically divided nation. “I can’t trust anyone anymore.” Analysts predict low turnout again among Tunisia’s 7.8 million eligible voters for the second round as major parties including Saied’s arch-rivals, the Islamist-inspired Ennahdha, hold …

Tunisian Tunisia Saied Tunisians Cherif Tunis Second Round
Tunisia: Anti-gov’t protests take place on revolution anniversary
1 year, 11 months ago

Tunisia: Anti-gov’t protests take place on revolution anniversary

Al Jazeera  

Demonstrators in Tunis marked 12 years since the Arab Spring revolution erupted across the region. Protesters are also marking 12 years since the Arab Spring revolution erupted across the region. The central Avenue Habib Bourguiba – the artery of the capital, Tunis, and a key site for the revolution – was crowded on Saturday with thousands of protesters waving Tunisian …

Tunisian Tunisia Tunis