Tunisia

Two anti-establishment candidates claimed the lead in the first round of Tunisia's presidential election on Sunday, in a poll focused on high unemployment and a surge in the cost of living, Aljazeera said.  Twenty-four candidates were…

Tunisia is holding its second free presidential poll since the 2011 uprising that toppled ex-president Ben Ali and sparked the Arab Spring. It was brought forward from November after the death in July of Beji Caid Essebsi, the first…

Tunisian diplomat and Special Envoy of the Secretary-General of the Arab League in Libya, Salaheddine Jamali, died on Friday at the age of 72 in Tunis, said the Tunisian foreign ministry. In a statement, the ministry mourned Jamali who…

Tunisian media magnate Nabil Karoui remains in the race for next month’s presidential election despite his arrest on Friday, the electoral commission said on Saturday. Tunisian police arrested Karoui after a court ordered his detention…

The Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui stressed on Friday his country's efforts to find a solution to the crisis in Libya to end the bloodshed in the neighboring country. "Tunisia is working on resolving the Libyan crisis…

Tunisia’s electoral commission said on Wednesday it had approved 26 candidates including two women for next month’s presidential election, rejecting 71 other applicants. The September 15 vote follows the death last month of Beji Caid…

Tunisian dancer, Nermine Sfar, has announced her intention to stand for president, unveiling a controversial electoral programme for the country’s polls due on September 15. The 21-year-old artist, known for her risque shows, has said…

Tunisian giants Esperance have been reinstated as the winners of the 2019 CAF Champions League by the Court of Arbitration for Sport (CAS). After the first leg of the final between the Tunisian champions and Wydad Casablanca ended in a…

In a meeting for the Libyan Prime Minister of the Government of National Accord (GNA) Fayez Al-Sarraj and the French President Emmanuel Macron in Tunisia, Macron renewed his opposition to the current attacks in Tripoli.  The meeting on…

Tunisia has bidden farewell to its first democratically elected president Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday at a state funeral attended by foreign leaders, including French President Emmanuel Macron and Qatar’s emir, Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al…

The Tunisian government has announced that the President Beji Caid Essebsi has died after being lodged in intensive care unit.

Tunisian army has defused bombs carried by a Libyan warplane that made an emergency landing in Tunisia the day before, the defence ministry said on Tuesday. The aircraft belonged to the forces of Khalifa Haftar, who controls the east of…

A Libyan Air Force jet landed Monday in Mednine in Tunisia and the pilot Faraj Al-Gharyani has been detained by Tunisian authorities on the spot. According to the Tunisian defense ministry's statement, the warplane was Mig L39…

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who was taken ill last week, left hospital on Monday in “normal health” and will resume work in the coming days, the president’s son said on his Facebook page. The presidency later published a…

The US Embassy in Tunisia closed doors to the public on Monday due to security reasons. "Due to security concerns, the US Embassy will be closed to the public on Monday, July 1st, except for emergency services," the embassy said in a…

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi is in critical condition after being rushed to hospital today, a close aide said on Twitter. Essebsi, 92, was taken to a military hospital after suffering what the presidency called a "severe…

Two suicide bombers have blown themselves up in the capital of Tunisia with one person dead. The double attack has caused multiple casualties in Tunis and claimed the life of one person. After one bomber hit a police car, a second…

The Governor of the Central Bank of Libya (CBL) Al-Sidiq Al-Kabeer met in Tunisia on Saturday with his Tunisian counterpart Marwan Al-Abbasi to discuss mutual economic relations.  CBL said the meeting focused on kick-starting the…

The Head of the Libyan High Council of State (HCS) Khalid Al-Mishri held a phone call conversation with the Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui on Saturday.  Al-Mishri congratulated the Foreign Minister on Tunisia's non-permanent…

Tunisia, Algeria and Egypt have expressed their “deep concern” over the chaotic situation in Libya and called for an immediate cease-fire in the country. The foreign affairs ministers of the three countries, all neighboring Libya, held a…