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Tunisia forces kill the new leader of local branch of al-Qaeda
Security forces killed Bilel Kobi, the top aide to Abu Musab Abdul Wadud, in an ambush near the Algerian border when he was on a mission to reorganize AQIM’s Tunisian branch following Tunisian air strikes, security forces said on Saturday.
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Hundreds attend anti-austerity protests in Tunis amid heavy police presence
Protests erupted last Monday in several towns and cities across Tunisia, triggered by tax and price hikes imposed on 1 January as the government seeks to reduce a budget deficit.
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Tunisia deploys army in several cities as violent protests intensify
Uprisings in 2011 and two major militant attacks in 2015 damaged foreign investment and tourism, which accounts for 8% of Tunisia’s economic activity.
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Protests hit Tunisia for 3rd night as PM warns of clampdown
Police fired teargas to disperse crowds in Tunis and in Tebourba, a small town nearby where one protestor was killed in Monday, witnesses said.
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Tunisian Jewish school attacked as anti-government protests rage elsewhere
Petrol bombs thrown at the school on the tourist resort island of Djerba, home to an ancient Jewish community, caused some damage but no injuries, a source said.
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Tunisian government says economic struggles will end amidst tax protests
Tunisians have been battling for the past seven years since the ousting of authoritarian president Ben Ali signalled the start of the so-called Arab Spring.
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Tunisia's PM seeks to calm protests, promises end to economic hardship
On Monday, protests erupted in more than 10 towns across Tunisia against price and tax increases imposed by the government to reduce a ballooning deficit and an economic crisis.
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Tunisian protester killed in clashes with police over price hikes, unemployment
A man was killed during a protest against government austerity measures in Tebourba, 40 km west of Tunis, the interior ministry said in a statement.
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UAE to resume flights to Tunis, ending row over ban on women
Tunisia’s transport ministry said an agreement had been reached after “contacts with the Emirati side at various levels”.
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Tunisia working with UAE on terrorist threat from female jihadist returnees
Tunisia had demanded the UAE apologise for the travel ban and on Sunday it suspended the Dubai-based airline Emirates from operating at Tunis airport.
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Dubai airline Emirates to stop flying to Tunisia
Emirates said on Twitter it would stop its Dubai-Tunis connection from Monday following instructions from Tunisia.
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Tunisia seen softening economic reforms to avoid unrest
Tunisia has been praised as the only democratic success among the Arab Spring nations. But economic performance has lagged, with phosphate exports hit by strikes and tourism suffering from Islamist attacks.
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Smugglers offer new routes to Europe for jobless Tunisians
Thousands have made the dangerous 300km journey between Libya and the Italian island of Lampedusa this year and hundreds more are thought to have died.
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Tunisian navy recovers 10 more bodies after boat collision
Last Monday, the navy recovered eight bodies after the collision with the Tunisian navy boat 54 km off the southern coast, while 38 were rescued.
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Tunisia protesters ‘close’ second oil pump station
protesters demanding jobs peacefully shut a pumping station at Faouar in southern Kebili province, according to reports.
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Thousands of Tunisians march against corruption amnesty law
For many critics the law is simply an amnesty for criminals and a way to rehabilitate Ben Ali allies back into Tunisian society
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Tunisian president orders army deployment to protect energy resources
It is the first time troops in Tunisia will be deployed to protect industrial installations that are key to Tunisia’s economic output in response to demonstrations.
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Security tops tourist concerns in holiday choice
According to a research report, security is holidaymakers' main consideration when choosing a destination.
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Germany releases Tunisian suspect in Berlin truck attack
Investigators across Europe are trying to determine whether Anis Amri had any accomplices.
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Germany offers reward for Tunisian suspect in Berlin market attack
Germany is offering a reward of up to €100,000 for information that leads to the arrest of Anis Amri.
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German police seek Tunisian in hunt for Christmas market attacker
The pre-Christmas carnage at a symbolic Berlin site has prompted security reviews across Europe, already on high alert.
