Tunisia

In northern Tunisia, Yassine Khelifi’s workshop processes olive waste into a valuable energy source, addressing the country’s heavy reliance on imported fuel, Asharq al-Awsat reported. Khelifi, an engineer from a farming background, founded Bioheat in 2022 to convert olive residue…

Tunisia has announced its withdrawal from the African Court on Human and Peoples’ Rights, a decision criticized by rights groups as a setback for freedoms in the increasingly authoritarian country, Arab News reported. The declaration, which did not specify a…

In 2024, Tunisian authorities reported that 7,250 irregular migrants voluntarily returned to their home countries, Anadolu Agency reported. Mohamed Ben Ayed, the secretary of state to the Tunisian foreign minister, shared this information during a parliamentary session, highlighting the successful…

Tunisian President Kais Saied has won re-election with 90.69% of the vote, according to preliminary results from the electoral commission. The election, held on October 6, 2024, saw a turnout of just 28.8%. Saied faced two challengers: his former ally,…

Tunisian authorities have arrested 12 individuals, including a prominent smuggler and his wife, following a tragic shipwreck that claimed the lives of 15 migrants off Djerba island, Arab News reported yesterday. The incident occurred on Monday when a boat carrying…

Thirteen bodies, believed to belong to sub-Saharan African migrants, were discovered off Tunisia’s eastern coast, Arab News reported yesterday. The grim find occurred near the coastal towns of Salakta and Chebba over Tuesday and Wednesday. Farid Ben Jha, spokesman for…

Amnesty International has condemned the recent arrest of at least 97 members of the opposition group Ennahda in Tunisia, which occurred on September 12 and 13, Jurist News reported on Tuesday. The organization claims these arrests, made under conspiracy and…

Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed Kamel Maddouri, the former Social Affairs Minister, as the new Prime Minister, replacing Ahmed Hachani, Xinhua news agency reported today. This decision comes just two months ahead of the presidential elections scheduled for October…

The Global Nonviolence Organization, known as Freemuslim, has expressed deep concern regarding the transparency and integrity of the upcoming democratic process in Tunisia. This follows unconfirmed reports of the imprisonment and exclusion of several candidates vying for the presidency. In…

On the Tunisian island of Djerba, 74-year-old librarian Said al-Barouni is racing against time to safeguard his Muslim community’s little-known heritage, NDTV World reported yestersay. According to the article, the Barouni’s family library holds over 1,600 ancient Ibadi texts and…