Tunisia, Libya Commit to Boosting Economic, Trade Ties

(MENAFN) Tunisian Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri and Libya’s Minister of Economy and Trade Mohamed al-Hwej met in Tunis on Wednesday to reaffirm their mutual commitment to boosting economic and trade cooperation, according to an official...

The Gen Z protests and the struggle for the United Socialist States of Africa

One hundred and fifty years after the imperialist partition of Africa, and six decades after the flags of formal independence were first raised, the continent is a social powder keg. Mass protests in Tanzania have shattered the myth of a peaceful...

Exclusive'I am not retiring': Ons Jabeur on breathing, healing and returning to tennis

It’s been almost four months since Tunisian star Ons Jabeur shared a heartfelt message on social media announcing she was taking an indefinite break from professional tennis. She revealed she had been struggling physically and mentally for the...

Tunisia: The new foreign exchange code opens the door to PayPal and crypto-assets (video)

The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp MP Maher Katari, a member of the Finance Committee, stated in an exclusive comment to “Tunisie Numérique” that a bill introducing a new Foreign Exchange...

Tunisair celebrates its 77th anniversary with an exceptional 77-hour promotional campaign

The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp On the occasion of its 77th anniversary (founded in 1948), Tunisair has announced the launch of a major 77-hour promotional campaign, offering...

A repeat Dutch election, China rare earth exports and von der Leyen in Nordics This WEEK

Dutch voters head to the polls on Wednesday (29 October), with far-right anti-Muslim leader Geert Wilders topping the polls, as he aims to repeat his surprise win from the parliamentary elections two years ago. The election itself only came after...

Mona Ziade, who covered Lebanon's civil war and Arab-Israeli peace talks for the AP, dies at 65

Mona Ziade, who helped The Associated Press cover major events out of the Middle East during the 1980s and '90s, including the taking of Western hostages during Lebanon's civil war and Arab-Israeli peace talks, has died. She was 65. Ziade died...

Tunisia: Number of visas issued to Tunisians exceeds that of illegal arrivals in Italy!

Irregular migration from Tunisia to Italy has significantly decreased, from hundreds of thousands of illegal migrants in 2023 to fewer than 30,000 in 2024 and 4,000 in 2025, said Italian Ambassador to Tunisia, Alessandro Prunas. Speaking on...

Tunisia: BNA BANK’s NBI up 8.9% as of end-September

The net banking income of the Banque Nationale Agricole (BNA BANK) stood at 809 million dinars (MD) at the end of September 2025, up 8.9%, according to the bank’s activity indicators published on Tuesday by the Tunis Stock Exchange. Outstanding...

Tunisian journalist: China changed me a lot, and I returned as never before

Dhiaeddine Krifi is a 35-year-old Tunisian journalist who works for Tunisian National Radio and has been practicing journalism for 10 years. He was recently invited by the Chinese Embassy in Tunisia on a 10-day tourist trip, during which he...

Tunisia’s Gabes city on general strike over factory pollution

Published On 22 Oct 202522 Oct 2025 A general strike and tens of thousands of protesters brought the southern Tunisian city of Gabes to a standstill, backing demands for the closure of a state chemical plant blamed for a pollution crisis. Shops,...

Tunisia: Discontent over factory pollution grows

Hundreds of people have over the last two weeks marched through the streets of Gabes, a city in Tunisia's south to denounce what they call an environmental and health catastrophe. On Tuesday, offices and shops remained shuttered thousands of...

Small business in Misrata condemn Economy Ministry’s decision to prohibit imports except by banking transactions

In a statement posted on social media by Misrata Chamber of Commerce, small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) and small traders affiliated to the Chamber, expressed their dismay and condemnation during a protest outside the Chamber, of the...

Tunisia: President Saïed Highlights Record Harvest and Push for New Agricultural Markets

The liveblog has ended. No liveblog updates yet. Load more Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp President Kais Saïed received on Monday, October 21, at the Carthage Palace, the Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries, Ezzeddine Ben...

Tunis Re: results at end-September 2025

Tunis Re closed the first three quarters of 2025 with a turnover of 179.3 million TND (61.5 million USD), representing a 3% increase year-on-year. Non-life underwriting grew by 5.3%, reaching 154.7 million TND (53.1 million USD), while life...

Tunisia, most urbanized country in North Africa in 2025

According to the African Exponent website, Tunisia ranks as the most urbanized country in North Africa in 2025, with an urbanization rate of 70.88%. Urbanization refers to the phenomenon where a growing share of the population lives in cities...

Tunisia: Amen Bank maintains controlled growth until end September

Amen Bank showed a general improvement in its activity indicators, as of the end of September 2025, driven by a sustained increase in its net banking income and controlled growth in its outstanding amounts. Customer loans stood at 7,255 million...

Tunisia: Environment situation in Gabes, host of measures announced

Tunis - Failure to bring to completion six projects worth over 200 TND million in the governorate of Gabes to control greenhouse gas emissions and improve the environmental situation helped worsen the state of affairs, said Minister of Housing and...

Expanded Erasmus Programme Could Bring Economic Migrants, Terrorist Threat to Europe

Expanded Erasmus Programme Could Bring Economic Migrants, Terrorist Threat to Europe The European Commission has put forward a proposal to extend the Erasmus programme and Horizon Europe scientific cooperation scheme to the Middle East and North...

How to watch Liverpool vs Real Madrid: Free streams, preview for Champions League 2025/26 game

The Premier League champions face off against LaLiga leaders Real Madrid in a mouthwatering clash on Merseyside. Liverpool will hope their 2–0 league victory over Aston Villa, which ended a woeful four-game domestic losing streak, was not a...