The Latest Breaking News from Tunis

Sub-Saharan migrants flee Tunisia following wave of racist attacks

Sub-Saharan migrants living in Tunisia have been the target of a surge in racist attacks, following a February 21 speech by President Kais Said denouncing what he called "hordes of illegal immigrants". Since then, many migrants have been urgently trying to return to their countries of origin. The Ivory Coast…

France 24 · Mar 7, 2023

World Bank halts Tunisia program over president's migrant remarks

WASHINGTON - The World Bank is pausing talks over its future engagement with Tunisia following anti-immigrant comments made by the country's president, Kais Saied, according to an internal message to staff seen by AFP.

Bangkok Post · Mar 6, 2023

African Union postpones Tunisia meeting after racist attacks

The conference on fighting illicit financial transactions in Africa scheduled for mid-March has been delayed.

Al Jazeera · Mar 6, 2023

UK urged to seek release of Tunisian opposition figure jailed in crackdown

Daughter of Said Ferjani, who lived in UK for more than 20 years, says he has been falsely imprisoned and asks MPs to intervene

The Guardian - UK · Mar 5, 2023

Tunisia's anti-migrant discourse: 'A way to distract from the country’s problems'

Hundreds of protesters rallied in Tunis on Sunday, demanding the release of more than 20 opposition figures who were arrested in recent weeks. The demonstration came a day after more than 3,000 joined a rally organised by the UGTT trade union against what Amnesty International has called a "politically motivated…

France 24 · Mar 5, 2023

Tunisian filmmaker Chebbi wins Fespaco’s pan-African film award for 'Ashkal'

Tunisian director Youssef Chebbi won the coveted Stallion of Yennenga award Saturday at the biennial pan-African Fespaco film festival for his murder mystery oeuvre "Ashkal".

France 24 · Mar 5, 2023

Tunisian opposition defies protest ban, rallies against president

Hundreds of opposition supporters march through the streets to demand that President Kais Saied step down.

Al Jazeera · Mar 5, 2023

Tunisian Opposition Defies Protest Ban with Rally

Hundreds of opposition supporters in Tunisia defied an official ban on their protest against the president on Sunday after some of their leaders were arrested, breaking through a police barrier in central Tunis to rally in the city's main street. Before the protesters broke through the barrier, police warned them…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 5, 2023

‘Down with the police state,’ chant thousands of protesters in Tunisia

Thousands of people marched through Tunisia's capital on Saturday, decrying an expanding crackdown on opposition voices and rising inflation as the country's largest trade union called on President Kais Saied to accept "dialogue".

France 24 · Mar 4, 2023

Tunisians protest inflation, president's squeeze on dissent

Thousands of people have marched through Tunisia’s capital to decry an expanding crackdown on opposition voices and a proposed lifting of food subsidies

The Independent UK · Mar 4, 2023