Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One app.

Start reading

Get all your news in one place.

100’s of premium titles. One news app.

Start reading

The Latest Breaking News from Tunis

‘Regime machinery operating efficiently’ as Tunisia cracks down on dissent

Supporters denounce arrests of lawyers, journalists as ‘wave of repression’ shows no sign of slowing down.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian lawyers launch one-day strike over police repression

Hundreds of people have taken to the streets of the Tunisian capital after a lawyer was allegedly tortured by police.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia sees a return of ‘self-censorship’ as fear mounts amid arrests

The recent arrests of two lawyers and two journalists in Tunisia for criticising the situation in the country come amid rising concerns over political and individual freedoms. President Kais Saied seized more powers in 2021 and later signed a decree that outlaws “spreading false news”, which journalists and opposition figures…

France 24

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Tunisian lawyers call for strike over colleague’s arrest for sarcastic TV quip

A Tunisian lawyers association on Sunday called for a nationwide strike after hooded police raided Tunisia’s bar association headquarters and arrested a prominent lawyer as authorities escalated a broad government crackdown that has ensnared political dissidents, non-governmental organizations and Black migrants.

France 24

Masked Tunisian police arrest prominent lawyer for media comments

Masked police are filmed storming the premises of the Bar Association’s Lawyers’ House to arrest lawyer Sonia Dahmani.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia: The migration trap

Asylum seekers from across Africa are becoming stranded, unable to return home and persecuted by authorities.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia Arrests Anti-Discrimination Activist Amid Migrant Crisis

Recent arrest of anti-discrimination activist in Tunisia sheds light on challenges faced by migrants and advocates, as authorities intensify efforts to man...

Top News

Four Tunisians sentenced to death for 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid

Four people were sentenced to death and two to life in prison on Wednesday after a decade-long investigation into the 2013 killing of Tunisian secular opposition leader Chokri Belaid.

Radio France Internationale

Tunisia sentences four to death for 2013 murder of politician Chokri Belaid

Leftist opposition leader’s assassination caused turmoil in wake of 2011 uprising that brought down President Ben Ali.

Al Jazeera

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

Radio France Internationale

Another deportation as France shows zero tolerance for radical preachers

Tunisian imam Mahjoub Mahjoubi was recently expelled from France for alleged hate speech under an accelerated procedure made possible by the country's tough new immigration laws. In a crackdown on Islamist fundamentalism, France has ejected a string of foreign imams whose preaching has been deemed a threat.

International Business Times

Tunisian Economic Crisis Mutes Build-up To Ramadan

Tunisians are bracing themselves for more subdued celebrations during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan as an economic crisis grips the North African country.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian government supporters in uproar over French documentary

The French documentary, aired on Sunday, focused on the negative consequences of President Kais Saied’s rule in Tunisia.

International Business Times

Tunisian Civil Society Fears Plan To Limit Foreign Funding

Tunisian civil society groups fear the government is planning to starve them of foreign funding under the pretext of fighting money laundering and terrorism.

Get all your
news in one place.

100’s of premium titles.
One news app.

France 24

Tunisian imam expelled from France vows to appeal decision

A Tunisian imam expelled from France for alleged hate speech said on Friday he would take legal action in a bid to overturn the decision.

International Business Times

'Restaurant Of Love' Helps Feed Tunis Homeless

On a corner by the entrance to Tunis zoo, Leila waits for a hot meal from the Tunisian capital's "Restaurant of Love" in a cardboard shelter where she and her dogs sleep.

Al Jazeera

In Tunisia, the families of El Hancha’s disappeared fight to find them

They have vowed to continue their fight till they find out what happened to their disappeared loved ones.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia’s press, civil society silent as Ghannouchi sentenced, analysts say

Analysts and rights groups have pointed to the muted response to Ennahda leader’s latest criminal conviction.

Al Jazeera

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi sentenced to three years

Ghannouchi’s Ennahda Party accused of receiving foreign funds as President Kais Saied continues crackdown on opposition.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia’s Saied wants to make the central bank fill the budget deficit

By borrowing billions from the central bank to shore up budget, the president could well worsen Tunisia’s economic woes.

International Business Times

As Tunisia's Economy Falters, Medical Tourism Flourishes

At a fertility clinic in Tunis, Bintou Yunoussa hopes doctors can finally help her conceive -- one of more than two million foreigners who travel to Tunisia annually for medical procedures.

1 2 3 4 5

People

From analysis to the latest developments in health,
read the most diverse news in one place.

Organisations

International Monetary Fund

the Muslim Brotherhood

27 stories

Read news from The Economist, FT, and more,
with one subscription

Topics

Artificial Intelligence

Places

Fourteen days free

Download the app

One app. One membership.
100+ trusted global sources.