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HRW calls on Tunisia to release ex-PM Laarayedh

Laarayedh has been held in detention since December without being taken before a judge, according to HRW.

Al Jazeera

Ghanaian artist Joseph Kojo Hoggar brings his first monographic exhibition to Paris

In tonight's edition: Fresh clashes erupt near the eastern Congolese city of Goma as an armed vigilante group attacks M23 rebel positions. Also, African migrants in Tunisia say they don't know where to turn, following months of widespread discrimination and attacks against them. Finally, we meet Ghanaian artist Joseph Kojo…

France 24

Ten People Die in Migrant Boat Accident off Tunisian Coast

At least 10 people died and more than 30 are still missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia, officials said on Wednesday. Tunisian coast guard rescued 76 migrants from the same shipwreck, the national guard official Houssem Eddin Jebabli said. Faouzi Masmoudi, a judge from…

Asharq Al-Awsat

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Ten people die in migrant boat accident off Tunisian coast

At least 10 people died and more than 30 are still missing after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia, officials said on Wednesday.

Reuters

In Tunisia, police destroy migrant camp facing the UN building

Police in Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, have forcefully removed a group homeless sub-Saharan Africans had been camping outside of the UN buildings of the International Organisation for Migration (OIM) and the UN Refugee Agency (HCR) for several weeks.

Radio France Internationale

Syria to reopen embassy in Tunisia after 10-year closure

Decision follows order by Tunisian president to appoint ambassador to Damascus, a decade after diplomatic ties were cut.

Al Jazeera

Syria, Tunisia to exchange ambassadors, end decade of estrangement

Syria and Tunisia will reopen their respective embassies, the two countries said on Wednesday, almost a decade after Tunis severed ties to protest at a deadly crackdown on protesters opposed to Syrian President Bashar al-Assad.

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Syria and Tunisia Restore Diplomatic Ties after a Decade

Syria will reopen its embassy in Tunisia after the North African country announced the appointment of a new ambassador to Damascus, Syrian state media reported Wednesday. Tunisia has become the latest Arab state to reestablish diplomatic ties with Syria, after cutting off relations a decade ago. The move by Tunisian…

Asharq Al-Awsat

Syria and Tunisia restore diplomatic ties after a decade

State media says Syria will reopen its embassy in Tunisia after the North African country announced the appointment of a new ambassador to Damascus

The Independent UK

Tunisia police use tear gas to disperse homeless migrants

Tunis (AFP) - Tunisian police used tear gas on Tuesday to disperse homeless black migrants who have been protesting outside a United Nations office to demand evacuation following incendiary comments by President Kais Saied.

AFP

US senator says Europe must be firm on Tunisia IMF deal

Washington (AFP) - A leading US senator called Tuesday on European allies to stand firm on democracy in Tunisia before approving an IMF bailout, accusing President Kais Saied of long-term damage through his power grabs.

AFP

Ethiopia's city of Gondar protests over plan to disband regional forces

In tonight's edition: At least two people have been killed in Ethiopia's Amhara region amid protests against the government's efforts to disband regional special forces. Also, Rome says that more than 28,000 migrants have arrived in Italy since the start of the year and the UN reckons the number of…

France 24

Italian coastguard in rescue of two fishing boats carrying 1,200 people

Operation comes as attempted crossings of Mediterranean from north Africa surge over weekend

The Guardian - UK

2 dead, 20 missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia

German aid group ResQship says at least two migrants have died and about 20 others are missing after their boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea between Tunisia and Italy

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2 people are dead, 20 missing, as a migrant boat sinks off the coast of Tunisia

The boat sank over the weekend in the Mediterranean Sea between Tunisia and Italy. About 25 people were rescued. Thousands of migrants have reached Italy's tiny Lampedusa island in the past few days.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia’s Jabeur Targets Grand Slam Success after Charleston Crown

Ons Jabeur has set her sights on capturing a first Grand Slam title this year after the world number four beat Belinda Bencic 7-6(6) 6-4 at the Charleston Open on Sunday to win her first trophy of the season. Jabeur came up short in two major finals in 2022, losing…

The New Daily

At least 20 dead as northern spring relaunches Europe’s migrant armadas

Fresh waves of African asylum seekers are attempting to reach Europe, with the perilous journey already claiming lives on the high seas

Asharq Al-Awsat

At Least 20 Migrants Missing after a Boat Sinks off Tunisia

At least 20 African migrants were missing on Saturday after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a judicial official said, amidst a sharp rise in migrant boats from the North African country. The coast guard rescued 17 others off the southern city…

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Reuters

At least 20 migrants missing after a boat sinks off Tunisia- judicial official

At least 20 African migrants were missing on Saturday after their boat sank off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to Italy, a judicial official told Reuters.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Rescues over 14,000 Illegal Migrants in 2023

Tunisian authorities announced on Friday they have rescued more than 14,000 illegal migrants attempting to reach Europe during the first quarter of 2023. The Tunisian National Guard said on Friday that from January 1 to March 31, 2023, it thwarted 501 operations to cross the Mediterranea and rescued 14,406 migrants,…

France 24

South Africa lifts 'state of disaster' over power crisis

In tonight's edition: South Africa rolls back a state of disaster over a national power crisis, even though rolling blackouts are still crippling the country's economy. Also, the WTO says goods exports are declining in Africa even though the continent has absorbed the shocks from Covid and the war in…

Asharq Al-Awsat

UN Urges Tunisia to End Hate Speech against Migrants

The UN Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination (CERD) urged Tunisia’s authorities on Tuesday to end the “racist hate speech”, especially against African migrants from the south of the Sahara. In a statement, the Committee said it was alarmed by the remarks made by President Kais Saied in late…

The Guardian - UK

Water ban in drought-stricken Tunisia adds to growing crisis

Risk of unrest rises amid fourth dry year, poor grain harvest, weak economy and likely food subsidy cuts

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Starts Procedures for Appointment of New Ambassador in Damascus

Tunisia's President Kais Saied on Monday ordered his foreign affair minister to initiate procedures that would appoint a new ambassador in the Syrian capital of Damascus, the Tunisian presidency said, the latest Arab move to end Syria's regional isolation. Tunisia cut off diplomatic relations with Syria nearly a decade ago…

AFP

Tunisia's Saied reappears in public, dismisses 'mad' speculations

Tunis (AFP) - Tunisian President Kais Saied appeared in a video posted Monday on his official Facebook page, dismissing "mad" reports over his health following almost two weeks with no public engagements.

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