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Deadly synagogue attack in Tunisia was premeditated, interior minister says

A Tunisian national guardsman behind an attack that killed five people intentionally targeted the ancient synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba in a premeditated act, Tunisia's interior minister said Thursday.

France 24

South Africa rejects US accusations it has provided arms to Russia

In tonight's edition: South Africa rejects accusations by the United States that it's providing weapons to Russia. Also, the search for missing people continues in eastern DR Congo after last week's devastating floods. And Tunisia's Jewish community is still in shock, two days after an attack at the Ghriba synagogue…

France 24

Deadly Tunisian synagogue attack was premeditated and targeted temple, interior minister says

Tunisia’s interior minister says a national guardsman behind an attack that killed five people intentionally targeted an ancient synagogue in a premeditated act

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France opens terrorism probe into Tunisia synagogue attack

The French anti-terrorist prosecutor has opened an investigation into the deadly shooting attack at the Ghriba synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island that left five people dead, including a Franco-Tunisian man.

Radio France Internationale

Who are some of the key opposition figures targeted in Tunisia?

Thirty opposition figures deemed critical of president have been arrested in recent months, Human Rights Watch says.

Al Jazeera

France denounces antisemitism as Tunisia probes synagogue attack

Tunisian authorities have opened an investigation into a shooting attack at the historic El Ghriba synagogue on the island of Djerba that left five people dead, including one Frenchman. France has called out antisemitism, while Tunisia's President sought to reassure people that his country was still safe.

Radio France Internationale

Analysis-North Africa backslides toward swirling debt troubles

Tunisia and Egypt are edging closer to major debt crises that could suck in a volatile North Africa region and pose tough choices to wealthy Gulf Arab neighbours, investors and analysts warn.

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Several killed, including worshippers, in Tunisia synagogue shooting

In tonight's edition: At least five people are killed in Tunisia in a shooting at a synagogue on the island of Djerba. A national guard member opened fire on colleagues and worshippers before being shot dead himself. Also, in northwestern Nigeria, divers in the Shagari river have been desperately searching…

France 24

For Tunisia’s muzzled media, Arab Spring is now a distant memory

“Every afternoon before I leave the office, I turn off my phone and remove the SIM card. I don’t want to authorities to track my whereabouts.” Ayman (anonymised for protection) is one of Tunisia’s most prominent media profiles, and among the dwindling number of journalists who dare to criticise the…

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Tunisia launches investigation after several killed in shooting near synagogue

Tunisian authorities were Wednesday investigating a shooting spree by a police officer that claimed five lives and sparked mass panic during a Jewish pilgrimage at Africa's oldest synagogue.

France 24

Toll rises to 5 killed in Tunisia synagogue attack

Tunisia’s TAP news agency says the death toll rose to five people killed, including two Jewish pilgrims and three Tunisian police guards, after an attack near a synagogue on the Mediterranean island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage

The Independent UK

Six dead after Tunisia synagogue shooting, president blames 'criminals'

Tunisia's president on Wednesday blamed "criminals" seeking to harm the tourism sector for a synagogue shooting on the island of Djerba that killed six people in the country's deadliest attack in years.

Reuters

A gun attack on an old Tunisian synagogue has killed 5 people

The number of people killed in a gun attack on a synagogue on the Tunisian island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage has risen to five. The motive for the attack was under investigation.

WEKU

Six dead after attack near synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island

Tunisian naval guard shot dead two visitors to Djerba’s Ghriba Synagogue and a security guard before being killed.

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The Independent UK

Tunisia: 3 killed, 10 injured in attack near synagogue

A Tunisian naval guard has shot and killed a colleague and two civilians as he tried to enter a synagogue on the island of Djerba during an annual Jewish pilgrimage

Reuters

Shots heard near Tunisia Jewish pilgrimage site

A resident of Tunisia's island of Djerba said he had heard an exchange of shots on Tuesday near a synagogue where a Jewish pilgrimage is taking place.

The Guardian - UK

Harka review – unflinching Tunisian drama

A gasoline seller with dreams of a better life is driven to despair in Lotfy Nathan’s powerful film inspired by real events

The Guardian - UK

‘I’d leave too if I could’: Tunisian club whose footballers all left for Europe

In five years Ghardimaou has lost 65 players, in exodus from country blamed on political instability and lack of jobs

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‘Not safe for us’: Sudanese in north Africa warn fleeing relatives of danger

People who sought route to Europe before fighting erupted in Khartoum have faced police brutality, torture and homelessness

Al Jazeera

Biden urged to halt US aid to Tunisia over ‘authoritarian turn’

Nearly two dozen advocates, academics and ex-officials also call on US to impose sanctions against President Kais Saied.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia Facing Unprecedented Migration Crisis

Bodies of drowned migrants wash up most days on Tunisian beaches, lie unclaimed in hospital corridors and fill morgues, evidence of a surge in people seeking to cross the Mediterranean that has been accelerated by a government crackdown. Coastguard patrols return to the port of Sfax crammed with migrants stopped…

Reuters

Tunisia facing unprecedented migration crisis as bodies wash ashore

Daily Mirror

'Worthing's hardest geezer' attempts to run across whole of Africa in ferocious heat

Ultramarathon runner Russ Cook, who describes himself as 'the hardest geezer in Worthing', plans to run from South Africa to Tunisia over the next eight months and finish before Christmas

Al Jazeera

Tunisian police violence brings back memories of old regime

Incidents at basketball arena and sit-in by African migrants have led to accusations that police brutality is rising.

Al Jazeera

Tunisia’s choice: Migration and realpolitik in the Mediterranean

Tunisia’s relationship with Europe remains firm as the EU courts Tunis’s help in stopping migration.

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