The Latest Breaking News from Tunisia

Tunisian president names ally as new interior minister

Former Tunis governor Kamal Feki was given the post, days after mass opposition protests took place in the country.

Al Jazeera · Mar 18, 2023

EU Parliament Calls for Suspending Tunisia Support Programs

The European Union Parliament has called for suspending certain EU support programs to the Ministries of Justice and Interior Affairs in Tunisia. In a resolution adopted on Thursday, it deeply deplored President Kais Said's “instrumentalization of Tunisia's dire economic and political situation to stop the country's historical democratic transition.” The…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 17, 2023

Tunisia: President's offensive statements targeted black migrants - with widespread fallout

The statement by Tunisian President Kais Saied that “urgent measures” were needed “against illegal immigration of nationals from sub-Saharan Africa” which were causing “violence and crime” set off a nation-wide violent backlash against migrants.

The Conversation · Mar 16, 2023

New Tunisian Parliament Begins its First Session

Tunisia's new parliament, elected in December and January in a vote with a turnout of 11%, sat for the first time on Monday in a session closed to all but state media and with the opposition coalition saying it would not recognize its legitimacy. Journalists were not allowed to attend…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 13, 2023

As the disturbing scenes in Tunisia show, anti-migrant sentiments have gone global

President Saied is scapegoating his country’s small black migrant population to distract from political failings. Does this sound familiar, asks Guardian columnist Nesrine Malik

The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2023

Tunisian President Says he Wants Ambassador in Syria

Tunisian President Kais Saied said on Friday he wants to see Tunisia and Syria appoint ambassadors to their countries. "A decision must be taken on this issue," Saied told foreign minister Nabil Ammar during a meeting, according to a video posted on Facebook by the president's office. Tunisia cut off…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 11, 2023

14 Dead Off Tunisia in Migrant Boat Sinking

At least 14 Africans died and 54 were rescued when a boat in which they were trying to reach Europe sank off the coast of Tunisia, the Tunisian National Guard said Thursday. The 14 bodies were recovered overnight in the Mediterranean Sea off Tunisia's central Sfax region, National Guard spokesperson…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Mar 9, 2023

Fourteen people drown when Italy-bound boat sinks off Tunisia

People from sub-Saharan African countries die off Tunisian coast after rise in racist incidents against Black Africans.

Al Jazeera · Mar 9, 2023

Facing uproar, Tunisian president denies he's stoking racism

Tunisia’s president has rejected accusations that he is stoking anti-Black racism

The Independent UK · Mar 9, 2023

Tunisia's Saied to dissolve municipal councils ahead of local elections

Tunisian President Kais Saied said late on Wednesday he will dissolve municipal councils months before they were due to be elected, further dismantling the systems of government developed after the 2011 revolution that brought democracy.

France 24 · Mar 9, 2023