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12 countries with recently eased travel rules that Brits can visit

Countries including Spain, Italy, Canada and Sri Lanka have eased their entry requirements

Manchester Evening News

12 countries recently eased Covid travel rules for Brits including Italy and Cyprus

Countries such as Canada, the UAE, Spain, Greece and Australia that have relaxed travel restrictions for UK travellers including Covid tests and vaccine rules

Daily Mirror

MENA faces a crisis as the world’s key wheat producers are at war

The near future looks grim for Middle East and North African countries that depend on Russian and Ukrainian wheat.

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Dubai, Canada, Tunisia, Jordan and Cyprus remove testing requirements for travellers

Countries around the world are relaxing restrictions

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At Least 9 Migrants Drown, 9 Rescued off Tunisian Coast

At least nine migrants died after their boat capsized off Tunisian coast, the Tunisian defense ministry said Tuesday. The bodies were recovered by the country's coast guards while two units of the Navy rescued nine other migrants, including some in critical condition. They were from varying African nations, it said.…

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Nine migrants drowned, another nine rescued off Tunisia -TAP

Nine African migrants drowned and another nine were rescued after the boat carrying them capsized off the coast of Tunisia, the country's TAP news agency reported on Monday citing the Ministry of Defence.

Reuters

Recipe: Spicy harissa adds zing to chickpea soup

In Tunisia, partiers and laborers alike line up during the pre-dawn hours for steaming bowls of lablabi

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Tunisia Issues 380 Verdicts in 'Electoral' Crimes

Tunisia's Court of Accounts issued more than 370 preliminary rulings subject to appeal against some parliamentary candidates in cases related the 2019 elections, announced judge Fadela Karkouri. Karkouri said the defendants were found guilty of committing electoral crimes, denying issuing an appeal in these cases. Recent reports claimed the Court…

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Tunisia's Saied will bar foreign funding for civil society

Tunisia's President Kais Saied said on Thursday he will outlaw foreign funding for civil society organisations as he tries to remake the country's politics after establishing one-man rule.

Reuters

Tunisia Withdraws ‘Death on the Nile’ over Israeli Actress

Tunisia has withdrawn from cinemas a new Agatha Christie adaptation starring Israeli actress Gal Gadot, following protests over "normalization" with the Jewish state, officials said Wednesday. British director Kenneth Branagh's "Death on the Nile", already banned in Kuwait and Lebanon for the same reason, will no longer be shown in…

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IMF Reports ‘Good Progress’ in Tunisia Talks

The International Monetary Fund said on Wednesday it had made "good progress" in talks with Tunisia ultimately aimed at a possible rescue package to avert what economists fear is a rapidly looming crisis in the country's public finances. The fund on Tuesday completed a week of online meetings with Tunisian…

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IMF Calls for Structural Economic Reforms in Tunisia

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission concluded virtual talks on Tunisia by calling on the authorities to implement structural economic reforms. Tunisian sources reported that the Fund stressed the need to reduce subsidies on essential goods such as petrol and staple foods, adding that state resources should be invested in…

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Italian mayor decries waste dump plan after Tunisia returns illegal rubbish

More than 200 containers of waste were sent back to Italy from Tunisia on Sunday after a two-year feud

The Independent UK

Tunisia's Judges Association calls for a protest on Feb 24 -statement

The Tunisian Judges Association called on Tuesday for a protest on Feb. 24 in response to the ongoing targeting of Tunisia's judicial authority, it said in a statement.

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Tunisia's Free Destourian Nominates Moussi for Presidential Elections

Tunisia's Free Destourian Party (PDL) unanimously nominated its president Abir Moussi for the upcoming presidential elections, according to the German News Agency (dpa). The party announced a "general list" that included its stance on the current national affairs, criticizing the policies of President Kais Saied after imposing exceptional measures since…

France 24

Tunisian NGOs triumph in David-vs-Goliath toxic waste battle with Italy

Tunisia was victorious this weekend in a protracted David versus Goliath rubbish battle against Italy. On Saturday, a consignment of 7,900 tonnes of toxic waste illegally sent by Italy to Tunisia was sent back where it came from after an almost two-year legal wrangle spearheaded by small local environmental NGOs.

Evening Standard

Six African countries selected to kick off Covid-19 jab production

Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia will receive the know-how to manufacture their own Covid jabs

Tribune News Service

Fears of a lurch to dictatorship blight Arab Spring’s last hope

TV talk-show host Amer Ayad was expecting a backlash after he used his platform to portray Tunisia’s president as an aspiring dictator. But even he was stunned by its severity.

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Six African Nations to Get Own mRNA Jab Production

Six African countries have been chosen to establish their own mRNA vaccine production, the World Health Organization said Friday, with the continent largely shut out of access to Covid jabs. Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal, South Africa and Tunisia were selected as the first recipients of technology from the WHO's global…

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Extending State of ‘Emergency’ in Tunisia Triggers Legal Debate

A decision by President Kais Saied on Friday to extend Tunisia's state of emergency until Dec. 31 of this year, has triggered legal and political controversy in the North African country. It is the first time in years that the extension is extended for ten consecutive months. The state of…

France 24

Covid-19 in Africa: 'The doses are here, but vaccine hesitancy remains high'

The World Health Organisation (WHO) announced on Friday the launch of a Covid-19 vaccine production programme in Africa. Six countries (South Africa, Egypt, Kenya, Nigeria, Senegal and Tunisia) will be equipped with production lines to manufacture doses of mRNA vaccines, in an initiative aimed at reducing the continent’s reliance on…

Reuters

Tunisia's powerful labour union re-elects leader

Tunisia's powerful UGTT labour union on Saturday re-elected Noureddine Taboubi as its leader as it approaches a critical national turning point in which it may play a pivotal role.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Tunisia’s General Union of Workers Re-Elects Leader

Tunisia's powerful UGTT labor union on Saturday re-elected Noureddine Taboubi as its leader as it approaches a critical national turning point in which it may play a pivotal role. Taboubi, who has been UGTT leader for five years, has taken a cautious stance during the turbulent months since President Kais…

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Algerian President to Visit to Qatar on Saturday

Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune will visit Qatar on Saturday at the invitation of Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al-Thani. The visit aims to bolster the brotherly ties between both countries and boost bilateral cooperation, the Algerian presidency said in a statement. During his visit, Tebboune will also participate in…

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Tunisia Meets the IMF: What's at Stake?

Tunisia and the International Monetary Fund are in preliminary talks, with an eye on a potential multi-billion-dollar rescue deal for an economy plagued by recession, public debt, inflation and unemployment. The North African nation on Monday started talks with the Washington-based crisis lender, which has called for "deep reforms" and…

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