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Tunisia has proposed to Qatar the setting up of a $2 billion joint investment fund to be financed by several Tunisian sectors. The proposal was made during the Tunisian President Caid Essebsi’s visit to Qatar. The fund, according to Mohamed Read more
Tunisian security forces raided two locations used by suspected terrorists who were planning synchronized attacks in different parts of the country. A statement from the Interior ministry said police officers raided sites located in Ettadamen and Tataouine after they received Read more
Tunisian Premier indicated Friday during an unannounced visit to Tripoli that the Tunisian consulate will soon re-open after it was closed in June last year following an abduction of diplomats. “We are accelerating steps in order to open the consulate Read more
Tunisia will be receiving a delegation from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) to discuss a loan agreement and Prime Minister Habbib Essid met with Central Bank Governor Chely Avari over the weekend ahead of their arrival. A government official hinted Read more
Ambassadors and special envoys to Libya Tuesday issued a joint statement rejecting the Tunis Libyan-Libyan deal while stressing that only the UN-facilitated National Dialogue Agreement is the way the forward to put an end to the Libyan political crisis. Ambassadors Read more
Tunisia’s reaction to the third major ISIS-claimed attack in the country has been criticized by some politicians demanding the government to double efforts in fighting terrorism. An attack on the bus of the presidential guards by a Tunisian suicide bomber Read more
Morocco has strongly condemned the ISIS-claimed terrorist attack that rocked the Tunisian capital, claiming the lives of 13 people. Following the despicable terrorist attack that targeted Tuesday a bus of the presidential guard in Tunis, King Mohammed VI renewed, in Read more
The Sahel problematic and the latest developments in the Sahel and Sahara region will be at the center of debates at an international conference to be hosted by Tunis this August 30-31. The conference is initiated by former UN Secretary Read more
The last Prime Minister to serve the late Mouammar Ghadafi, Al-Baghdadi al-Mahmoudi, has been extradited to his native country by Tunisia on Sunday after a push and pull between the two countries. Both countries have confirmed the extradition that many Read more
The new Tunisian government will receive a $100 million grant donated by Washington to help the North African country pay off its debts. The U.S. financial assistance, which needs to be approved by the Congress, “will go directly to debt Read more