[CPJ] New York -- The Committee to Protect Journalists calls on Tunisian authorities to repeal the April 13 appeals court decision to uphold the conviction of Tunisian political commentator and lawyer Sonia Dahmani while reducing her sentence to 18 months in prison. Dahmani is currently free, but she risks being arrested at any moment, her sister, Ramla Dahmani, told CPJ via messaging app.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saïed had a meeting with Prime Minister Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri on Monday afternoon at Carthage Palace to discuss national matters.
[Afrobarometer] Unemployment ranks as the top issue that youth want their government to address.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, April 7 -- President of the Republic Kaïs Saïed, on Monday, chaired a ceremony in Monastir marking the 26th anniversary of the death of national leader Habib Bourguiba.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, April 6 -- President Kais Saied stressed on Monday that achieving investment remains contingent on the availability of a stable social state governed by justice and where rights are protected. He made the remarks during a ceremony held at the Bourguiba Mausoleum in Monastir to mark the 26th anniversary of the death of Tunisia's first President, Habib Bourguiba.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, April 2 -- The World Bank Board of Executive Directors has approved two projects to improve potable water services for millions of Tunisians, modernise irrigated agriculture, and support jobs and livelihoods in rural areas.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President of the Republic Kais Saied had a meeting on Tuesday afternoon in Carthage with Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources, and Fisheries Ezzeddine Ben Cheikh and Secretary of State for Water Resources Hamadi Habaieb.
[Afrobarometer] Most citizens agree that African countries should have a greater say in international decision-making bodies like the United Nations
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, March 30 -- A small Cabinet meeting held Monday to review reforms of the healthcare, social security and health coverage systems adopted a set of measures, notably the immediate allocation of the necessary funding to the Central Pharmacy of Tunisia, to restore a steady, year-round nationwide supply of medicines
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, March 26 -- President Kais Saied made a visit on Wedneday morning to El Omrane polyclinic, a healthcare facility under the National Social Security Fund (CNSS) like the ones in El Khadra city, Sousse, Bizerte, Mitlaoui and Sfax.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kaïs Saïed paid a visit on Wednesday to the El Omrane polyclinic, under the National Social Security Fund (CNSS), where he enquired about the citizens' concerns and operational dysfunctions affecting the services of this establishment.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The government approved, within the framework of the 2026 Finance Law, a three-year salary increase (2026-2028) aimed at alleviating the impact of rising prices, improving the citizens' purchasing power and promoting social equilibrium.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied chaired a high-level meeting on Monday afternoon at Carthage Palace, bringing together Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri, Minister of Finance Michket Slama Khaldi, Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Abdelhafidh, and Minister of Social Affairs Issam Lahmar.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- March 20, 1956 was not an ordinary date, but a decisive milestone in Tunisia's contemporary history. On that day, after 75 years of French colonial domination, Tunisia broke with a past of subjugation, following the signing in Paris of the independence protocol.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, March 20 -- President Kais Saied addressed the Tunisian people on the celebration of Eid al-Fitr, which this year coincides with the 70th anniversary of the declaration of independence (March 20, 1956), highlighting the symbolic significance of this convergence between religious and national values.
[Premium Times] The Tunisian docudrama The Voice of Hind Rajab, which generated strong pre-ceremony buzz, ultimately failed to secure the award for the continent.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Fourteen Tunisians arrived on Sunday afternoon at Tunis-Carthage International Airport, coming from the Jordanian capital Amman aboard Royal Jordanian, after being evacuated from Lebanon, which has recently been experiencing a fragile security situation, along with other countries in the Gulf and Middle East due to military attacks.