[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President Kais Saied met on Monday, at Carthage Palace with Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri, Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Abdelhafidh and Tunisia Central Bank (BCT) Governor Fethi Zouhair Nouri.
[HRW] Brussels -- The European Union (EU) and its member states should publicly denounce human rights violations in Tunisia and stop funding abusive migration control activities, 46 human rights and humanitarian organizations said in a joint statement released today. The statement comes three years after the EU and Tunisia signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on July 16, 2023, largely motivated by seeking Tunisia's cooperation to prevent boats carrying migrants and asylum seekers from irregularly departing for Europe.
[HRW] Joint Statement by 46 Human Rights and Humanitarian Organizations
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, July 11 -- The Air Force intervened on Saturday evening to help extinguish the wildfire that broke out on Jebel El Chahma in Bir Halima, Zaghouan governorate, deploying a military helicopter in seven sorties, according to the Ministry of National Defence.
[HRW] UN Experts, Civil Society Highlight Deepening Repression
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, July 8, 2026 -- Faced with the heavy human and economic toll of road accidents, road safety is now emerging as a major priority for public policies in Tunisia.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- The Ministry of Employment and Vocational Training on Tuesday organised a workshop dedicated to presenting the results of a sectoral study on the employment market's needs for occupations and skills in the information and communication technologies sector.
[HRW] Beirut -- New Convictions Amid Drastic Closing of Civic Space
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Jendouba -- The 20th edition of the Tabarka International Jazz Festival officially kicked off on Thursday evening with an open-air performance held in a seafront square, drawing a large crowd.
[Premium Times] Their exits came through different circumstances, some by choice, others by dismissal, but each illustrates the same truth: the World Cup remains football's most unforgiving arena, where years of preparation can unravel in the space of 90 minutes...
[IPS] London -- In May, Tunisian lawyer and journalist Sonia Dahmani was handed her second conviction of the year. Her latest sentence, a two-year jail term, came in reaction to her criticism of poor prison conditions. She previously received an 18-month sentence for calling out the government's anti-migrant policies. Dahmani faces five more charges under a 2022 cybercrime law that criminalises the spreading of what it calls 'false information'.
[CPJ] On Friday, the Committee to Protect Journalists and five other press freedom and human rights organizations sent a joint letter to the European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen calling for an immediate change in the EU's approach toward Tunisia due to a severe human rights decline.
[HRW] Joint CSO Letter
[CAF] Tunisia's FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign came to a disappointing conclusion after suffering a 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands in their final Group F match in Kansas City on Thursday evening.
[HRW] Civil society joint statement - ID with SR on independence of judges and lawyers - HRC62
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri on Thursday presented an economic assessment marked by improved growth indicators and renewed attractiveness for international investment.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis -- President of the Republic and Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces Kais Saied on Wednesday morning chaired a ceremony marking the 70th anniversary of the establishment of the National Army.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, June 25 -- In observance of the 70th anniversary of the National Army, President of the Republic Kaïs Saïed chaired the inauguration on Wednesday afternoon of the Museum of the National Memory in Sejoumi after its full restoration and renovation.
[Afrobarometer] Tunisians hold mixed views on free cross-border movement, want reduced immigration.
[Daba Finance] Tunisia-based agritech startup RoboCare raised a six-figure investment from 216 Capital to expand its AI-powered precision agriculture platform across Africa and the Middle East.
[This Day] Japan's ruthless 4-0 defeat of Tunisia yesterday ensured that the Carthage Eagles became the first African team to bow out of the ongoing 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America.
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis, June 21 -- Tunisia were eliminated from the FIFA World Cup 2026 after suffering a 0-4 defeat to Japan on Sunday in a second Group F game in Monterrey, Mexico.
[CAF] Tunisia's FIFA World Cup 2026 campaign came to an early end on Saturday after a heavy 4-0 defeat to Japan at Estadio Monterrey Guadalupe in Mexico in their second Group F match.