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Tunisia

EU commissioner Varhelyi expected at Tunisia business summit

The forum will take place on 12-13 June, just after the EU elections.

Subscribers only Business, Diplomacy 30.05.2024

New Economy Minister Feryel Ouerghi Sebai marks territory with Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar

Spotted by Kais Saied in 2023, Feryel Ouerghi Sebai continues her ascent within the government, quickly taking over affairs that the head of the foreign ministry had been handling in the interim.

Subscribers only Politics 27.05.2024

Western ambassadors bear brunt of presidential wrath

Tunisia's Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs, Mounir Ben Rjiba, on 20 January 2024 in Tunis. © Huang Ling/Xinhua News Agency/Newscom/MaxPPP

Subscribers only Diplomacy 23.05.2024

FIFA gives Tunisian football federation extra time

The FTF has been given a last chance to elect a new chairman.

Subscribers only Business 23.05.2024

Carthage takes close look at how associations are funded

The government will soon introduce a bill to increase monitoring of the financial transactions of associations, which it regularly accuses of serving foreign agendas.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 20.05.2024

Wave of arrests confounds Paris

The French diplomatic corps is treading very carefully over the events in Tunisia, where several individuals accused of plotting against the state are French nationals.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 17.05.2024

Gulf states set conditions for Kais Saied

For the past five years, the Tunisian president has repeatedly sought financial help from Qatar, the UAE and Saudi Arabia. But next time round he can expect any help for Tunis to come with more strings attached.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 16.05.2024

Tunisian president Kais Saied, during a stay in Kuwait, on 17 December 2023.

Colonel Major Moncef Sassi, a rising foreign ministry star

On 15 April, he was appointed the foreign ministry's head of communications technologies.

Subscribers only Politics 26.04.2024

Tunis falling behind on renewable energy plans

Several renewable energy power generation projects in Tunisia are running late and a company that won several tenders has decided to scale back its investments.

Subscribers only Energy 24.04.2024

PM treads fine line between Saied and IMF

Negotiations for the grant of a nearly $2bn loan may soon reopen, but the International Monetary Fund first wants to resume its consultation that was abruptly called off by Tunis in December.

Subscribers only Finance 17.04.2024

Tunisian Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani, 17 November 2023, in Tunis.

Attijari Bank forced to help OCT fund food staple imports

Tunisia's trade bureau is deeply in debt and has obliged Attijari Bank to help fund food staple imports.

Subscribers only Finance 16.04.2024

Washington's delicate balancing act with Kais Saied

After drastically cutting funding to mark its disapproval of the president's authoritarian move, the State Department has decided to spare the Tunisian armed forces, an important partner.

Subscribers only Defence, Diplomacy 15.04.2024

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken in Brussels, Belgium on 5 April 2024.

Australian miner Himilco Resources secures new minerals permit

The mining firm has obtained a second permit, thus expanding its presence in the country.

Subscribers only Mining 11.04.2024

National sanitation office revives bid to conquer international markets

The international branch of the state sanitation body Office National de l'Assainissement, which was set up in 2010 with Franco-Tunisian businessman Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi, has struggled to get off the ground but is launching a fresh attempt at international expansion.

Subscribers only Infrastructure 08.04.2024

Saied's trip to Nouakchott postponed indefinitely

Tense regional geopolitics have led Kais Saied to indefinitely postpone his official visit to Mauritania.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.04.2024

Tunis hatches unlikely plan to fill state coffers

Tunisia’s finance ministry is preparing a bill that would give the state rapid access to fresh money. Various attempts made so far have not produced results deemed satisfactory. But the new bill also looks likely to fail.

Subscribers only Finance 04.04.2024

Spotlight
The state extends its grip on the judiciary

Dismissals, demotions, early retirement… Tunisia's judiciary is in turmoil, and behind the scenes some are criticising the justice minister's heavy-handedness.

Subscribers only Politics 03.04.2024

Dean of lawyers Hatem Al-Mazyou at a protest in rejection of the new finance law at the Palais de Justice, Tunis, 5 January 2023.

How Saied has shaken up Tunisia diplomatic corps

Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar has been restructuring embassy jobs, introducing new faces and sidelining others.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 02.04.2024

Interior ministry still without an intelligence director

Several other posts are also waiting to be filled in Tunisia's interior ministry, which has been somewhat sidelined following the rise to prominence of a number of military figures in the president's entourage.

Subscribers only Defence 28.03.2024

Tunisian interior minister Kamel Feki in Tunis, on 26 July 2023.

Ferid Belhaj retires from role as VP at World Bank

Ferid Belhaj recently left his position as VP for the Middle East and North Africa at the World Bank. He travelled to Ramallah just days after leaving Washington.

Subscribers only Finance, Diplomacy 25.03.2024

Tunis tackles dwindling foreign exchange reserves

Tunisia's Ministry of the Economy and Finance is preparing several measures to tackle a recurring shortage of foreign exchange reserves.

Subscribers only Finance, Politics 22.03.2024

Paris challenges Berlin's leadership on solar energy market

Germany has been investing in solar energy in Tunisia for over a decade, but France's EDF group has now set up its own subsidiary there.

Subscribers only Energy 20.03.2024

Ex-trade minister, Mondher Zenaidi seeks to shut down fresh legal troubles

Mondher Zenaidi, who is likely to run for the presidency this year, is once again facing legal wrangles over the controversial 2007 privatisation of Tunisia's state-owned car retailer Ennakl. His lawyers have contested the reopening of the investigation.

Subscribers only Politics 19.03.2024

Opposition mulls presidential election strategy

The FSN coalition of opposing parties, including Ennahdha, is facing a dilemma: run against Kais Saied, at the risk of legitimising his second term, or risk political extinction with a boycott.

Subscribers only Politics 14.03.2024

Ajmi Lourimi, leader of the Ennahda party (left) and Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, president of the National Salvation Front.

Kais Saied hopes to hold African summit on migration

Buoyed by last year's agreement with the European Union about migration, the Tunisian president would like to raise the issue at the continental level.

Subscribers only Diplomacy 05.03.2024

Giorgia Meloni welcomes Kais Saied for the Italy-Africa international conference in Rome on 29 January 2024.

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Tunisia

EU commissioner Varhelyi expected at Tunisia business summit

New Economy Minister Feryel Ouerghi Sebai marks territory with Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar

Western ambassadors bear brunt of presidential wrath

FIFA gives Tunisian football federation extra time

Carthage takes close look at how associations are funded

Wave of arrests confounds Paris

Gulf states set conditions for Kais Saied

Colonel Major Moncef Sassi, a rising foreign ministry star

Tunis falling behind on renewable energy plans

PM treads fine line between Saied and IMF

Attijari Bank forced to help OCT fund food staple imports

Washington's delicate balancing act with Kais Saied

Australian miner Himilco Resources secures new minerals permit

National sanitation office revives bid to conquer international markets

Saied's trip to Nouakchott postponed indefinitely

Tunis hatches unlikely plan to fill state coffers

Spotlight
The state extends its grip on the judiciary

How Saied has shaken up Tunisia diplomatic corps

Interior ministry still without an intelligence director

Ferid Belhaj retires from role as VP at World Bank

Tunis tackles dwindling foreign exchange reserves

Paris challenges Berlin's leadership on solar energy market

Ex-trade minister, Mondher Zenaidi seeks to shut down fresh legal troubles

Opposition mulls presidential election strategy

Kais Saied hopes to hold African summit on migration

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Tunisia

EU commissioner Varhelyi expected at Tunisia business summit

New Economy Minister Feryel Ouerghi Sebai marks territory with Foreign Minister Nabil Ammar

Western ambassadors bear brunt of presidential wrath

FIFA gives Tunisian football federation extra time

Carthage takes close look at how associations are funded

Wave of arrests confounds Paris

Gulf states set conditions for Kais Saied

Colonel Major Moncef Sassi, a rising foreign ministry star

Tunis falling behind on renewable energy plans

PM treads fine line between Saied and IMF

Attijari Bank forced to help OCT fund food staple imports

Washington's delicate balancing act with Kais Saied

Australian miner Himilco Resources secures new minerals permit

National sanitation office revives bid to conquer international markets

Saied's trip to Nouakchott postponed indefinitely

Tunis hatches unlikely plan to fill state coffers

Spotlight The state extends its grip on the judiciary

How Saied has shaken up Tunisia diplomatic corps

Interior ministry still without an intelligence director

Ferid Belhaj retires from role as VP at World Bank

Tunis tackles dwindling foreign exchange reserves

Paris challenges Berlin's leadership on solar energy market

Ex-trade minister, Mondher Zenaidi seeks to shut down fresh legal troubles

Opposition mulls presidential election strategy

Kais Saied hopes to hold African summit on migration

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The state extends its grip on the judiciary