Tunisia: Former finance minister Elyes Fakhfakh named PM
In Tunisia, former finance minister Elyes Fakhfakh was named Prime Minister-designate by Tunisia’s president late Monday. Newly elected President Kais Saied “on Monday mandated Mr […]
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French ENGIE, Moroccan NAREVA to build 120MW-solar plant in Tunisia
ENGIE-NAREVA, a French-Moroccan consortium will build a photovoltaic power plant planned to produce 120 MW, in the Gafsa governorate, 350km south of capital Tunis. The […]
President Kaïs Saïed visits young man wounded in 2011 Revolution
Tunisian President visited on Tuesday visited young Khaled Ben Nejma, one of the wounded in the 2011 Revolution, at his home in Ras Jebel, Bizerte […]
Tunisia: President fires State-run news agency boss over repetitive blunders
Tunisian President has sacked head of the state-run news agency TAP, Rachid Khechana, over repetitive errors, year into the job. The sacking came following a […]
Tunisia: President-elect Kais Saied to sworn in October 23
Freshly elected Tunisian President Kais Saied will be inaugurated October 23 before the parliament ten days after winning a landslide victory at the runoff of […]
Tunisia: conservative Kaïs Saïed elected president
In Tunisia, supporters of presidential candidate Kaïs Saïed have stormed the grand boulevards of central Tunis in celebration late on Sunday after exit polls showed […]
Kenya: Tunisia opens foreign mission in Nairobi
Tunisia has opened an embassy in Nairobi as the North African country seeks to boost its ties with Kenya. Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui on a […]
Wife of Tunisia’s late president Essebsi dies on election day
The wife of Tunisia’s late president, Beji Caid Essebsi, died on Sunday, as voters in the North African nation were electing his successor. Chadlia Farhat, […]
Tunisia: State of emergency prolonged until year’s end
Tunisian authorities have extended until December 31, the state of emergency in place since November 2015 after a series of terror attacks hit the country. […]
Tunisia: US Embassy closed over security concerns
The US embassy in Tunisia Monday shut doors over security concerns, in the wake of two terror attacks that rocked Tunis few days earlier. “Due […]