Tunisia

UN chief calls on Tunisia to end migrant expulsions

UNITED NATIONS, United States (AFP) -- UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called Tuesday for Tunisia to stop expelling migrants into desert…

Algeria battles wildfires that have killed 34

By AFP correspondent with Abdellah Cheballah in Alger Agence France-Presse TOUDJA, Algeria (AFP) -- Algerian firefighters on Tuesday battled blazes…

Four people shot dead in Tunisia synagogue attack: interior ministry

TUNIS, May 10, 2023 (AFP) - Two worshippers participating in an annual Jewish pilgrimage to a renowned Tunisian synagogue and…

Tunisia train collision injures 95: emergency services

TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) -- A head-on collision between two passenger trains injured 95 people on Monday morning in the south…

Tunisian eco-pioneers battle to save Sahara oasis life

by Francoise Kadri Agence France-Presse NEFTA, Tunisia (AFP) - A remote oasis in Tunisia's desert was exhausted by decades of…

Tunisia to return illegally imported waste to Italy

TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) - Tunisia will return more than 280 containers of waste illegally imported from Italy in 2020, the…

Tunisia recyclers struggle to tackle mountains of waste

by Aymen Jamli and Amal Belalloufi Agence France-Presse MGHIRA, Tunisia (AFP) - "When I see plastic, I see money," says…

Tunisia city on strike after landfill protest death

AGAREB, Tunisia (AFP) - Thousands of Tunisians went on strike and rallied Wednesday after a demonstrator died of tear gas inhalation…

Organic farmers find fertile ground in Tunis

by Kaouther Larbi and Françoise Kadri with AFP bureaus in Rabat and Algeria Agence France-Presse TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) - Proudly…

Thousands rally against Tunisia president’s ‘coup’

TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) -- At least 6,000 Tunisians rallied on Sunday against a presidential power grab in the only democracy…

Tunis residents decry beaches too polluted for swimming

by Akim Rezgui with Francoise Kadri in Tunis EZZAHRA, Tunisia (AFP) -- Tahar Jaouebi looks out from a beach south…

Tunisia holds vaccine ‘open day’ against Delta-driven spike

TUNIS, Tunisia (AFP) -- Tunisia on Sunday launched a Covid-19 vaccination drive for the over-40s, after receiving more than six…

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