Tunis – An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission has kicked off a new phase of talks with Tunisian authorities on the advancement of economic reforms, as part of the loan agreement. The mission asserted that the IMF will maintain its support for the economic reforms, which will accelerate
Tunis- The French Development Agency (AFD) has renewed its EUR 1.2 billion commitment to finance projects over the next five years. In a statement to TAP on the sidelines of a press conference held on Monday to celebrate the agency’s 25th anniversary, AFD Director Gilles Chausse recalled that
Tunis– The unified committee entrusted with amending the Skhirat Agreement met with representatives of Libya’s various political parties on Saturday, for the fifth consecutive day, in the presence of UN Envoy Ghassan Salameh. While no concrete results were reached to amend the agreement signed in 20
Tunisia- Tunisian Defense Minister Abdelkareem Zubaidi pledged emboldened support to the military establishment, in addition to securing the provision of adequate equipment for combating terrorist organizations. Overseeing the meeting of the armed forces coordinators, Zubaidi said that his priority
Tunis – The Commander of the Libyan Army, Field Marshal Khalifa Haftar, arrived on Monday in Tunis upon the invitation of President Beji Caid Essebsi, within a Tunisian attempt to revive its initiative of a comprehensive solution to the Libyan crisis. Haftar’s first official visit to Tunisia f
Tunisia- The Tunisian government announced a new program to rehabilitate fighters returning from terror zones. A group of Tunisian ministries, including the ministries of justice, interior, foreign affairs and defense, are preparing an integrated rehabilitation program before the end of the current
Tunisia- The Tunisian government lifted on Thursday the ban on Muslim women marrying non-Muslim foreigners, a step that triggered a legal and social controversy among conservative Islamic blocs and liberal and left-wing blocs. “Congratulations to the women of Tunisia for the enshrinement of the righ
Tunis- A Tunisian parliamentary session set to consider the draft reconciliation law witnessed on Wednesday tension and discontent, especially from opposition parties who reject giving Amnesty to figures from the regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, including corrupt officials. Despite that, parliamen
Tunisia- The expanded cabinet reshuffle in Tunisia included the return of senior ministers from the regime of former President Zine El Abidine ben Ali despite ongoing debate over national reconciliation. The most prominent feature of the reshuffle was the appointment of senior security official Lotf
Tunis- The Tunisian Ministry of Interior has broken up a terrorist cell that sends youth to hotbeds of militancy in Tajerouine town in Kef Governorate, 160 km northwest of Tunis. The ministry said that anti-terrorist security apparatuses have arrested two members of the cell and issued charges again
Tunisia- Tunisia’s Prime Minister Youssef Chahed announced on Wednesday a major cabinet reshuffle that included filling three ministerial vacancies (finance, education, international cooperation) and structural changes in so-called sovereign ministries such as the defense and interior. “
Tunis – Government-led negotiations with a group of protestors in the Kebili area (600 km south of Tunis) put an end to nearly four months of social protests and sit-ins that have disrupted oil and gas production in the energy-producing desert areas in the southeast. Tunisian Minister of Socia
Tunisia- Stances expressed by Ennahdha Party and Al Nidaa Party have revealed a huge difference in points of view towards the ministerial amendment that was announced by Prime Minister of Tunisia Yousef El-Shahed, before he delayed its implementation later on. The ministerial amendment has been prop
