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The Ministry of Health says a 66-year-old Tunisian man has died after being infected by the coronavirus following a visit to the Gulf. This is the first such case in Tunisia as the virus slowly spreads beyond the Middle East, according to the Ministry of Health’s National Observatory of New and Emerging Diseases, known by [...]

Amira Masrour | 21 May 2013 | 9 Comments

Two More Soldiers Injured by Land Mines in Hunt for Terrorists

Two members of the armed forces were injured in a land mine explosion this morning near the Algerian border. This followed multiple injuries caused by land mine explosions last week near Chambi Mountain, where security forces are searching for a terrorist group. The two officers were immediately brought by helicopter to the regional hospital of Kasserine [...]

Amira Masrour | 06 May 2013 | 2 Comments

Dean Acquitted of Assaulting Veiled Student

The dean of a Tunisian university accused of assaulting a veiled female student was acquitted Thursday. Two female students, including Fatouma Haji, the one who accused him of assault, were convicted of damaging the dean’s property and each received postponed four-month sentences. In a press conference following the verdict’s announcement, Dean Habib Kazdaghli said he thanked [...]

Asma Smadhi | 02 May 2013 | 5 Comments

Ennahdha Approves Mixed Political System

The Shura Council of the Ennahdha ruling party approved the creation of a mixed parliamentary/presidential system for Tunisia’s future government during an emergency meeting held yesterday, Fathi Ayadi, chair of the Council, told Mosaique FM. The new system of government would balance power between the president and prime minister. It was proposed by a key parliamentary committee [...]

Amira Masrour | 29 April 2013 | 1 Comment

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Libyan Commander Khouildi Hamidi arrested in Tunis-Carthage International Airport

Eymen Gamha | 08 September 2011 | 22 Comments

Known as being one of the officers who took part in the putch of September 1st 1969 and a close confidant of Col. Moammar Gadhafi, Commander Khouildi Hamidi was arrested in the Tunis-Carthage International Airport with members of his family on September 7th, 2011. Hamidi is married to a Tunisian woman, and he personally took [...]

Libyan National Transitional Council Chairman Discusses Tunisian-Libyan Cooperation

Houda Mzioudet | 04 September 2011 | 0 Comments

The Tunisian interim president, Foued Mebezzaa, received yesterday September 3rd, in Carthage the Chairman of the Executive Board of the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) Mahmoud Jibril, who was accompanied by Mr. Mahmoud Chammam, NTC Minister of Information and Jamel Ahmed Jouzanar, NTC representative in Tunis. Mebazzaa stressed the solid links and the common history [...]

First-Hand Accounts of the Humanitarian Situation in Free Tripoli

Houda Mzioudet | 01 September 2011 | 0 Comments

These accounts were written by Houda Mzioudet,a Tunisia Live reporter and fixer sent to help cover the events in Libya. August 24th: Two Swedish journalists and myself set off from Djerba to the Wazen-Dhehiba border crossing in the late afternoon. Along the way, we encountered several Libyan families escaping NATO’s shelling of Tripoli, [...]

Young Libyan Man Arrested in Tataouine Refugee Camp

Houda Mzioudet | 01 September 2011 | 0 Comments

August 31st, 2011: Tataouine Qatari refugee camp According to local sources, a young Libyan man from Wazen, aged 18-19, broke into a refugee camp in Tataouine yesterday, along with seven other people. The young man entered the camp under the pretext of looking for family members, and he succeeded in attracting the sympathy of [...]

Number of Libyan Refugees Increasing in Ras Jedir

Eymen Gamha | 01 September 2011 | 21 Comments

On Tuesday, August 30th, there was a clear rise in Libyan refugees crossing the Ras Jedir border in both directions. The transit point re-opened on August 28th and experienced a relative calm over the last few days. As a result, many Libyans have begun to traverse the border, either returning to Libya or entering Tunisian [...]

Libyan Revolution: Stories On The Ground

Eymen Gamha | 31 August 2011 | 0 Comments

By Eymen Gamha Day 1, August 26th, 2011. My trip to Libya started at the Wazen-Dhehiba border, in southern Tunisia. After spending a while waiting in a line of cars, the rebels checked our passports and we finally entered Libya. The way from the border to Az-Zintan was winding and we had to stop at many [...]

Sfax: Libyans Break Into Libyan Consulate, Demand Financial Aid

Asma Ghribi | 31 August 2011 | 0 Comments

A group of Libyan residents in the region of Sfax broke into the Libyan Consulate on Monday, August 29th. They tore down the green flags and pictures of what they called the “tyrant,” Muammar Gaddafi, and his misleading book. They were asking for the financial aid that the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) is supposed [...]

Rebels Take Control of Ras Jdir

Ahmed Medien | 27 August 2011 | 1 Comment

The Tunisian press has been closely following and reporting on the latest developments in Libya and along the Tunisia-Libya borders. In most Tunisian newspapers on August 27th, “Rebels Take Over Ras Jdir,” was the biggest headline. Early evening yesterday, August 26th, Isamel Fathalli — colonel-major at the cross border army legion — was informed [...]

Libya: The Revolution Continues

Ahmed Medien | 25 August 2011 | 0 Comments

Only one month after the Tunisian revolution of January 14th, the Libyans began to shout “dégage” at their 42-year long leader. Today, the goals of the Libyan people in overthrowing the Gadhafi government are closer to being met than ever. The road ahead, however, is still unclear. Since the beginning of the uprising, the Tunisians [...]

Attack Against Arab Embassy in Tunis Prevented

Eymen Gamha | 23 August 2011 | 0 Comments

Major Colonel Mokhtar Ben Nasr, representative of the National Ministry of Defense, declared at a news conference yesterday that an attempted attack against an Arab embassy in Tunis was foiled last week. Ben Nasr declared that Abderrazak Rajhi, a Libyan official, voluntarily disclosed to Tunisian authorities that he was ordered to carry out the attack. Rajhi [...]

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