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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 | 0 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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Tunisian Libyan Border Cross Closed to Enhance Security

Zied Mhirsi | 03 February 2012 | 0 Comments

Mr Adnan Mansar, spokesman for the Tunisian Presidency has announced that the Tunisian-Libyan border crossing at Ras-Jadir was closed on Friday, February 3rd, due to the deteriorating security situation: “We decided to close the crossing of Ras Jadir to give some time to our security forces to review and organize our border control procedures”. This [...]

Press Headlines – January 2nd, 2011

Charles Baeder | 02 January 2012 | 0 Comments

La Presse (The Press), Daily Governmental Attack of Ras Jedir Border Crossing Patrol Ends With Liberation of Abducted Officials Tunisian Chemical Group: Protesters are Back Marzouki Receives General Secretary of Organization Against Torture and Establishing Human Rights and Transitional Justice 2012 Marzouki Message to Tunisians: Let Us Turn Our Dreams Into Reality Mehdi Marzouk, to [...]

Libyan Border Crossing: 4 Tunisian National Guards Kidnapped, 3 Released

Op-ed Contributor | 31 December 2011 | 0 Comments

On Saturday, four Tunisian National Guardsmen were kidnapped by an armed group of Libyans one kilometer within Tunisian territory, in the governate of Mednine (south-western Tunisia), around 3:00 p.m. According to Mr. Hichem Meddeb, spokesperson of the Ministry of Interior, three of the men untied themselves and escaped. However, their officer is still being held by [...]

Ras Jedir Borders to Remain Closed

Asma Ghribi | 15 December 2011 | 0 Comments

Contrary to some reports circulating on social networks and some Tunisian media outlets, claiming that border crossing with Ras Jedir has reopened, the crossing is to remain closed. Tunisia Live has contacted officials from the Borders Department in the Tunisian Ministry of Interior and they completely denied the reports, asserting that only the new government [...]

Press Headlines – December 5th, 2011

Wafa Ben Hassine | 05 December 2011 | 0 Comments

La Presse (The Press), Daily Governmental School Transport: Damaged Buses Education: Agreement to Review Teachers’ Status Reforming the Educational System: Introducing Online Discussion Forum? Raja Farhat’s Play “Bourguiba, Last Jail”: A Touching Biography Second Leg of CAF Final: Club Africain Loses to Maghreb Fassi UGTT: Remaining Faithful to Labor Rights Leader Farhat Hached’s Vision Birth [...]

Press Headlines – December 3rd, 2011

Wafa Ben Hassine | 03 December 2011 | 0 Comments

La Presse (The Press), Daily Governmental Faculty of Letters of Manouba: Classes Gradually Resume Closure of Ras Jedir and Dhehiba Border Crossings Road Infrastructure: Growth Level and Regional Development Constituent Assembly and Organization of Public Powers: A Compromise at Eleventh Hour Free and Independent Media: the Backdrop of Democracy The Fruit of Commission of Educational [...]

Press Headlines – December 2nd, 2011

Wafa Ben Hassine | 02 December 2011 | 0 Comments

La Presse (The Press), Daily Governmental Tunisians Say “Degage” to Discrimination Against People with AIDS Economic Difficulties Ahead: Central Bank Alarmed Independence of the Judiciary and Transitional Justice Still Debated in Commission of Public Power The President’s Prerogatives: Marzouki Clarifies His Stance Tunisian-German Cooperation in Renewable Energy Tunis City Wins the Jean-Paul l’Allier Prize for [...]

UNHCR Activities Disrupted at Border Refugee Camp

Youssef Gaigi | 20 November 2011 | 0 Comments

According to observers on the ground, activities at the United Nations Refugee Agency (UNHCR) Shusha camp were disrupted during the last two weeks due to social unrest among local workers. The Shusha camp is 5 km from the Ras Jadir border crossing with Libya. More than 60 local workers were hired from the village of Ben [...]

Podcast: Press Headlines – October 14th, 2011

Allan Bradley | 14 October 2011 | 1 Comment

Here are the top stories in Tunisia, October 14th, 2011:

The Life Cycle of a Refugee Camp Along the Tunisia-Libya Border

Emily Parker | 05 October 2011 | 18 Comments

The Choucha refugee camp has seen its fair share of changes over the last seven months. The camp – which sprouted up on February 24th, shortly after the conflict in Libya erupted – has acutely felt the developments of the situation in Libya, as well as the tensions that result from caring for over 3,000 [...]

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