Tunisia 

Sidi Bou Saïd has become the 10th site in Tunisia inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List; developed around the 13th-century sanctuary and tomb of Sufi master and saint Abu Said al-Baji, the village has been a symbol of sufi spirituality for centuries

The Bizerte bridge project is in progress and reached a 75% of its technical completion rate for section I and II, carried out by Tunisian companies; The first metal components of the Bizerte bridge are expected to arrive in December

The 16th edition of "Sea Week," organized by WWF North Africa, is about to be held in Mahdiaon 13-18 July; designed as a summer school, the event is tied to the "Tunisia towards 30×30" project and part of WWF North Africa such to heal the Mediterranean

Béja area has recorded 34 fires in cereal and fodder crops since the beginning of the harvest season, including haystacks and coarse fodder, according to local Civil Protection sources

Most of Tunisia's climate budget will be invested into water and agriculture, allocating around $1.9 billion to improve irrigation, secure water supplies and strengthen food production against drought and rising temperatures

Tunisian Television celebrated its 60th anniversary; the first official broadcast on 31 May 1966 was a 2-hour black-and-white program, establishing an identity for the country by showcasing local faces, languages and culture that are now a key document

Hundreds of citizens gathered in central Tunis for a social and political rally denouncing economic hardship, rising living costs and restrictions on political freedoms; Protesters called for solutions to the country’s worsening socio-economic conditions

Stray dogs and the proliferation of waste remain a primary responsibility of municipalities, neglected in many cities, where the situation keeps getting more dangerous despite efforts by civil society to stem bad practices and the environmental threat

Strawberry producers in the Nabeul Governorate, particularly in Korba, which accounts for 90% of national production, are suffering the consequences of January floods that damaged 200 hectares out of 350; 50 were completely washed away

World Theatre Day will be celebrated on 27 March at Chedli Klibi City of Culture in Tunis, with a cultural event organised by multiple players, theaters and the Tunisian Organisation for Copyright to enhance coordination among cultural institutions

Critical challenges facing the Arab world, specifically the lack of a cohesive, unifying project for regional renaissance, have been explored on 3 March in an online international conference by the Arab Dialogue Laboratory of the Gulf Research Centre

Deepening Tunisia-Algeria ties spark mounting scrutiny and criticism in Tunisia, where citizens fear a loss of sovereignty amid a rising wave of authoritarian interdependence

Some regions in Tunisia received the heaviest rainfall in 70 years in late January, with a positive impact on water reservoirs but causing floods that left a trail of disruptions, destruction and a number of people dead