Tunisia 

Increased technical cooperation between Tunisia and the WHO was discussed during a working session with an agreement that specifically concerns the national pharmaceutical industry and vaccine production, through the available funding lines

Several members of the Assembly of People's Representatives asked the Tunisian government to clarify its policy on the migration issue and to explain the solutions adopted to tackle the phenomenon

Over 1.300 migrants died or disappeared in 2023 in shipwrecks close to the Tunisian coast, reports the NGO Tunisian Forum for Social and Economic Rights; Tunisians accounted for the second highest number of irregular migrant arrivals into Italy

The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Africa’s oldest, usually involves days-long festivities with thousands of pilgrims, has been canceled due to the war in Gaza, reported the head of the organizing committee, Perez Trabelsi

Olive oil export revenues increased 82,7% compared to the same period in the previous marketing year, said the National Observatory of Agriculture

Today 9 April, 2024, access to sites, monuments, and museums will be free for all Tunisians and foreigners residing in Tunisia, as announced on the first Sunday of the month and Martyrs' Day by the Heritage Development and Cultural Promotion Agency

The country aims to achieve an export rate to Africa of 5% in 2026-2027, a target that depends essentially on the agreements Tunisia has signed, such as the African Continental Free Trade Area and the Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa

The first delegate for the management of Sfax governorate affairs visited the seawater desalination station to learn about the progress of the work, now 85% completed

Violence against women remains a very present phenomenon, since 84,75% of the women questioned in a national survey by the National Institute of Statistics said they had been victims of at least one act of violence since the age of 15

Tunisian opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi began a hunger strike on Monday in solidarity with other anti-government figures who are leading a protest fast

Ashraf Dhahbi, a Tunisian astronomical physics and mathematics researcher, has just joined the EMAC research team at NASA's Goddard Space Travel Center

The first photovoltaic solar power plant in Djerba and south-east Tunisia has been inaugurated by the Secretary of State for Energy Transition; the plant will provide electricity to 500 households

A further regression in terms of human rights and the rule of law was recorded during 2023, in the absence of real checks and balances against the power of President Kais Saied, as the NGO Human Rights Watch states in its World Report 2024