Tunisia 

Although Tunis signed a MoU with the EU with the aim of stopping irregular migration, Italian Interior Ministry published data showing significant increase in the rate of irregular migrants from Tunisia

Every year about 7.000 tons of plastic waste ends up littering the beaches of the Kerkennah Islands, and new eco-sustainable Tunisian brands are investing in producing clothes made from a fiber composed of an increasingly high percentage of marine plastic

More than 30 Tunisian and international creators are gathered until Aug. 31 in the town of Mahres for the 35th International Festival of Plastic Arts with workshops, exhibitions, stands and various art performances and street shows

11.400 applications for funding for projects dedicated to women and girls have been received on the Raidet platform, said the Minister of Family, Women, Children and the Elderly

Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed Prime Minister Najla Bouden, the country's first female premier, and immediately appointed Ahmed Hachani, head of Tunisia's central bank, as the new prime minister

Some 500.000 tonnes of plastic are thrown into the sea every year in Tunisia, say data from the Ministry of the Environment; according to World Wide Fund for Nature, the country is considered one of the main producers of plastic in the Mediterranean

The National Coordination of Social Movements called on Tunisians and national and international organizations to come to the aid of sub-Saharan migrants in the country as they "suffer from thirst, hunger and disease in this period of extreme heat"

The Italian Cooperation's project aimed at improving production and consumption models - in a frame of reaching healthy and sustainable economic growth in Tunisian coastal areas - has closed in Tunis

Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport recorded a 16% increase in arrivals during June 11-20 compared to last year, a positive summer start for the Sousse El-Kantaoui tourist area

Tunisian Association for the Fight against Sexually Transmitted Diseases and Aids has published the sexual health education guide 'Let's talk about it' as part of its programme aimed at enabling young people to develop sexual education knowledge

Tunisia's leading cartoonist, who goes by the name of Z, is using drawing to denounce President Saied, emphasising how crucial it is for him to be anonymous to avoid repercussions

A shooting occurred near the Ghriba synagogue, resulting in the death of at least five people and bringing back memories of a serious attack that killed 21 people 21 years ago, on 11 April 2002

The country is seeking a rescue package worth nearly $2 billion from the International Monetary Fund