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 3rd regional forum on crowdfunding was held in Tozeur; the event will bring together a experts and stakeholders, both from the public and private sectors, and will be an opportunity to take stock of this participatory financing mechanism in Tunisia

Tunisians who also hold Algerian, Turkish, or French nationality can now serve military service in their second country of nationality, following agreements signed between Tunisia and these three nations

Minister of Youth and Sports, Sadok Mourali, congratulated members of the Tunisian national athletics team for their honorable performance at the Tokyo 2025 World Athletics Championships; Olympic champion Mohamed Gammoudi took part in the ceremony

Tunisian director Kaouther Ben Hania was awarded the Grand Jury Prize at the Venice Film Festival for her film The Voice of Hind Rajab; she dedicated the award "to the Palestinian Red Crescent and to all those who are trying to save lives in Gaza"