Africa Tunisia 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
Africa Tunisia Trial begun for 40 opposition figures accused of conspiring against state security for criticising President Kais Saiedhas, including politicians, activists, diplomats, journalists and businessmen
Africa Tunisia The number of beneficiaries of the social amnesty at 5 February 2025 has reached approximately 31.000 between companies and the self-employed; figures are stated by the collection director of the National Social Security Fund
Africa Tunisia The heart failure unit, electrophysiology unit, anaesthetists and cardiovascular surgeons at Rabta Hospital successfully performed an electroporation ablation procedure for atrial fibrillation, a world first in this field
Africa Tunisia The 100-seat travelling cinema Cinématdour, run by a private cultural organisation, Agora, and a non-profit organisation, Focus Gabès, continues to tour the country, opening up to those who have no money to pay for a ticket or get to a cinema