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

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