Trial Reopens in Tunisia Beach Resort Terror Attack

The trial of suspects connected to the 2015 terrorist attack on Tunisia’s Sousse beach resort reopened on Tuesday. (Reuters)
The trial of suspects connected to the 2015 terrorist attack on Tunisia’s Sousse beach resort reopened on Tuesday. (Reuters)
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Trial Reopens in Tunisia Beach Resort Terror Attack

The trial of suspects connected to the 2015 terrorist attack on Tunisia’s Sousse beach resort reopened on Tuesday. (Reuters)
The trial of suspects connected to the 2015 terrorist attack on Tunisia’s Sousse beach resort reopened on Tuesday. (Reuters)

The trial of suspects linked to the 2015 terrorist attack on a Tunisian beach resort reopened on Tuesday.

The ISIS attack on the Imperial Hotel in the beach resort of Sousse left 38 people dead, mostly British tourists.

More than 40 people have been summoned to stand trial.

The attacker, a Tunisian student, was killed by police.

Among the accused, 14 have been summoned even though they are not currently being held in custody and it is unclear whether they will turn up for the trial. Six others are security agents accused of failing to prevent or stop the attack.

The trial has been postponed several times at the lawyers' request.

In addition to the massacre at the beach resort, Tunisia suffered two other major attacks in 2015. At the famed Bardo Museum, 22 people died while 12 perished in the center of Tunis on a bus carrying presidential guards.

The attacks devastated the country's tourism sector as travel agencies pulled out and governments issued travel warnings.

Tourism has since bounced back after Tunisia's government implemented a series of measures aimed at securing popular destinations in the country.



Barrack Says Trump’s Vision for Syria is Hopeful and Achievable

A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus on June 4, 2025. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus on June 4, 2025. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
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Barrack Says Trump’s Vision for Syria is Hopeful and Achievable

A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus on June 4, 2025. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)
A large Syrian flag flutters above Tishreen Park in Damascus on June 4, 2025. (Photo by LOUAI BESHARA / AFP)

US Special Envoy to Syria Thomas Barrack has said that President Donald Trump’s vision for Syria “is not only hopeful but achievable.”

“Spent the afternoon at the White House with President Trump and Secretary of State (Marco) Rubio discussing Middle East affairs that all relate to Türkiye and Syria. I can assure you the President’s vision with the Secretary’s execution is not only hopeful but achievable,” Barrack said on X on Saturday.

Meanwhile, Syrian state news agency (SANA) said that the US Senate approved on Saturday a decision to remove Syria from the long-standing list of so-called “rogue states.”

The White House posted on X that Syria had been on the list alongside Iran, North Korea, Cuba, Venezuela, and other countries, and now it is removed.

The list, which has been used by the US for nearly three decades, targets countries accused of hostility to American interests, support for terrorism, pursuit of weapons of mass destruction, or serious human rights violations.

Also Saturday, Britain welcomed the Syrian government’s commitment to cooperation with the Organization for the Prohibition of Chemical Weapons (OPCW).

A post on the British Foreign and Development Office website via X read that the UK welcomes the Syrian government’s strong commitment to turning the page on history, and its determination to ensure the complete destruction of the chemical weapons program dating back to the Assad era.

The ministry added: “We are encouraged by the operational and logistical support Syria has provided for OPCW visits and its commitment to engaging with the international community.”