Mongi Saidani
Arab World Tunisian President Kais Saied. (Reuters)

Tunisia to Hold Presidential Elections in Last Quarter This Year

The 2024 presidential elections are expected to be held in September or October 2024, spokesman for the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE),…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Arab World The Italy-Africa summit with the participation of many officials (Tunisian presidency)

Tunisia Awaits European Funds to Develop Energy Sector, Curb Migration

– Tunisian President Kais Saied participated in the Italy-Africa summit in Rome, held under the "Mattei Plan for Africa," in the presence of 27 heads of state…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Arab World Ennahda movement leader Rached al-Ghannouchi. (AFP)

Tunisia’s Ennahda Denies Claims of Ghannouchi’s Death in Prison

Tunisia’s Ennahda movement denied on Sunday reports that its leader, Rached al-Ghannouchi, had died in prison. Secretary-General of the party Lajmi…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Arab World Police officers in downtown Tunis. Reuters

Tunisian Gets Life Sentence for Attempted Interior Ministry Infiltration

The criminal chamber specialized in terrorist cases at the Tunis Court of First Instance handed down a life imprisonment sentence on Wednesday to an extremist…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Arab World African migrants in a neighborhood in the Tunisian capital (EPA)

Tunisia Thwarts 13 Illegal Migration Operations

Tunisia’s Coast Guard units thwarted 13 irregular migration operations across the maritime borders during the weekend, and rescued 175 migrants of sub-Saharan…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Arab World A previous session of the Tunisian Parliament (Tunisian Parliament’s Website)

Suspicions of Corruption about Fate of $36.6 Bln Gained by Tunisia

The head of the financial committee in the Tunisian parliament, Usman Shoushan, revealed on Tuesday that the volume of loans and grants received by the…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Arab World The head of the Independent High Authority for Elections in a meeting to set the upcoming electoral dates. (Independent High Authority for Elections)

Tunisia Announces Three Dates for Upcoming Elections

The Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) in Tunisia has unveiled the initial dates for holding the presidential, local, and municipal elections. …

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)
Arab World Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni (EPA)

Italian PM to Visit Tunisia Next Week, Discuss Illegal Immigration

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni is scheduled to visit Tunisia next week at the invitation of President Kais Saied. Political observers believe…

Mongi Saidani (Tunis)