Tunisia

29 March 2022; MEMO: The United States is concerned about the democratic path in Tunisia, a senior US official announced yesterday. The US Under Secretary of State for civilian security, democracy and human rights, Uzra Zeya, called on the Tunisian authorities to respect freedom of expression and halt the military trials of civilians.

22 March 2022; MEMO: Several organisations and parties supportive of the Tunisian President have expressed their rejection to the policies applied by the authorities of Carthage. They criticised the status of disregarding and not consulting them, considering that the online consultation project promoted by Kais Saied has "failed".

21 March 2022; MEMO: In the Tunisian capital, thousands of Tunisians have demonstrated on Sunday 20 March, 2022, to commemorate the 66th anniversary of Independence, and to call for overthrowing of what they call "the coup". This demonstration came as a response to a call launched by the "Citizens against the Coup" campaign, according to Anadolu Agency.

TUNIS, March 21 (Xinhua) -- At least 72 people were injured when two trains collided on Monday morning in the south of Tunisia's capital Tunis, according to an official from Civil Defense Department.

In the collision that took place in the Jebel El Jloud area, just near the main station of Barcelona located in the heart of Tunis, a long-distance train hit another train running on the same rail track, said Samir Oueslati, acting regional director of Civil Protection in Tunis, private radio station Mosaique FM reported.

20 March 2022; MEMO: Gunmen opened fire on a security facility in Tunisia's central Kairouan city on Sunday, Anadolu Agency reported the National Guard as saying in a statement, Anadolu Agency reported.

The statement said the attackers had fled the scene unscathed.

No injuries or damage were reported.

There was no claim of responsibility for the attack, but local media suggested that the attackers were likely members of a terrorist cell.

The Interior Ministry has yet to comment on the report.

TUNIS, Mar 20 (NNN-TAP) – The number of bodies recovered off the Nabeul coast in north-eastern Tunisia has grown to 20, the private radio station, Shems FM, reported yesterday.

“Security personnel retrieved eight bodies off the coast of Nabeul today, raising the total number of bodies to 20,” Shems FM said.

“Most of the bodies that were retrieved belong to illegal immigrants with Syrian passports,” it said, adding, the rest of the bodies have been transferred to an autopsy agency for the verification of their identities.

19 March 2022; MEMO: Tunisian President Kais Saied's online survey aimed at asking voters for their political views has failed despite the large investment in its development, the Tunisian Workers' Party disclosed on Friday.

TUNIS, Mar 19 (NNN-TAP) – The Tunisian maritime guard, yesterday, found 12 bodies of illegal immigrants of African and Syrian nationalities, off the Nabeul coast in north-eastern Tunisia.

These illegal immigrants might have lost their lives when their boat sank, during the trip towards the European coasts, the private radio station, Mosaique FM, reported.

Since the beginning of 2022, some 870 illegal immigrants have managed to reach the Italian coasts, the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) revealed, on Wednesday.

15 March 2022; MEMO: On Monday, 14 March, 2022, Human Rights Watch considered that "the imprisonment of the former head of the National Bar of Association, Abderrazak Kilani, due to an altercation with security agents during which he criticised President Kais Saied, is a new disquieting step in confiscation of civil freedoms since Saied's taking over the powers on 25 July, 2021."

TUNIS, March 13 (NNN-AGENCIES) — Households across North Africa are rushing to stock up on flour, semolina and other staples as food prices rise following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, both key wheat exporters to the region.

The scramble is worse coming just weeks before the start of the holy month of Ramadan, when Muslims traditionally break a dawn-to-dusk fast with lavish family meals.

Tunisia, Morocco and Libya, along with several other Arab countries, import much of their wheat from Ukraine and Russia.