The Tunisian parliament announced on Wednesday that it is considering the formation of a parliamentary commission of inquiry to investigate “news about some parties’ attempt to stage a coup,”...

A wanted militant wearing an explosive belt blew himself up in the Tunisian capital after being surrounded by police, the government said on Wednesday, but there were no other...

On Monday, the Ennahda movement called for an amendment to the Law regulating the Provisional Authority to Monitor the Constitutionality of the Draft Laws. This amendment would allow the...

The Head of Ennahda movement, Rached Ghannouchi, has praised the democracy in Turkey, saying that the result of the re-run of the Istanbul mayoral election is proof that there...

The US Embassy in Tunisia closed its doors to the public today due to security reasons. “Due to security concerns, the US Embassy will be closed to the public...

The Tunisian judiciary decided, Saturday, to detain Raed Touati, who is accused of belonging to Al-Qaeda, for investigations into armed attacks. This came in a press statement by Sofien...

The leader of the Ennahda Movement, Rashed Ghannouchi, has accused foreign and Gulf media of trying to cause unrest in Tunisia and to shake the people’s confidence in their...

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The Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) has condemned the twin suicide attacks that took place in Tunis today, Anadolu Agency reports. In a statement, OIC expressed solidarity with the Tunisian...

Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi has been rushed to hospital in a critical condition. The 92-year-old was rushed to a military hospital in the Tunisian capital Tunis earlier this...

The Tunisian capital Tunis has been hit by two apparent suicide attacks which have left scores of civilians and police injured

Tunisia’s Ennahda Movement yesterday expressed its rejection of postponing elections, denying its participation in discussions with any party working to achieve this aim. According to the Tunisian Independent High...

"Today we are moving towards defending the vulnerable, the poor and marginalised areas"

Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia Marouane Abassi announced that the final date of his country’s removal from the blacklist of non-cooperative countries in the global fight against...

People release sky lanterns during 'Tabarka Sky Lantern Festival'

Tunisians believe the US-backed compromise plan between Israel and Palestine will fail due to wide-spread popular rejection in Arab and Muslim countries, despite the “weak” stance of their governments,...

The Tunisian judiciary accused, Basma Khalfaoui, the widow of late left-wing politician Chokri Belaïd, who was assassinated in February 2013, of participating in his killing and hiding his mobile...

Tunisian ex-president Moncef Marzouki breaks down in tears live on TV while talking about the death of former Egyptian President Mohamed Morsi

Standing near the shrine of the Sufi saint Sidi Boughanem in western Tunisia, Karim points to the earth below his feet, Reuters reports. “There are stairs under the ground,”...

Members of Tunisia’s parliament have called for officials to be held accountable after Israeli media reported that a group of Zionists toured the capital Tunis, passing the street where...

Egypt will always support the Libyan troops loyal to the General Khalifa Haftar, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi said yesterday. “Egypt’s position on supporting the Libyan National Army in...

Several Tunisian political parties have opposed a proposal to amend the election law a few months before the legislative and presidential elections, scheduled for October and November 2019. The...

A Tunisian MP has revealed that he rejected an invitation to lunch with the former State Secretary Madeline Albright to talk about the participation of Tunisian youth in political...

On Tuesday, Tunisia’s former interior minister, Abdallah Kallel, appeared before the transitional justice court in Tunisia, which specialises in investigating human rights violations committed during the regime of former...

A ship carrying 75 refugees has been in stranded in international waters near Tunisia for 11 days after authorities refused to allow it to dock. The Tunisian Red Crescent...

Thousands of Muslims in across the Middle East perform Eid prayers

The Tunisian Ennahda movement on Tuesday condemned the violence against protestors outside the General Headquarters of the Sudanese army, expressing full solidarity with the peaceful movement in Sudan, Anadolu...

Tunisia’s secular Tahya Tounes party, founded this year, elected Prime Minister Youssef Chahed as its president on Sunday, confirming expectations of his leadership months before parliamentary and presidential elections,...

Nine MPs belonging to the Popular Front bloc, a left-wing opposition coalition, submitted their resignation to the Office of the Parliament. This move threatens to dissolve the bloc and...

The Popular Front, a Tunisian opposition party, risks losing its parliamentary bloc following the resignation of nine of its MPs a few months before the elections. On Tuesday, nine...

The Deal of the Century has inspired much discussion about Washington’s latest political gambit in the Middle East. Largely excluded from the debate, however, is the emotional toll involving...

American spy Jonathan Pollard, who was jailed for decades for selling American secrets to Israel, has criticised Tel Aviv for failing to help him move to Israel. “To make...