Category: Tunisia

At Least 30 Injured in Trains Collision in Tunisia: Mosaique Radio

CAIRO—At least 30 people were injured in a two trains collision in the Tunisian capital on Thursday, Tunisian Radio Mosaique reported. Injured were transferred to two hospitals for medical care, Mosaique said. There were no further details on the cause of the accident. By Alaa Swilam and Mahmoud Mourad


Tunisia on Edge as President Suspends Parliament, Fires Prime Minister

TUNIS, Tunisia—Troops surrounded Tunisia’s parliament and blocked its speaker from entering Monday after the president suspended the legislature and fired the prime minister and other top members of government, sparking concerns for the North African country’s young democracy at home and abroad. In the face of nationwide protests over Tunisia’s economic troubles and the government’s…


EU Calls on All Tunisian Actors to Respect Constitution, Rule of Law

BRUSSELS—The European Union on Monday urged all political actors in Tunisia to respect the country’s constitution and avoid violence after Tunisia’s president ousted the government and froze Parliament with help from the army. “We are closely following the latest developments in Tunisia,” a spokeswoman for the European Commission said. “We call on all Tunisian actors…


At Least 43 Migrants Drown in Shipwreck Off Tunisia, Red Crescent Says

TUNIS—At least 43 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, while another 84 were rescued, the Tunisian Red Crescent told Reuters on Saturday. The boat had set off from Zuwara, on Libya’s northwest coast, carrying migrants from Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea, and Bangladesh, the humanitarian…


At Least 57 Migrants Drown in Shipwreck Off Tunisia

TUNIS—At least 57 migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunis as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy and 33 were rescued, humanitarian organisation Tunisian Red Crescent said on Tuesday. In recent weeks, drowning incidents have occurred off the Tunisian coast, with an increase in the frequency of trips to Europe from…


Tunisian Divers Find Another Body From Migrant Boat; 22 Dead

TUNIS, Tunisia—Navy divers recovered another body on Saturday from a migrant boat that floundered and sunk off the coast of eastern Tunisia, bringing to 22 the number of known dead, including nine women and a baby, as police searched for the smuggler. An estimated 40 people were aboard the boat which sank Friday off the…


At Least 39 Die as 2 Migrant Boats Sink Off Tunisia

TUNIS—At least 39 migrants died when two boats sank off Tunisia on Tuesday as they tried to cross the Mediterranean to the Italian island of Lampedusa, the Tunisian defense ministry said. The coastguard rescued 165 others, and searches for more survivors are still ongoing off the coast of Sfax, ministry spokesman Mohamed Zekri said. All…


20 Migrants Dead Off Tunisia After Boat Sinks, More Missing

TUNIS, Tunisia—About 20 African migrants were found dead Thursday after their smuggling boat sank in the Mediterranean Sea while trying to reach Europe, Tunisian authorities said. Five survivors were rescued and the Tunisian navy is searching for up to 20 others still believed missing. Tunisian coast guard boats and local fishermen found and retrieved the…