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Tunisian company BIOHEAT says it is transforming the country's olive waste into an eco-friendly and efficient energy source ... Show more
In Tunisia's olive groves, an innovative company is addressing environmental challenges by transforming agricultural waste into valuable energy resources
Saudi AI chief reviews Hajj tech operations: RIYADH: Abdullah Al-Ghamdi, president of the Saudi Data and AI Authority, reviewed the work of the authority’s ...
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Portugal’s parties wrap up campaigns amid uncertainty ahead of general election: As Portugal prepares for its third early general election in three years ...
france24.com/en/europe/20250516-portugal-s-parties-wrap-up-campaigns-amid-uncertainty-ahead-of-general-election
Redirecting... May 11
'Chiefs to axe Nabi': The Tunisian coach has not lived up to expectations, and will leave with his whole technical team.
timeslive.co.za/sunday-times/sport/2025-05-11-chiefs-to-axe-nabi/
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Tunisia: Sub-Saharan Africans suffer in EU-fuelled migrant crackdown: A transit country for mainly Sub-Saharan Africans seeking to reach Europe by sea ...
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Refugee Defense: How Tunisia Does Europe's Dirty Work: Thousands of African migrants are being forcibly prevented from traveling to Europe and instead ...
taz.de/Abwehr-von-Fluechtlingen/!6083560/
UDA dismisses claims of mass defections in Embu as fraudulent, misleading: Speaking at a press briefing in Embu Town, UDA Mt. Kenya East Coordinator Albert ...
standardmedia.co.ke/politics/article/2001518703/uda-dismisses-claims-of-mass-defections-in-embu-as-fraudulent-misleading
Tunisia and the EU migration deal: deportations into no man's land: In April, the EU declared the North African state a safe country of origin ...
nzz.ch/international/tunesien-und-eu-migrationsdeal-abschiebungen-ins-niemandsland-ld.1882268
Drastic asylum figures: Number of migrants arriving on Italy's coasts rises by more than a third
welt.de/politik/ausland/article256051232/Drastische-Asylzahlen-Anzahl-der-ankommenden-Migranten-an-Italiens-Kuesten-steigt-um-mehr-als-Drittel-an.html
To discuss the implications of Robert Prevost’s election as pope, for the church and the world’s 1.4 billion Catholics, PBS News Hour spoke with Kim Daniels ... Show more
Tunisia should become a safe third country: "Mrs. von der Leyen makes deals just like Mr. Trump"
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Paid articlePaywall 10 Years of SOS Humanity: No Happy Birthday: The NGO SOS Humanity saves people in the Mediterranean. It's now turning ten - | but it has little reason to ...
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“This is not about ‘terrorism’. This isn’t about ‘defence’. This is about erasure of nations, of people, of memory itself.”
Soumaya Ghannoushi ... Show more
Refugee Defense: How Tunisia Does Europe's Dirty Work: Thousands of African migrants are being forcibly prevented from traveling to Europe and instead ...
taz.de/Abwehr-von-Fluechtlingen/!6083560/
Tunisia leader Saied’s opponents, supporters stage rival rallies: Riot police have been deployed in large numbers to separate the groups in Tunis.
aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/1/tunisia-leader-saieds-opponents-supporters-stage-rival-rallies
Former Tunisian PM handed 34-year sentence, rejects ‘terrorism’ charges: Former Prime Minister Ali Larayedh and the opposition Ennahdha party have denounced the ...
aljazeera.com/news/2025/5/2/former-tunisian-pm-handed-34-year-sentence-rejects-terrorism-charges
U-20 AFCON: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles start on winning note against Tunisia: The decisive moment came in the 38th minute when Auwal Ibrahim, the promising Akwa ...
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U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles face must-win clash against Kenya after stalemate with Morocco
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Ali Laarayedh: Tunisia jails ex-prime minister on terrorism charges: Ali Laarayedh is the latest high-profile critic of the president to be jailed as campaigners ...
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‘No dumping ground’: Tunisia activist wins award over waste scandal: TUNIS: Tunisian environmentalist Semia Labidi Gharbi, awarded a global prize for her role ...
arabnews.com/node/2599295/middle-east
Tunisia’s Saied slams ‘blatant interference’ after international criticism: TUNIS: Tunisian President Kais Saied on Tuesday lashed out at “comments and ...
arabnews.com/node/2598853/middle-east
Key FactsSaied Condemns Foreign Interference Amid Trial Controversy
Apr 30 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: arabnews.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: arabnews.com
- Tunisian President Kais Saied dismissed international criticism of a mass trial targeting opposition figures as unacceptable.
- He asserted that such comments represent blatant interference in Tunisia's internal affairs.
- A court sentenced around 40 defendants, including prominent opposition figures, to prison terms ranging from 13 to 66 years for 'conspiracy against state security.'
- The UN and Western nations expressed concerns about the fairness of the trial and the political motives behind the sentences.
The comments and statements by foreign parties are unacceptable... and constitute blatant interference in Tunisia’s internal affairs.— Tunisian President Kais Saied responded to international criticism regarding a mass trial targeting opposition figures.
Khaleej Times Apr 30
Watch: Dubai cafe run by people with Down syndrome serves visitors with ‘unconditional love’
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Foreign Skilled Workers: Hurdle Race - | brand eins online: German bureaucracy makes things unnecessarily difficult for urgently needed doctors and nurses from ...
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Thousands of migrants camped in olive groves around El Amra in Tunisia for almost two years. On April 4, the authorities of the North African country began ... Show more
Vienna election: blue joy, black frustration - | and a satisfied SPÖ mayor: Red parade music, blue snob factor, black hopelessness: profil reporters watched the ...
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Key FactsVienna Election Results: SPÖ Leads, FPÖ Gains Significantly
Apr 28 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nachrichten.at
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: nachrichten.at
- The SPÖ secured 39.5 percent in the Vienna election, maintaining its position as the leading party despite a slight decline.
- The FPÖ saw a significant increase to 20.8 percent, while the Greens remained stable at 14.2 percent.
- NEOS and the ÖVP were closely matched at 9.8 percent and 9.7 percent, respectively, with the final outcome to be determined on Monday by outstanding postal votes.
- The SPÖ has multiple coalition options, including continuing with NEOS or collaborating with the ÖVP or Greens.
Tunisian court sentences opposition figures to 13 to 66 years in prison: Prominent politicians, businessmen and lawyers are among those that have been sentenced ...
france24.com/en/africa/20250419-tunisian-court-sentences-opposition-figures-to-13-to-66-years-in-prison
Key FactsTunisia Imposes Long Prison Sentences on Opposition Leaders
Apr 19 · Reading time: ~45 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- A Tunisian court sentenced opposition leaders, businessmen, and lawyers to prison terms ranging from 13 to 66 years for conspiracy.
- The opposition claims the case is fabricated, reflecting President Kais Saied's authoritarian regime.
- More than 20 defendants have fled abroad, while many prominent opposition figures remain in custody.
- The charges are seen as an effort to criminalize dissent and consolidate Saied's power.
"The authorities want to criminalise the opposition."— Ahmed Nejib Chebbi, the leader of the National Salvation Front, said this on Friday.
Tunisia jails opponents, critics of President Saied | Africanews: Tunisia on Friday handed opponents of President Kais Saied lengthy jail terms after convicting ...
africanews.com/2025/04/19/tunisia-jails-opponents-critics-of-president-saied/
Tunisian authorities have set tents on fire that were housing around 2,000 sub-Saharan African migrants.
Officials have been cracking down on what they say is ... Show more
Funding cut for landmark study of women's health: The Women's Health Initiative, begun in the 1990s, has made many important discoveries ...
npr.org/2025/04/23/nx-s1-5372892/womens-health-initiative-research-funding-gets-cut
Tunisia: Opposition figures sentenced to long prison terms: Politicians, businessmen, and lawyers face up to 66 years in prison. Among them are important ...
faz.net/aktuell/politik/ausland/tunesien-oppositionelle-zu-langen-haftstrafen-verurteilt-110428330.html
Ancient DNA Reveals Phoenicians' Surprising Ancestry: Phoenician civilization spread its culture and alphabet across the Mediterranean but not, evidently ...
nature.com/articles/d41586-025-01283-w
Tunisia evacuates camp housing illegal migrants: Tunisian authorities on Thursday have evacuated a camp housing around 3,000 illegal migrants in the port city of ...
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Trump administration restores funding for major women’s health study: The Trump administration has reversed course and restored financial support for a ...
thehill.com/policy/healthcare/5268192-trump-funding-womens-health-study-restored/
After verdicts in Tunisia: | "Return to the era of political prisoners": In Tunisia, a court has imposed prison sentences of up to 66 years in the so-called ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/afrika/tunesien-urteil-oppositionelle-104.html
‘I don’t know where I will go’: Refugees run out of options in Tunisia: Blocked from staying and barred from moving to other camps, refugees in Tunisia weigh a ...
aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/23/i-dont-know-where-i-will-go-refugees-run-out-of-options-in-tunisia
Dr. Abdullah Al-Rabeeah, supervisor general of Saudi Arabia’s aid agency KSrelief, met with Tunisia’s President Kais Saied in the capital, Tunis ... Show more
Tunisia: Is the EU staying loyal to the autocrats?: President Saïed is having dozens of opposition members tried. And the EU Commission is proposing to classify ...
sueddeutsche.de/politik/eu-tunesien-unterdrueckung-migration-asylrecht-li.3240146
Initiative brings together volunteers to rebuild Israeli communities affected by war
jpost.com/israel-news/article-851282
Tunisian judge orders detention of prominent lawyer, Saied critic Souab: A Tunisian anti-terrorism judge ordered on Wednesday the detention of prominent lawyer ...
timeslive.co.za/news/africa/2025-04-25-tunisian-judge-orders-detention-of-prominent-lawyer-saied-critic-souab/
“No woman in Europe should fear death in a hospital bed or prosecution for making decisions about her own body.” Read more 👉 European Citizens' Initiative on abortion rights hits 1.2 million signatures
Tunisia: new Human Rights Watch report finds dramatic increase in politically motivated arrests | Africanews
africanews.com/2025/04/17/tunisia-new-human-rights-watch-report-finds-dramatic-increase-in-politically-motivated-arr/
Key FactsHafnaoui Faces 21-Month Ban for Location Violations
Apr 18 · Reading time: ~30 sec.
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
Summary created with AI assistance · Source: reuters.com
- Ahmed Hafnaoui, the 400-meter freestyle Olympic champion, has been suspended for 21 months due to three location failures.
- His ban is effective until January 10, 2026, and all results from April 11, 2024, have been disqualified.
- The Aquatic Sports Integrity Unit reported that Hafnaoui admitted to committing the failures within a twelve-month timeframe.
- In addition to his Tokyo gold, he won multiple medals at the 2023 World Championships but did not compete in the Paris Olympics due to an undisclosed injury.
World Table Tennis Apr 22
Incredible returns from Yukiya Uda back at Tunis 2024 ⏪#WTTTunis #TableTennis
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Tunisia destroys migrant camps, forcibly deports Sub-Saharan Africans: Tunisian authorities have dismantled makeshift camps housing 7,000 sub-Saharan African ...
dailysabah.com/world/africa/tunisia-destroys-migrant-camps-forcibly-deports-sub-saharan-africans
Tunisia opposition leaders jailed on conspiracy and terror charges : The defendants get sentences of up to 66 years after a trial described by a defence lawyer ...
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Tunisia Hands Heavy Sentences to Prominent Opposition Figures: As the North African nation continues to slide toward authoritarianism, a court sentenced about 40 ...
nytimes.com/2025/04/19/world/middleeast/tunisia-opposition-prison.html
Oil Traders Lurch From Praying for Volatility to Drowning in It
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Paid articlePaywall A court in Tunis convicted opposition politicians, businessmen, and lawyers for allegedly conspiring against Tunisian President Kais Saied.
Allies say Ghannouchi ‘unjustly’ held, as he marks 2 years in Tunisian jail: International Committee for Solidarity with Rached Ghannouchi decries ‘repressive ...
aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/18/allies-say-ghannouchi-unjustly-held-as-he-marks-2-years-in-tunisian-jail
'A cynical decision': Shock after EU labels Egypt, Morocco and Tunisia 'safe': States known for their human rights abuses are appearing on a new European list ...
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‘Conspiracy trial’ restarts: What’s Tunisia’s history with death penalty?: Death penalty has effectively been suspended in Tunisia since 1991 ...
aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/18/conspiracy-trial-restarts-what-is-tunisias-history-with-death-penalty
yenisafak.com Apr 17
The Israeli army will take part in the upcoming “African Lion 2025” joint military exercises, according to The Times of Israel ... Show more
‘We were both crying’: Sundowns fan who saved Esperance supporter doesn’t think he’s a hero
timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2025-04-02-we-were-both-crying-sundowns-fan-who-saved-esperance-supporter-doesnt-think-hes-a-hero/
Tunisia using arbitrary arrests to silence dissidents, report finds: Human Rights Watch says this is the most repression the country has witnessed since 2011
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Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco in EU list of safe countries of origin: Asylum requests of migrants coming from EU candidate countries and seven other countries will ...
euronews.com/my-europe/2025/04/16/egypt-tunisia-and-morocco-in-eu-list-of-safe-countries-of-origin
EU Commission proposes list of seven safe countries of origin: The EU Commission has published a list of seven safe countries of origin. Asylum applications from ...
tagesschau.de/ausland/europa/asylpolitik-sichere-herkunftslaender-100.html
Tunisia dismantles encampments housing migrants stranded en route to Europe | Africanews
africanews.com/2025/04/11/tunisia-dismantles-encampments-housing-migrants-stranded-en-route-to-europe/
3 students killed in school wall collapse in Tunisia : TUNIS: A wall collapse at a school in Tunisia killed three high-school students and seriously injured two ...
arabnews.com/node/2597038/middle-east
Detained American missionary released in Tunisia after 13 months: A Trump administration official said that an American missionary was released Sunday after 13 ...
thehill.com/policy/international/5248127-detained-american-missionary-released-in-tunisia-after-13-months/
Irregular migration: How Maghrebian influencers attract young men: TikTok and other social media are the most important marketplace for smugglers: Young men from ...
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EU chief diplomat says they have collected third of 2 million artillery shells promised to Ukraine
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Buying a Home in 2025: How Tariffs and Labor Shortages Could Impact the Market - Your Money Briefing - WSJ Podcasts
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U-20 AFCON: Flying Eagles face North African test in Egypt: Nigeria’s Flying Eagles will begin their quest for an eighth continental title against Tunisia, Kenya ...
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trtafrika.com Apr 13
Sudanese Foreign Minister Ali Youssef hailed Türkiye’s role in mediation efforts with the United Arab Emirates and expressed confidence in President Erdogan’s ... Show more
Jewish Library in Tunisia: The Library Thought Lost: 80 years ago, over 3,000 books by the Jewish religious philosopher Franz Rosenzweig were stranded in Tunisia ...
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Tunisia mass trial highlights opposition crackdown, weakening of judiciary: Trial of more than 40 people charged with plotting against the state ...
aljazeera.com/news/2025/4/10/tunisia-resumes-conspiracy-trial-president-critics-opponents
t.me Apr 10
Dangote refinery slashes petrol price to N865: As exclusively predicted by The PUNCH, the Dangote refinery has informed marketers and its customers of a downward ...
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Sudan FM expresses disapproval at exclusion from UK conference for resolving country’s civil war
arabnews.com/node/2596454/middle-east
Tunisia clears refugee camps: New enemies in North Africa: Thousands of African migrants live on the beach in Sfax under inhumane conditions ...
taz.de/Tunesien-raeumt-Fluechtlingscamps/!6080850/
In Tunisia, snails inch toward replacing red meat as people turn to cheaper protein
apnews.com/article/tunisia-snails-alternate-food-high-prices-b49a7582850be25702fbf47acf6b4375
Violence ‘not the spirit I live in football’, Sundowns coach Cardoso tells Tunisian press
timeslive.co.za/sport/soccer/2025-04-08-violence-not-the-spirit-i-live-in-football-sundowns-coach-cardoso-tells-tunisian-press/
"We have nothing to do at the moment. We've got no choice. We don't even have anywhere to go," says Guinean migrant Amadou Sadio after Tunisian ... Show more
In pictures: Tens of thousands join the "Global Strike for Gaza" protests, spanning from Indonesia to Tunisia.
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