Day: March 13, 2017

Tunisia’s top diplomat says the Trump administration should “reach out more” to the tiny North African nation for collaboration against the evolving threat posed by the Islamic State — and to bolster the fragile island of democracy Tunisians are struggling to uphold in the Arab world. “We have an example to show, not only to our American friends, but all over the world,” Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui told The Washington Times in a wide-ranging interview Monday, during which he expressed hope that Mr. Trump would follow through with his…

A group of over ten civil society associations and NGOs have called on the local authorities to publish the text of a recent agreement between Germany and Tunisia concerning the voluntary repatriation of approximately 1,500 irregular migrants, announced during the visit by German Chancellor Angela Merkel on March 3. The signatories of the call include the Italian Council for Refugees. They are opposed to all readmission agreements on grounds these violate the fundamental right to freedom of circulation and dignity and physical integrity of migrants. In addition, the new measures…

A Kuwait-financed center for vocational education and training was opened on Sunday in the central Tunisian city of Gafsa. The center, built by Kuwaiti donations totaled USD one million, comprises several teaching buildings, a clinic and a mosque. This is an important project that would provide youth in the local community with high-quality education and training in several specialties such as farming and electrical training, Kuwait Ambassador to Tunisia Ali Al-Thufairi told KUNA and Kuwait TV on the sidelines of the opening ceremony. Al-Thufairi thanked the Kuwaiti donors, mainly the…