Croatia refuses to extradite Bosnian sought for murder by Tunisia

Croatia’s Supreme Court denied on Monday the extradition of a Bosnian citizen sought by Tunisia over his alleged involvement in the murder of a Tunisian who Palestinian group Hamas said was one of its members. The court said that Tunisia had not provided guarantees that the arrested Bosnian, if handed over, would not be exposed to a possible death penalty. “There is no doubt that the suspect is charged with one of the worst crimes, but when there is a risk of a conviction with the death penalty the extradition…

Tunisia: Olive oil export to generate $785 million in 2017/2018

Tunisian government expects to collect TND2 billion ($ 785 million) from olive oil export for the 2017-18 season, Samir Taieb (photo) the agriculture minister announced last May 24. This forecast is owing to good prospects for both production system and export segment. Indeed, while the country’s output is set to reach 280,000 tons by the end of the season next October, exports will hit 200,000 tons. Let’s note that between last November 1 and April 30, oilseed shipments generated TND1.36 billion, slightly less than three times the revenues collected the…

Tunisia court begins first human rights trial against former officials

Fourteen former officials, including former president, go on trial in first court case by Truth and Dignity Commission A Tunisian commission probing human rights violations stretching back 61 years brought its first case to court on Tuesday, with former President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and 13 other ex-officials on trial. The Truth and Dignity Commission was set up in 2014 following the toppling of Ben Ali in 2011 that sparked the Arab Spring uprisings. It is mandated to investigate human rights violations between Habib Bourguiba’s accession to the presidency in…

Twenty measures Tunisia Startup Act aims to promote

Tunisia’s news startup act — passed earlier last month — could propel the north African country to become the region’s next entrepreneurial hotspot. Here’s why. The act (the Tunisia Startup Act) includes 20 measures that aim to encourage entrepreneurship, make it easier to start and end a business, as well as easier to access funding and international markets. The act is structured around five main theme areas. These themes are: defining startups; encouraging entrepreneurship; creation of an environment that allows for the formation and liquidation of companies; access to funding; and access to international markets.…