‘Huge boost’ for Tunisia as UK further relaxes travel restrictions

A further relaxing of UK travel restrictions to Tunisia has been hailed as “huge boost of confidence” in the north African country. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office last week announced that more areas in Tunisia are now open to British tourists. The FCO no longer advises “against all but essential travel to the town of Jendouba, and some areas of southern Tunisia, including the towns of Médenine, Tataouine and Douz”. Jedouba is a small city in the north west of Tunisia close to the ancient Roman city of Bullaregia. It…

Committee on Individual Freedoms and Equality considers that its report does not conflict with provisions of Islam

The members of the Committee on Individual Freedoms and Equality stressed on Wednesday that the report they submitted last June 12 to the President of the Republic on the reforms of the individual freedoms and equality does not oppose the provisions of the Islamic religion. At a press conference held Wednesday in Dar Edhiafa in Carthage, the committee members focused on the modernist approach adopted by Tunisia since the 19th century so that Tunisian society is not dependent on traditional positions that do not adapt to the civilisational and cultural…

Tunisia returns 70 Morocco passengers over doubts of illegal immigration

Tunisia has refused 70 Moroccan entry because it suspects they are planning to illegally immigrate to Europe, the spokesperson of the Ministry of the Interior said. “There were passengers who planned to take Tunis as a station for their illegal immigration,” Sofiene Zaag said. “They did not have luggage enough for staying in Tunis even for two days. They did not have money.” He said that returning the Moroccan passengers was “part of effort s to protect these youths and in an effort not to make Tunis a transit passage…

Tourism beats terrorism: Holidaymakers return to Tunisia

From the coasts of Carthage, to the elegant village of Sidi Bou Said to the bustling city of Tunis, Tunisia was a dream holiday destination, until two terrorist attacks in 2015 plagued the industry. Tourism numbers plummeted, forcing hotels to close and many tourism and hospitality workers to lose their jobs. But three years on, Tunisia’s tourism trade is finally making a positive comeback with revenues up by nearly a third, signalling the start of a real recovery. Some 2.3 million tourists visited Tunisia from January 1 through to May 20, up 21.8…