Day: May 18, 2021

Mass pro-Palestinian marches held worldwide

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Thousands took to the streets in protest against the Israeli occupation and its policies, in Tunisia calling for an end to the ongoing Israeli aggression against Gaza, and the Palestinian people and holy sites. They include representatives of civil society (organisations, associations and political parties) rallied, Tuesday, in front of the headquarters of the House of People’s Representatives (ARP), in Bardo, to demand the accelerated adoption of the draft law on the criminalisation of normalisation with the Zionist entity. This rally aims to express solidarity with the Palestinian people who,…

Tunisia rescues over 100 migrants

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The Tunisian navy on Monday rescued over 100 migrants that had been seeking to get to Italy illegally from Libya onboard a boat experiencing difficulties at sea off the island of Djerba. The news was given by the Tunisian defense ministry in a statement that noted that a naval unit had sighted a boat that was on the verge of sinking about 40 km off the coast of southern Tunisia. The survivors – 46 Bangladeshi nationals, 29 Sudanese, 22 Eritreans, and 11 Egyptians, all between the ages of 15 and…

US will grant Tunisia $500 million in aid

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The United States will grant Tunisia $500 million in aid to finance infrastructure and other projects and talks are also advanced on a loan guarantee, Tunisian finance minister Ali Kooli told Reuters on Monday. “Our visit to Washington was important and fruitful with International Monetary Fund, World Bank and American officials”, said Kooli, who was in Washington to start discussions about a new loan program with the IMF. Tunisia, which has seen its debt burden rise and economy shrink by 8.8% last year in real terms, has started talks with…

Flights Resume between Tunisia, Libya after Seven-Year Halt

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The National carrier, Tunisair, announced a scheduled flight on Monday from Carthage International Airport to Mitiga Airport in Tripoli, noting that the plane would return the same day at 4:10 pm (GMT). The company had postponed the flight resumption date, which was scheduled on April 27, due to the epidemiological situation and the decline in the number of passenger trips between both countries. Tunisair had earlier pointed to attempts to secure five flights per week to Libya, an average of three flights to Tripoli and two weekly flights to Benghazi,…

Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 begins in Tunisia

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13 countries are participating in Exercise Phoenix Express 2021. Credit: US Navy. The North African joint military maritime exercise, Phoenix Express, has started in Tunis, Tunisia. The US Navy has announced the start of the 16th iteration of North African multinational joint military maritime exercise ‘Phoenix Express 2021’, Naval-Technology reports. The drill is being conducted in Tunis, Tunisia, and across the Mediterranean Sea. Exercise Phoenix Express is one of the three regional maritime drills executed by US Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF). The exercise, which will run until 28 May, will…