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Tunisian authorities in recent days have stopped various attempts by migrants to illegally depart for Europe. During their operations, the authorities also seized cash linked to criminal activity. Tunisian authorities are continuing their efforts to fight emigration towards Europe, with various operations in recent days resulting in dozens of people being intercepted, Infomigrants reports. In one operation, the Tunisian Coast Guard in Zahruni arrested nine young people from Tunis who were trying to reach the Kerkennah Islands by car to then participate in an illegal act of migration, the interior…

The third phase of the national strategy for partially lifting the coronavirus lockdown in Tunisia was started on Thursday, Xinhuanet said In Habib Bourguiba Avenue, the main avenue in the capital Tunis, life is gradually coming back to normal and the street was crowded with masked people. All shops, restaurants, hotels, public administrations and worship places reopened their doors, the same source added. Under the government’s decision, party halls also reopened with 50 percent capacity for the enclosed spaces, and the open spaces can operate at full capacity with hygiene…

Tunisia will open its sea, land and air borders on June 27, the Tunisian authorities said on Monday. This measure is taken to rescue its tourism industry as the COVID-19 pandemic comes under control. The government said also it will allow movement between cities again as of Thursday. Tunisia has forecast its economy will shrink up to 4.3% this year, the steepest drop since 1956 independence. The important tourism sector could lose $1.4 billion and 400,000 jobs this year due to the pandemic. TunisianMonitorOnline

“Tounes Wijhetouna”, a new European Union programme (Tunisia, Our Destination), aims to diversify and strengthen the quality of tourism offer in Tunisia, by creating beneficial partnerships between the country’s tourism sectors, handicrafts, design, area products and cultural heritage, said the EU delegation in Tunisia on its Facebook page. The EU delegation said the 51-million-euro programme – 45 million euros of which were directly allocated by Brussels – will last six years, and involve three major components: diversification and strengthening of tourism offerings, strengthening value chains in handicrafts and design, and…

The Islamic Relief Tunisia (IRT) organisation will start providing the second batch of aid to 11 Tunisian hospitals on Saturday, May 16 at a financial cost of over 131,000 dinars. The organization will provide a variety of medical equipment, the most important of which is an integrated analysis unit, advanced respirators, surgical suction pumps and other medical devices, which are listed in the table accompanying this release. In parallel with the State’s efforts to eradicate the coronavirus epidemic once and for all, the NGO has allocated these important medical devices…

Tunisian NGO “Banque alimentaire durable” has launched a new initiative to assist needy families in Tunis as the containment decreed on 22 March to fight the spread of the coronavirus in Tunisia has affected thousands of households, which lost their source of income. The NGO selected 300 families living in the poor neighbourhoods of Tunis and sent them via cell phones an SMS code for vouchers to help them purchase commodities a week at nearby grocery stores. The NGO, which launched the initiative at the beginning of Ramadan, hopes to…

The United States has stunned other members of the UN Security Council by preventing a vote on a resolution for a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world to help troubled nations better fight the coronavirus pandemic, diplomats said. Washington’s reversal on Friday came a day after it agreed to the text, negotiators said under cover of anonymity, AFP reports “The United States cannot support the current draft,” the country’s delegation declared, without further detail, to the 14 other Security Council members, after nearly two months of difficult negotiation over…

The European Union (EU) has removed Tunisia from its list of countries that pose threats to the financial system over money laundering and terrorism financing because of lack of legislation at home, reports indicated. The draft document prepared by the European Commission is set to take six countries including Tunisia out the blacklist. The list includes countries which pose significant threats to the financial system of the Union. Banks in the union and other financial and tax firms must check more closely their clients who have operations with countries on…

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