In a large-scale operation, members of the Gendarmerie detained 586 individuals with outstanding arrest warrants for activities described as undermining public security. The official announcement, however, provided no further specifics regarding the nature of these activities or the charges faced by the detainees. Related:27 Sub-Saharan Migrants Die in Shipwreck Off Tunisia The operation also led […]

Authorities managed to save 83 people after the sinking of two precarious boats. In the past 24 hours, the Tunisian National Guard and Civil Protection recovered 27 bodies of migrants and rescued 83 people after the sinking of two precarious boats in the Mediterranean carrying 110 citizens from sub-Saharan countries. RELATED: 20 Migrants Missing After […]

The United States has announced the repatriation of Guantanamo Bay inmate Ridah Bin Saleh al-Yazidi to Tunisia. According to the Department of Defense, his transfer was approved following a “rigorous interagency review process.” Related:U.S. Appeals Court Rejects Trump’s Effort to Overturn Sexual Abuse Verdict US officials have accused al-Yazidi of being affiliated with a group […]

SOS Humanity highlighted that over 1,600 migrants have died trying to reach Italy via the central Mediterranean route. On Thursday, the NGO Sea Watch denounced that at least 15 migrants drowned in the Mediterranean after falling from the vessel they were traveling on, despite multiple calls for help. Meanwhile, the 82 survivors were intercepted by […]

Nafti called for modernizing the legal framework governing trade relations between the two countries while highlighting the crucial role of the private sector in intensifying partnerships. On Thursday, Tunisian Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti and visiting Kuwaiti counterpart Abdullah Ali Al-Yahya signed a series of cooperation agreements regarding various fields, reported the Tunisian state radio […]

During the reopening ceremony of the passage between the two countries, which was held at the Ras Jedir crossing point, the Tunisian minister stressed the long-standing bilateral relations between Tunisia and Libya and the rooted relationships that unite the two brotherly peoples.

On Tuesday, the Tunisian National Guard said that Tunisia dismantled a human trafficking network of eight Tunisians, including five women and a migrant smuggler, in a joint operation.

On Wednesday, Libyan Interior Minister Emad al-Tarabelsi issued a decision to form a joint security force to secure the border with Tunisia. RELATED: Rescue Forces Save Survivors From Shipwrecks in the Mediterranean The decision comes a few days after the ministry closed the border crossing with Tunisia following an attack by a “criminal group.” “The […]

On Sunday, the Tunisian National Guard said Tunisia had dismantled a human trafficking network smuggling African migrants into Italy. RELATED: Tunisia: 503 Palestinian Students Granted Monthly Scholarships “Security units in the southeastern province of Sfax managed to dismantle a criminal network active in the smuggling of foreign nationals,” the Tunisian National Guard said in a […]

On Thursday, local media reported that Tunisia intends to grant monthly scholarships to 503 Palestinian students currently studying in Tunisia. RELATED: Tunisia to Enhance Cooperation with Saudi Arabia, Minister “The value of the monthly scholarships that Tunisia will provide to Palestinian students is about 400 Tunisian dinars (about 130 U.S. dollars),” Boutheina Gregba, spokesperson for […]