12 migrants die off Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks
Tunisia’s coast guard has found 12 bodies of migrants, including three young children, off the Mediterranean coast, as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to Europe.
At least 12 die, 10 missing as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia
At least 12 people died, including three infants, and 10 others were missing after their boat sank on Monday off the Tunisian coast at Djerba as they sought to cross the Mediterranean to Europe.
Two More Migrant Boats Reach Canary Islands After Deadly Sinking
Two boats loaded with migrants reached the Canary Islands late on Sunday as rescuers kept searching for 48 missing from an earlier sea wreck that may be the deadliest such accident for 30 years in the Spanish archipelago.
Tunisia’s coast guard finds bodies of 13 migrants washed up on its shores
The bodies of 13 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been found washed up on Tunisia’s Mediterranean coast this week as authorities struggle to stem unauthorized boat crossings from North Africa to Europe.
Around 48 migrants missing, nine found dead, after boat sinks off Canary Islands
About 48 migrants are missing and nine more are dead after their boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro.
Hopes fade of finding dozens of migrants missing after boat sinks off Canary Islands
Hopes of finding any of the 48 migrants missing since their boat sank near the Spanish island of El Hierro are diminishing, authorities said on Sunday, in what threatens to be the deadliest such incident in 30 years of crossings from Africa to the Canary Islands.
12 Tunisians dead as boat capsizes off Djerba
Tunisia and neighboring Libya have become key departure points for migrants seeking better lives in Europe, often risking dangerous Mediterranean crossings
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Tunisia's struggling economy puts democracy at risk, study finds
Tunisia's political landscape is undergoing a perilous shift. Once celebrated as the Arab Spring’s democratic success story, ...
Tunisia's democratic dream is at risk as the country's economy struggles
By 2021, Tunisia had significantly improved in democratic accountability, as shown by the Berggruen Governance Index. However, these gains were not matched by economic growth. Tunisia’s GDP stagnated, ...
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Tunisia: Release Former Truth Commission President
A Tunisian judge has detained a prominent activist and former president of the Truth and Dignity Commission, Sihem Bensedrine ...
Tunisia assembly votes to strip court of electoral authority, days before presidential vote
Tunisia's parliament approved a law stripping the Administrative Court of its authority to adjudicate electoral disputes on ...
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Is it safe to travel to Egypt, Morocco or Tunisia? Latest Foreign Office advice
The recent update to advice, including for several popular tourist destinations, is intended to raise awareness ...
Tunisia passes law to strip courts of power over election authority appointed by president
Tunisia’s parliament amended a law on Friday, stripping power from courts over decisions made by an embattled election ...
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Tunisia legislature approves bill removing election oversight powers from administrative court
A majority of Tunisian MPs approved a bill on Friday to transfer election oversight powers from the independent ...
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Tunisia retrieves 12 bodies of undocumented immigrants
Tunisian coast guards have retrieved 12 bodies of undocumented immigrants, including three infants, after their boat sank off Djerba Island in southeastern Tunisia, Tunisian radio Mosaique FM reported ...
Tunisia Presidential Hopeful Gets New Prison Term Ahead of Vote
Tunisian presidential hopeful Ayachi Zammel, one of two men squaring off against President Kais Saied in Oct. 6 elections, ...
Tunisia parliament mulls controversial election reform law ahead of key vote
The draft law, which was swiftly pushed through the legislature and may be voted on as early as Friday, would take away power ...