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Algeria tipped as Pope Leo XIV’s first foreign trip
Pope Leo XIV is considering Algeria as the first destination of his papacy, National Catholic Register reports, citing Vatican sources.
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UN experts warn Tunisia is silencing lawyers
UN-appointed experts have accused Tunisia of targeting lawyers to stifle dissent, AFP reports. In a joint statement, special rapporteurs Margaret
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Tunisia aims to boost forest cover to 16%
Tunisia plans to increase its forest cover from 12% to 16% of national land area, the Ministry of Agriculture announced,
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Tunisia's trade deficit widens 24% in the first half of 2025
Tunisia’s trade deficit reached $3.4 billion in the first half of 2025, widening 24%, official data showed on
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Tunisian inmate punished for refusing to watch President
An inmate in Gafsa prison was sentenced to six additional months for refusing to watch televised coverage of President Kais
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Hisense launches first large-scale exports from Algeria factory
Hisense has begun large-scale exports from its Algeria plant, a joint venture with Condor Group, shipping over 5,000 TVs
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Tunisian court jails opposition figures for "plotting against state"
A Tunisian court on Tuesday sentenced several politicians, including opposition leader Rached Ghannouchi, to prison for "plotting against the
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Tunisia among countries hit with Trump tariff trade letters
In almost identical letters sent to various countries’ leaders, posted on his Truth Social media platform, President Trump said he
Algeria
Algeria and Eni sign $1.35bn energy deal
Algeria’s state energy firm Sonatrach and Italy’s Eni have signed a $1.35 billion, 30-year production-sharing deal to
Tunisia
Tunisian NGOs accuse Europe of turning the Mediterranean into a migrant “graveyard”
Tunisian activists and relatives of migrants who drowned in the Mediterranean while trying to reach Europe staged a protest outside
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Tunisian opposition party calls for judicial independence, return to constitutional life
In a statement released Wednesday, the National Salvation Front, Tunisia’s largest opposition coalition, said that the recent “show trials”
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Tunisian lawyer gets extra sentence for migrant remarks
A Tunisian court has sentenced lawyer and political commentator Sonia Dahmani to an additional two years in prison for remarks
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Tunisia Finance Ministry strike averted by deal
A planned strike by Tunisia’s Finance Ministry workers on June 30 was called off after a last-minute agreement with