President of the Republic Kais Saïed hosted, on Friday at Carthage Palace, an Iftar dinner in honour of the heads of Arab and Islamic diplomatic missions and the presidents of the offices of Arab and Islamic organisations accredited in Tunisia. Prime Minister Najla Bouden, Speaker of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP), Ibrahim Bouderbala as well as members of the

Tunisian nationals are safe and sound, Tunisia’s embassy in Khartoum said, following heavy fighting which erupted on Saturday morning between the Sudanese army and paramilitary groups. The embassy said it is permanently in contact with the Tunisian community, reads a Foreign Ministry press release. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse

Tunisia said it is following with concern the ongoing events in Sudan and the clashes that broke out on Saturday in the capital Khartoum between the army and the Rapid Support Forces (paramilitary). In a statement issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Tunisia voiced deep concern about the security situation in Sudan and its repercussions on the political process

Minister of Interior, Kamel Fekih, went to the governorate of Sidi Bouzid as part of a field visit to inspect the working conditions of the various police, National Guard and Civil Protection units. During the visit, the Minister called on the security forces to be vigilant and to ensure as much as possible the protection of public and private property

Tunisian Aziz Dougaz (257th in the world) qualified for the semi-finals of the men’s singles competition at the Mextenis Leon Open (clay court), beating Colombian Nicolas Mejia (234th) in 2 sets to 1 (6-4, 3-6, 6-3). Dougaz will take on Argentinian Juan Pablo Fikovich in the semi-finals on Saturday. Dougaz along with French Antoine Escoffier qualified for the final, defeating

Tunisia’s tennis champion Ons Jabeur (world’s 4) will take part next week in the WTA Stuttgart Open in Germany, played on clay courts on April 17-23. The 28-year-old former world number 2 will try to confirm her return to the forefront after winning her first tournament of the season in Charleston on the grey clay courts of South Carolina on

The issue of water stress and the best ways to deal with it took centre stage at a meeting on Friday evening between President of the Republic Kaïs Saïed and Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries Abdelmonem Belati. They discussed the possibility of setting up a Saharan land development office drawing on countries that have succeeded in transforming the