Category: Politics
Bureau of National Council of Regions and Districts meets
Tunis: The Bureau of the National Council of Regions and Districts (CNRD), meeting on Tuesday under chairmanship of Imed Derbali, approved its draft budget for 2025 and the council’s organisational and administrative structure.
The Bureau of the Nati…
Foreign Minister meets President of Algerian National People’s Assembly
Tunis: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil Ammar, met President of the National People’s Assembly of the Republic of Algeria, Ibrahim Boughali, who is on a working visit to Tunisia from July 26 to 29.
The minister took …
Journalist Mourad Zeghidi’s sentence reduced from 1 year to 8 months; possibility of appeal still pending (statement)
Tunis: The Summer Criminal Division of the Tunis Court of Appeal on Tuesday upheld the conviction of journalist Mourad Zeghidi, while reducing the corporal punishment from one year to eight months in prison, lawyer Fathi Mouldi told TAP.
“We will mos…
Urban planning for inclusive and sustainable development
Tunis: The National Federation of Tunisian Municipalities (FNCT), in line with its role of supporting municipalities through various projects and programmes, has dedicated one of its networks, which brings together several municipalities, to local pla…
Presidential elections: Candidate files must be completed by August 6
Tunis: Spokesperson for the Independent High authority for elections (ISIE) Mohamed Tlili Mnasri said that candidate files for the presidential elections which are missing some documents will be accepted provided that they are fully completed no later…
Saied/Boughali underscore shared determination to overcome all challenges
Tunis: President of the Republic Kais Saied on Monday afternoon, received Speaker of the Algerian People’s National Assembly Ibrahim Boughali.
The meeting focused on the distinguished fraternal relations binding Tunisia and Algeria in all fields.
Th…
President Kais Saied meets Korean ambassador at end of his mission to Tunisia
Tunis: President Kais Saied met on Monday at the Carthage Palace with Ambassador of the Republic of Korea to Tunisia, Sun Nahmkook, who paid him a farewell visit at the end of his mission in the country, according to a statement by the Presidency of t…
Bourdebala/Boughali affirm willingness to further foster relations between Tunisia and Algeria
Speaker of the Assembly of People’s Representatives (ARP) Brahim Bouderbala and Speaker of the Algerian People’s National Assembly (ANAP) Ibrahim Boughali on Monday affirmed their shared keenness to further foster relations between the two countries a…
Moussi goes on hunger strike “in protest against violation of her right to run for president” (Lawyer)
Tunis: President of the Free Destourian Party (PDL) Abir Moussi has gone on hunger strike as of Monday (July 29), “in protest against the violation of her right to run for president and the way she is being treated in prison, with no consideration for…
Third Republic party appeals to AC to annul ISIE’s decision on candidacies
Tunis: The Third Republic party announced on Monday that it had appealed to the Administrative Court (AC) to request the annulment of regulatory decision n°544 issued by the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) regarding the new eligibility…