News: Tunisia

We have started to collect the most important news related to Tunisia in November 2005. By default, most recent news are listed first.

World news related to Tunisia – overview

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• December 24th 2020 – September 6th 2018
• July 13th 2018 – December 22nd 2016
• December 22nd 2016 – December 7th 2015
• November 27th 2015 – July 5th 2015
• July 4th 2015 – June 28th 2015
• June 28th 2015 – March 25th 2015
• March 24th 2015 – January 17th 2015
• December 31st 2014 – May 1st 2014
• April 2nd 2014 – October 5th 2013
• October 4th 2013 – July 26th 2013
• July 25th 2013 – March 7th 2013
• February 26th 2013 – December 22nd 2012
• December 18th 2012 – June 14th 2012
• June 13th 2012 – December 17th 2011
• December 17th 2011 – October 14th 2011
• October 9th 2011 – May 27th 2011
• May 24th 2011 – March 29th 2011
• March 27th 2011 – February 27th 2011
• February 27th 2011 – February 6th 2011
• February 6th 2011 – January 23rd 2011
• January 23rd 2011 – January 18th 2011
• January 18th 2011 – January 14th 2011
• January 14th 2011 – December 25th 2010
• September 17th 2010 – January 31st 2008
• January 27th 2008 – November 16th 2005
• November 15th 2005 – November 12th 2005

Tunisia: news

Germany deports 'Bin Laden bodyguard' to Tunisia

Friday, July 13th 2018, 12:49
related countries: Germany

The suspect had been in Germany since 1997 and feared torture if sent back to Tunisia.
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Zimbabwe's rugby union team sleep rough in Tunisia

Tuesday, July 3rd 2018, 16:01

Players spent the night on the streets as they felt their hotel in Tunisia was substandard.
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Ricin threat: Cologne anti-terror police search flats

Friday, June 15th 2018, 16:00

Police question a Tunisian man suspected of making the lethal chemical ricin.
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Tunisia migrant shipwreck death toll reaches 112

Monday, June 4th 2018, 18:38

The world migration body says the toll has doubled since the boat sunk off the coast of Tunisia.
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Tunisia boat capsizes killing dozens of migrants

Sunday, June 3rd 2018, 21:10

At least 48 people drowned in the incident off the eastern coast of Tunisia, the government says.
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French-Tunisian baker on the secrets behind Paris' best baguettes

Friday, April 27th 2018, 13:33
related countries: France
related places: Paris

Mahmoud M'seddi won the right to supply baguettes to the French president for a year.
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'Bin Laden bodyguard' on German welfare

Tuesday, April 24th 2018, 11:07
related countries: Germany

Concern about torture stops Germany deporting the suspect to his home country of Tunisia.
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Tunisian women free to marry non-Muslims

Friday, September 15th 2017, 13:02

A presidential spokeswoman congratulated women on gaining "the freedom to choose one's spouse".
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Marriage plans

Monday, June 19th 2017, 0:13

Tunisian women are expected to be virgins when they marry, leading some to have hymen surgery.
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Tunisian smoker jailed for not fasting during Ramadan

Wednesday, June 14th 2017, 11:59

Rights group condemns one-month prison sentence for man smoking in public during the Muslim fast.
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Tunis zoo to close temporarily after visitors stone crocodile

Friday, March 3rd 2017, 15:34

Maintenance and more security are planned amid an outcry over pictures of the bloodied reptile.
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Ready to re-open

Tuesday, February 28th 2017, 17:26
related places: Sousse

The walls and floors are being repaired, the hotel refurbished but will the tourists come back to Tunisia after the beach shootings at Sousse two years ago?
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Tunisia beach attack: Our country is safe, says ambassador to UK

Tuesday, February 28th 2017, 17:16
related countries: United Kingdom

The Tunisian ambassador to the UK says his country is now safe after a terror attack in 2015 left 38 dead.
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A Tunisia hotel worker describes efforts to stop the Sousse attack

Tuesday, February 28th 2017, 15:19
related places: Sousse

Tunisian hotel worker Ibrahim says he tried to stop beach attacker going to more hotels.
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Tunisia attack inquest: British holidaymaker who went back

Tuesday, February 28th 2017, 0:58
related countries: United Kingdom

Allen Pembroke, 62, tells his story as the Tunisia beach attack inquests come to an end.
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German arrests: Key Tunisian among 16 held in raids on jihadist suspects

Wednesday, February 1st 2017, 12:42
related countries: Germany

The 36-year-old man is suspected of recruiting for jihadist group Islamic State.
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Anis Ben-Hatira: Darmstadt release player over Islamic charity link

Wednesday, January 25th 2017, 22:28

Darmstadt release Tunisian midfielder Anis Ben-Hatira by mutual consent following criticism of his ties with an Islamic charity.
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Tunisia inquest shown police map of killer's spree

Monday, January 16th 2017, 19:15
related countries: United Kingdom

A court has watched a police recreation of the hour-long killing spree at a Tunisian beach resort in June 2015, which left 38 people - including 30 British tourists - dead.
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Tunisia beach attack: 'Mastermind' named

Monday, January 9th 2017, 16:59

A BBC investigation identifies the man accused of organising the 2015 attack on a Tunisian beach.
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Berlin truck attack: Man held who had dinner with killer Amri

Wednesday, January 4th 2017, 19:52
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

Police detain a Tunisian suspected of having dinner with Anis Amri the night before the Berlin attack.
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Tunisian charged over Poland stabbing that sparked riot

Monday, January 2nd 2017, 16:17
related countries: Poland

A Tunisian is charged with murder in Poland over a knife attack that caused a riot in a small town.
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Berlin truck attack: Tunisian released after questioning

Thursday, December 29th 2016, 15:28
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

German police release a Tunisian man after questioning him over last week's Berlin market attack.
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Berlin truck attack: Tunisian 'linked to Anis Amri' held

Wednesday, December 28th 2016, 20:16
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

A Tunisian man is detained in Berlin in connection with last week's attack on the Christmas market.
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Berlin market attack: Tunisia arrests suspect Amri's nephew

Saturday, December 24th 2016, 16:59
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

Berlin market attacker Anis Amri's nephew and two others have been arrested, Tunisian officials say.
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Berlin lorry attack: Brothers urge suspect to surrender

Thursday, December 22nd 2016, 18:48
related countries: Germany
related places: Berlin

The brothers of a man suspected of carrying out a lorry attack in Berlin have urged him to hand himself in.
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