Algeria will share its COVID-19 vaccine doses with Tunisia in the spirit of fraternity between the two countries — as confirmed by the Tuniaisan Foreign Minister Othman Jerandi on Thursday.

APRNEWS - Tunisia’s electoral commision on Wednesday announced that it will conduct parliamentary elections on October 6 and presidential polls on November 10.

APRNEWS - Attijari Bank, a Tunisian institution owned by Andalu Carthage Holding (a subsidiary of Attijariwafa Bank) recorded TND33.2 million ($12 million) profits on foreign exchange transactions during H1, 2018. This represents an increase of TND10 million ($3.63 million) compared to this same value in 2017.

APRNEWS - Manifesting a rare exhibition of religious solidarity, dozens of Muslims and Jews gathered in a port area at the Tunisian capital to witness the revival of “The Madonna of Trapani”, a Catholic tradition introduced to Tunis a century ago.

APRNEWS - Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on Monday announced his support for a bill that will ensure that men and women have equal rights to inheritance.

The draft inheritance equality bill has sparked controversy as it departs from a principle inspired by the Koran in many Arab countries.

APRNEWS - Team: Tunisia vs England

Time: 7:00 pm

Venue: Volgograd Arena

THEGUARDIAN - The bodies of 11 migrants have been recovered and 67 others rescued after their boat began sinking off Tunisia’s southern coast, the interior ministry said Sunday.

REUTERS - An estimated 90 migrants are feared to have drowned off the coast of Libya after a smuggler’s boat capsized early on Friday, leaving three known survivors and 10 bodies washed up on shore, the International Organisation for Migration (IOM) said.

REUTERS - Violent protests erupted again on Sunday in two areas of the capital Tunis and another town after a relatively calm two days, the latest protests in the country against austerity measures.

After nearly a week of at times violent protests, police used tear gas against dozens of young protesters in the Ettadamen district of Tunis in renewed demonstrations over a tax hike.

FRANCE24 - Tunisia, shaken by days of nationwide unrest over price hikes, is marking seven years on Sunday since the North African nation drove out its long-time autocratic ruler.
Tunisians are calling for peaceful protests on the anniversary to tell the country’s new leaders that they have failed to fix problems that stirred the revolution.