Tag: Tunis
At least 17 migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunis
At least 17 African migrants drowned in a shipwreck off Tunis as they tried to cross the Mediterranean from Libya to Italy, the Tunisian...
UN opens Libya peace talks in Tunis with eye on elections
The United Nations opened talks on Libya’s future in Tunisia on Monday aimed at ending nearly a decade of chaos and bloodshed by arranging...
Islamic State claims Tunis blast
Islamic State claimed responsibility for a suicide bomb blast in the Tunisian capital this week, the militant group’s Amaq news agency said.
A wanted militant...
Two suicide bombers strike in Tunis
Two suicide bombers blew themselves up in separate attacks on police in the Tunisian capital, killing a police officer and wounding several people, government...
Nine hurt when suicide bomber strikes in Tunis
A 30-year old woman blew herself up in the centre of Tunisian capital Tunis, wounding nine people including eight police in what...
Suspected Islamist arrested near Tunis parliament building
A suspected Islamist militant was arrested after wounding two policemen in a knife attack near the parliament building in Tunis, Tunisia's interior...
UN Libya talks end in Tunisia
Month-long UN-backed talks aimed at bridging differences between Libyan factions ended on Saturday with no discernible progress toward stabilising the country and...
Tunisians march against corruption amnesty law
Several thousand Tunisians marched through central Tunis to protest a bill that would grant amnesty to businessmen accused of corruption when autocrat...
Tunis jihadist cell dismantled
Tunisian authorities dismantled a jihadist cell planning attacks against a security station and a commercial centre in the capital, a security source...
Security tight after 13 killed in Tunisia bomb blast
At least 13 people were killed in Tuesday's apparent suicide bombing of a Tunisian presidential guard bus in central Tunis, prompting the...
Tunisian policeman killed in clash with militants
One Tunisian policeman was killed on Thursday when security forces clashed with Islamist militants on the outskirts of Tunis just days before...
Militants test Tunisia’s new democracy
When protesters stormed the U.S. embassy in Tunis last year, they hoisted a black jihadist flag that exposed the militant Islamist undercurrent...
Woman killed as Tunisia troops fire to halt fight
A young woman was killed and several people were wounded in Tunisia overnight when soldiers opened fire to break up street fighting...