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A shot of Tabarka from the top of the Dchera neighbourhood Ibrahim Tutunji

Tunisia’s Tabarka: land of jazz, cork, red coral and nightingales

In this melodious north-western corner of Tunisia, there are plenty of reasons to be wistful, as memories of a glorious cultural era fade. Yet there are also reasons to hope.

Ibrahim Tutunji 25, Jun 2025
Sidi Bou Said is a city located in northern Tunisia, about 20 kilometers from the capital.
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Why Tunisia has become a retirement haven for Italians

As Tunisian youth flee their homeland in search of opportunity, thousands of Italian retirees are heading in the opposite direction—drawn by tax breaks, low living costs, and Mediterranean charm

Kawthar Zantour 12, Jun 2025
Former Tunisian Minister of Finance, Siham Al-Boughdiri Namsia, presents the state’s general budget for 2022, Tunisia, December 28, 2021.
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Tunisia's 'IMF shadow' disappears with Nemsia's sacking

The unexplained dismissal of the finance minister leaves more questions than answers as the highly indebted country seeks to avoid a 2025 default

Kawthar Zantour 26, Feb 2025

Tunisia may need an economic miracle in 2025

The country faces both security and financial challenges but the more urgent question is whether it can repay its debt while still paying government employees, funding subsidies, and buying missiles

Kawthar Zantour 20, Jan 2025
Tourists in Sidi Bou Said, Tunisia
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Global tourism rebound set to continue into 2025

1.5 billion tourists over five continents raked $11tn into the global economy in 2024, surpassing pre-COVID levels. Meanwhile, North Africa broke records as a new hot-spot destination.

Mohamed Sharki 06, Jan 2025
A Carnegie Centre for Peace report warns of the ideological extremism of female jihadists, including Tunisian women, who remain loyal to the terrorist ideology. Lina Jaradat

Tunisia weighs pros and cons of repatriating IS women

Hundreds are now stuck in Syria's Al-Hol camp. If they are allowed to return home, they will surely face stigmatization, but they could also be a useful intel resource for the state.

Kawthar Zantour 14, Jul 2024
Chinese President Xi Jingping shakes hands with Tunisian President Kais Saied during a memorandum of understanding signing ceremony at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing, on May 31, 2024. AFP

Frustrated by the West, Tunisia looks East to help its economy

Serenaded in Beijing, whose yuan he wants, the Tunisian president has upended half a century of foreign policy to boost a flagging economy and avert unrest ahead of his re-election… But at what price?

Kawthar Zantour 07, Jun 2024
A still image from the film 'Four Daughters' Courtesy of Cannes Film Festival

'Four Daughters' explores themes of femininity under the Islamic State

Film director Kaouther Ben Hania's innovative and unconventional docudrama is part-real, part-fiction. The Tunisian family it depicts is real, as is their pain, and it is scooping up many awards.

Ibrahim Haj Abdi 09, Mar 2024
Riyadh wants Tunisia's help to build futuristic cities, but domestic issues and mismanaged funds complicate efforts. Al Majalla explains. Ewan White

Will Saudi Arabia's $1bn Tunisia investment pay off?

Riyadh wants Tunisia's help to build futuristic cities, but domestic issues and mismanaged funds complicate efforts. Al Majalla explains.

Kawthar Zantour 06, Feb 2024
The countries of the Arab Maghreb Union have ambitious plans for 2024 as they try to return to the kind of robust expansion seen before inflation and global geopolitical turbulence hit. Jamie Wignall

North Africa in a race against time for growth and development

The countries of the Arab Maghreb Union have ambitious plans for 2024 as they try to return to the kind of robust expansion seen before inflation and global geopolitical turbulence hit.

Mohamed Sharki 25, Jan 2024
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