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Forty migrants, including infants, die as boat sinks off Tunisia
At least 40 migrants, including children, have died after their boat sank off the coast of Tunisia, in one of the deadliest maritime…
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40 migrants, including infants, die in boat sinking off Tunisia
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Forty people, including infants, died when a boat carrying migrants seeking to reach Europe sank Wednesday off the…
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Global Sumud Flotilla sets sail from Tunisia to break Israel’s Gaza siege
An international convoy of boats, the Global Sumud Flotilla (GSF), has set sail from Tunisia, aiming to defy Israel’s siege on Gaza and…
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Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla hit by drone, organisers claim
One of the Gaza-bound vessels carrying aid and pro-Palestinian activists including Greta Thunberg was struck by a drone, the flotilla…
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How two influencers headed to Nice ended up in Tunis
This week, two influencers unintentionally turned their travel plans into an internet sensation … part comedy skit, part cautionary tale.…
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Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla arrives in Tunisia
Huge crowds gathered at Tunisia's port on Sunday to welcome Greta Thunberg as her aid flotilla, bound for Gaza, docked at the port. The…
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Tunisia jails ex-prime minister on terrorism charges
A court in Tunisia has sentenced former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh to 34 years in prison on a raft of terrorism charges. He is the…
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Tunisian opposition leaders jailed on terror charges
A court in Tunisia has sentenced a group of senior politicians, businessmen and lawyers to long prison sentences on conspiracy and…
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EU names seven countries as safe in plan to fast-track migrant returns
The European Union has identified seven countries it considers safe countries of origin, as part of proposals to speed up asylum…
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Pink flamingos 'seized from smugglers' in Tunisia
Ten endangered flamingos have been saved after smugglers were caught trying to traffic them out of Tunisia, according to the country's…
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Tunisian commentator sentenced to two years under controversial anti-fake news law
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A well-known Tunisian attorney and commentator was sentenced to two years in prison over remarks she made about the…
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Tunisian president wins second term with landslide
In an election that was criticised by rights groups, Tunisia’s President Kais Saied has won a second term with more than 90% of the vote,…
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Tunisia votes Sunday in its third presidential election since the Arab Spring
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — With his major opponents imprisoned or left off the ballot, Tunisian President Kais Saied faces few obstacles to…
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12 migrants die off Tunisia's Mediterranean coast after their boat sinks
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's coast guard on Monday found 12 bodies of migrants, including three young children, off the Mediterranean…
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Tunisia's coast guard finds bodies of 13 migrants washed up on its shores
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The bodies of 13 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were found washed up on Tunisia's Mediterranean coast this week as…
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Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe
EL AMRA, Tunisia (AP) — For many migrants who’ve long dreamed of Europe, one of the last stops is an expanse of olive trees on North…