Tag: #Tunisia
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Tunisia: Turmoil continues as president sacks more officials
Tunisia’s president issued decrees sacking a long list of senior government officials, including the army’s chief prosecutor
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Pakistan Navy ship ZULFIQUAR visits Tunisia
Islamabad, 05 Jul 21: Pakistan Navy Ship ZULFIQUAR (with embarked helicopter) visited Tunis (Tunisia), as part of Pakistan Navy overseas deployment. Upon arrival, ship was received by Tunisian Navy Ship and Patrol boats of Tunisian Coast Guard, Defence Attaché of Pakistan and Officials of Tunisian Navy. During stay at port, Mission Commander Commodore Syed Rizwan…
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Dozens of migrants drown in shipwreck off Tunisia
The Tunisian Red Crescent confirmed that dozens of migrants drowned, while another 84 were rescued, in a shipwreck off Tunisia as they attempted to cross from Libya to Italy. According to the details, the boat had set off from Zuwara, on Libya’s northwest coast, carrying migrants from Egypt, Sudan, Eritrea and Bangladesh. “The Navy rescued…
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Shah Mahmood Qureshi completes Palestine peace mission
FM Qureshi leaves for home after completing his Palestine peace mission
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United Nations security council holds meeting to discuss recent escalation the West Bank
UN Security Council meets on Jerusalem but holds off on statement
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Pakistan, Tunisia agree to upgrade economic relationship at par with excellent political ties
ISLAMABAD, Mar 17 (APP):Pakistan and Tunisia on Wednesday agreed to upgrade the overall bilateral economic relationship and bring it at par with the excellent political ties. This was agreed during the 3rd round of Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) held virtually. Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood and his Tunisian counterpart, Secretary of State Ambassador Mohamed Ali Nafti…
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Sohail Mahmood and Tunisian Foreign minister hold 3rd round of BPC
Press Release, BaaghiTV: Foreign Secretary Sohail Mahmood and his Tunisian counterpart, Secretary of State Ambassador Mohamed Ali Nafti, virtually held the 3rd round of Bilateral Political Consultations (BPC) today. The exchanges covered the full spectrum of bilateral relations and regional & international issues of common interest. Mutual collaboration at the regional and multilateral fora was…
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Two children killed in Tunisia landmine blast
Tunis, March 11 (AFP/APP):Two children were killed and a woman wounded in a landmine blast Thursday in a mountainous region of western Tunisia known as a base for jihadists, the government said. The explosion occurred on Mount Salloum, in a military zone in the marginalised region of Kasserine that borders Algeria. The casualties were rushed…
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Tunisia receives first big vaccine delivery
Tunis, March 9 (AFP/APP):Tunisia received its first major delivery of coronavirus vaccine doses Tuesday, almost a month later than expected, paving the way for the start of its inoculation campaign this week. Health Minister Faouzi Mehdi was on hand for the delivery of 30,000 Sputnik V doses in Tunis, AFP journalists said. The government had…
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Tunisia: Chasm between Gender law and its enforcement
Tunis, March 7 (AFP/APP): When Nadia told police about her husband’s violence during a coronavirus lockdown in Tunisia, she nearly lost custody of her daughter, illustrating a chasm between a gender law and its enforcement. Adopted in 2017, the celebrated law greatly expanded the scope of punishable violence against women and in theory provides wide-ranging support…