Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said Thursday a probe into the young Tunisian who stabbed to death two women in the French city of Marseille had uncovered no links to terrorist groups.
"The investigation is underway and we do not really have links today or proof of any ties when this person was in Tunisia with terrorist groups or Daesh," heRead more
Tunisia’s parliament gave Prime Minister Youssef Chahed’s new government a vote of confidence on Monday after the premier detailed plans to halve the budget deficit and trim the public wage bill in the next three years as part of a reform package.
Chahed last week named a new cabinet after weeks of wrangling between the ruling Nidaa Tounes party andRead more
Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed on Wednesday named a new cabinet, including the newly created post of economic reforms minister, after reaching a deal with political parties following weeks of infighting over posts, the government said.
A compromise over the cabinet should give Chahed, in power for just over a year, initiative to push ahead with tough public wage billRead more
The successful pre-emptive security operation carried out by the Tunisian National Guard units in Kasserine Governorate has led to the killing of an extremist element and arrested another one accused of providing financial support for the extremists existed in Salloum Mountain.
Tunisian authorities suspended a number of vehicles carrying foreign elements and weapons related to the arrested businesspersons. Sources revealedRead more
The body in charge of organising elections in Tunisia on Tuesday proposed November 26 as the date for holding the first municipal polls since the country's 2011 revolution.
"It is still possible to hold the elections in 2017," said the president of the electoral body, Chafik Sarsar, at a meeting with Prime Minister Youssef Chahed and party officials.
He proposedRead more
Youssef Chahed, head of the Tunisian National Unity Government, conducted a limited cabinet reshuffle involving two ministers and a secretariat of state, according to the presidency of the Tunisian government on Saturday.
Chahed decided to nominate Ahmed Adhoum and Khalil Ghariani, respectively ministers of religious affairs and civil services, according to a presidency statement published on its official website.
Adhoum,Read more
Youssef Chahed, head of the Tunisian National Unity Government, conducted a limited cabinet reshuffle involving two ministers and a secretariat of state, according to the presidency of the Tunisian government on Saturday.
Chahed decided to nominate Ahmed Adhoum and Khalil Ghariani, respectively ministers of religious affairs and civil services, according to a presidency statement published on its official website.
Adhoum,Read more
Minister of Public Service and Governance Abid Briki told TAP Friday he intend to submit his resignation without officially announcing it to Prime Minister Youssef Chahed.
However, he said that the current government action "is incompatible with the Carthage document".
"I have contacted the General Secretariat of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT ), the President of theRead more
Tunisia’s parliament on Wednesday approved a law to fight widespread corruption that has plagued the North African country’s economy since the 2011 revolution.
One hundred and forty-five lawmakers out of 217 voted to pass the 36-article law, which criminalizes any retribution against whistleblowers including any disciplinary measures against civil servants. “Strong legislation like this helps fight corruption,” said Civil ServiceRead more