Tunisia gains one billion euros from illegal migrants
EU offers Tunisia over 1 billion euros to boost economy, reduce migrant flows EU to offer 150m euros in immediate support in bid to ‘strengthen our relationship’ By AFP – Jun 11,2023 […]
The little-known tales of slaves from 19th-century Switzerland
Swiss Abroad read aloudX Between the 16th and 19th centuries, Christian slaves were held in North Africa and usually only freed for ransom. Around the year 1800, two men from […]
It was not Saied who introduced anti-Black racism to Tunisia
OPINION OPINION, Opinions|Racism But the country cannot eliminate this old societal ill and mend its relations with its sub-Saharan neighbours under his divisive and hateful regime. Published On 17 Mar […]
Hundreds of migrants fly home from Tunisia after attacks
Ivorian migrants disembark a repatriation plane from Tunisia at Felix Houphouet Boigny airport in Abidjan, on March 04, 2023. (AFP) Updated 12 sec ago AFP March 05, 2023 ABIDJAN: Almost […]
Xenophobia grows amidst raids and repeated attacks on sub-Saharan Africans in Tunisia
Issued on: 24/02/2023 – 16:20 Text by:Fatma Ben HamadFollow 8 min Tunisian law enforcement has launched a wave of repression against the country’s sub-Saharan African population, carrying out random identity checks […]
Europe’s unforced errors in the Maghreb
HAFED AL-GHWELL January 29, 2023 The EU’s engagement with the Maghreb has been long, complex and, at times, tumultuous. Since the early 2000s, this subregion has only grown in strategic […]
The cost of missed opportunities in the Maghreb
HAFED AL-GHWELL January 21, 2023 Thirty-five years ago, fleeting pan-Maghreb ambitions led Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya and Mauritania to found the Arab Maghreb Union with the aim of transforming this […]
Al-Qarawiyyin, world’s oldest, continually operating university, was founded by a Muslim woman
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL JUN 07, 2020 – 2:25 PM GMT+3 EDITED BY YASEMIN NICOLA SAKAY The University of al-Qarawiyyin is the first degree-awarding educational institution in the world. (iStock Photo) […]
Without a vision, the people perish
Sep 19,2022 – JORDAN TIMES / James J. Zogby Here is a story I have never told before: I travelled to Tunisia in late 1993 to meet with PLO Chairman […]
How this Tunisian island brings Muslims and Jews together
How this Tunisian island brings Muslims and Jews together Home to Africa’s oldest synagogue, Djerba celebrates its Jewish roots annually Written byRaseef22 Posted 28 July 2022 16:42 GMT Read this post in srpski, Malagasy La […]
How local female politicians are keeping Tunisian democracy alive
Democracy President Kaïs Saïed is in the process of wiping out hard-won democratic rights in Tunisia. Little evidence survives of Switzerland’s efforts to support the country on its path to […]
Why Ibn Khaldun remains of great importance to Arab world
ZAID M. BELBAGI May 27, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/pxzsz The Arab world is at an important historical juncture. The next generation will either create an opportunity for reform that will […]
Al-Qarawiyyin, world’s oldest, continually operating university, was founded by a Muslim woman
BY DAILY SABAH ISTANBUL JUN 07, 2020 EDITED BY YASEMIN NICOLA SAKAY The world’s oldest university is not in Europe, as most people would assume; it is in Morocco and was […]
North Africa’s strategic importance to the West
HAFED AL-GHWELL April 09, 2022 Short Url https://arab.news/2x8a6 Decades of post-Cold War marginalization, coupled with the War on Terror limiting foreign policy options, has appeared to reflect the waning strategic […]
2021 in Review: Why worldwide refugee flows surged again despite the pandemic
NextShort Url https://arab.news/4tnvx JONATHAN GORNALL December 28, 2021 In the first 11 months of 2021, some 14,000 migrants had already come to Europe — more than in the whole of […]
Najla Bouden: what next for Tunisia’s first female PM?
Academic’s appointment marks historic moment for Arab world but comes amid political and economic crisis, with some fearing she will be Kais Saied’s pawn Global development is supported by Lizzy […]
Tensions escalate between France, Algeria over French president’s remarks
Algeria’s official history has been rewritten based on hatred against France, Emmanuel Macron reportedly says Yusuf Ozcan |04.10.2021 PARIS Tensions between France and Algeria have continued to rise following […]
How Middle East and North African countries can give young pooulations a crack at prosperity
Whether it be in Saudi Arabia, UAE or Tunisia, ensuring young people receive the best possible life chances ought to be a top priority for leaders concerned about the region’s […]
NON-FICTION: THE WOMEN OF ISIS
NON-FICTION: THE WOMEN OF ISIS Sadia Humayun Published August 8, 2021 It is rare to see writing that details female members of the militant group, the so-called Islamic State of Iraq […]
Well-founded fears At 70, the global convention on refugees is needed more than ever
International But rich countries need to do more to make it work Aug 4th 2021 ATHENS, AYVALIK AND TIJUANA WHEN THE Turkish coastguard found them in the Aegean in the […]