Tunisia Travel News

Tunisia was a colony of France for over a hundred years which meant that thousands of young Tunisians spent part of their lives either visiting France or attending school.

A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from the new coronavirus following a visit to Saudi Arabia and two of his adult children were infected with it, the Tunisian Health Ministry reported.

Members of the Tunisian branch of radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia have clashed with police in the Tunisian city of Kairouan , after the law enforcement attempted to disperse their meeting.

Carthage - Chairmen of Tourism Professional Chambers and the Turkish Travel Agencies Federation pledged on Friday to launch a promotional campaign to better introduce Tunisia's assets, which according to them "is a charming and attractive destination to tourists." During a meeting with President Moncef Marzouki, the Turkish officials expressed will ... (more)

KAIROUAN, Tunisia: Tunisian security forces deployed in strength yesterday after Salafist movement Ansar Al Sharia called on its hardline Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress.

Tunisia's Interior Ministry on Friday banned a conference by the North African country's most prominent ultraconservative Islamic group, setting up the possibility of a confrontation over the weekend.

TUNIS: The Tunisian government has decided to ban the congress of hardline Salafist group Ansar Al Sharia due to take place at the end of this week, the ruling Islamist party's leader said yesterday.

Roughly 35 years ago, the original Star Wars movie was filmed in a variety of locations around world.

Grand Rabbi Haim Bitan praised the army and security forces for ensuring that the pilgrimage took place without any incident and said Djerba "is the pride of Tunisia and all its children, regardless of their religious beliefs." Tunisian Tourist Minister Jamel Ghamra welcomed the pilgrims in the name of the Islamist-led government and said: ... (more)

Preparations for the 2013 tourist season were the focus of a ministerial meeting, chaired by Minister in charge of Economic Affairs Ridha Saidi, on Friday in Kasbah.

At that time, November 2010, there was a palpable sense of edginess. The unease was most apparent in the capital, Tunis.