TEHRAN, May 12 - France has released Belhassen Trabelsi, brother-in-law of ousted Tunisian president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, on bail while it mulls a extradition request from Tunisia, sources said Sunday.
TEHRAN, May 11 - Around 60 migrants most of them from Bangladesh have died after their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea after it left Libya for Italy, the Tunisian Red Crescent said Saturday.
TEHRAN, May 10 - At least 50 refugees drowned on Friday when their boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Tunisian coast after they had left Libya hoping to reach Europe, the United Nations migration agency said.
TEHRAN, Apr 27 - Tunisian media have reported that Eagles of Carthage will play a friendly match against Iran as part of preparation for the 2019 Africa Cup of Nations.
TEHRAN, Apr 14 - Tunisia’s ruling party Nidaa Tounes on Saturday elected two leaders, one of them the president’s son, in two parallel congresses, deepening the division that has hit the party in recent years.
TEHRAN, Mar30-Tunisian authorities have detained a U.N. official involved in monitoring an international arms embargo on Libya as part of an investigation by an anti-terrorism unit, state news agency TAP said on Saturday.
TEHRAN, Mar 29 -Tunisia has arrested a United Nations (UN) official charged with monitoring alleged violations of an international arms embargo on Libya on suspicion of “spying.”
TEHRAN, Mar 10 - Tunisia's health minister has resigned after the sudden deaths of 11 newborn babies at a state maternity hospital sparked an outcry in the country, the government said.
TEHRAN, Feb 03 - Iranian President Hassan Rouhani highlighted the importance of the country’s bilateral relations with Tunisia and said closer cooperation between the Islamic Republic and the North African country would serve the interests of both nations.
TEHRAN, Jan 19 -Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union called on Saturday for another national strike for two days next month to press its demand for higher wages for 670,000 public servants, the UGTT chief said.
TEHRAN, Jan 17 - Rail, bus and air traffic stopped in Tunisia on Thursday as the powerful UGTT union staged a one-day nationwide strike to protest against the government's refusal to raise the salaries of 670,000 public servants.
TEHRAN, Jan 3 - Two militants blew themselves up on Thursday following an exchange of fire with Tunisian security forces in the city of Jilma, 250 km (156 miles) south of the capital Tunis, the interior ministry said.
TEHRAN, December 26 - Clashes between Tunisian protesters and security forces spread from an impoverished western city overnight, authorities said Wednesday, as anger grew over the death of a journalist who set himself on fire over economic conditions.
TEHRAN, December 25 -A Tunisian journalist has died after setting himself on fire, officials said, in a protest over harsh living conditions that prompted overnight clashes with police in the country's west.
TEHRAN, November 28 - Dozens of Tunisians gathered on the capital's main avenue on Tuesday evening to protest against a planned visit by Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman.
TEHRAN, November 22 - About 650,000 public sector workers went on strike and thousands protested across Tunisia on Thursday over the government's refusal to raise wages amid threats from international lenders to stop financing Tunisia's tattered economy.
TEHRAN, November 06 - Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed named 10 new ministers on Monday in a cabinet reshuffle he hopes will inject fresh blood into his government which has been widely criticized for failing to fix an economic crisis.
TEHRAN, September 23 - Torrential rains and flooding in northeastern Tunisia have left at least four dead, including two sisters, the interior ministry said Sunday.
TEHRAN, September 14 - Surrounded by other people's belongings piled high on beds, Georgie Ndab wants to leave Tunisia's only migrant centre and take her baby to Europe.
TEHRAN, August 13 - Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi has announced plans to submit a draft bill to parliament equalizing inheritance rights between men and women.