Tunisia: Nearly 300 million dinars profit for SFBT Group in 2024

At its meeting on Wednesday, March 26, the Board of Directors of the Société de Fabrication des Boissons de Tunisie (SFBT) reviewed the company’s activities during the 2024 financial year and approved the company and consolidated financial statements for …

Tetteh meets in Tunisia with US chargé d'affaires in Libya

The Head of UNSMIL, Hanna Tetteh, met in Tunis on Wednesday with the Chargé d'affaires of the United States, Jeremy Berndt, and briefed him on the work of the advisory committee and her recent engagements with Libyan and regional actors, UNSMIL said on …

Tunisia: BCT lowers its key interest rate to 7.5% from 8%

TUNIS: The Executive Board of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) decided at its meeting Wednesday to reduce its key interest rate by 50 basis points to 7.5%. This decision, which reflects the BCT Board's commitment to price stability without neglecting …

Tunisia – Prison sentences for Seifeddine Makhlouf, Sahbi Smara, and a former Ennahdha MP

The Ninth Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of First Instance convicted in absentia the dissolved former MP Seifeddine Makhlouf to one year in prison, effective immediately. The chamber also sentenced former MP Sahbi Samara to six months in prison and a …

Tunisia – Bélaïd assassination case scheduled for hearing on April 7

The Criminal Chamber of the Tunis Court of Appeal will examine the case of the assassination of martyr Chokri Belaid on April 7, and the session will be devoted to hearing the defense’s arguments. The chamber has finished interrogating all detainees in the …

Tunisia: Head of State calls for new approach to finally resolve issue of confiscated properties

TUNIS: President Kais Saied met on Wednesday afternoon Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri and Finance Minister Michket Slama Khaldi at the Carthage Palace. The meeting discussed several key issues, particularly the state's fiscal balance and the long …

Tunisia – Khaled Sehili visits military schools of Bizerte

On Tuesday, March 25, 2025, Minister of National Defense Khaled Sehili conducted an inspection visit to the Non-Commissioned Officers School and the Army Technical School in Bizerte. During his visit, he evaluated the working and living conditions of the …

Tetteh meets with ambassadors in Tunisia, discusses Libyan file

The United Nations Support Mission in Libya (UNSMIL) announced that the Special Representative of the UN Secretary-General, Hanna Tetteh, met with a group of ambassadors in Tunisia at the invitation of the Swiss Embassy, where she briefed them on her …

Star Wars fan visits original location in Tunisia

Tunisia might be shutting down Bolt, Heetch, others to make way for a govt-owned app

Tunisia might be shutting down Bolt and other taxi-hailing apps like Heetch to pave the way for the seamless introduction of a government-backed e-hailing app. This was disclosed to Technext by sources conversant with the ongoing infraction between the …