School trip: 23 injured as bus skids on Sousse-Tunis highway
Twenty-three passengers, including pupils, sustained injuries Sunday when the bus they were boarding skidded off Sousse-Tunis highway at the entrance of Hammamet.The bus was carrying pupils of a private school in Jammel, Monastir, on a Tunis-bound sch…
Tunisia, AFESD sign TND 157 million funding agreement
Minister of Economy and Planning Samir Saied and Director-General and Chairman of the Board of Directors of the Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) Bader Mohammed Alsaad signed Saturday in Rabat, Morocco, an agreement under which 16 …
Takfiri arrested in Hammam Sousse over ties with terrorist group
A Takfiri wanted for ties with a terrorist organisation was apprehended on Friday night in Hammam Sousse, the spokesperson for the National Guard said on Sunday.The man was handed a one-and-a-half year sentence.Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse
Bizerte: attempted prison break foiled
An escape attempt by two inmates at Borj Roumi facility, Bizerte, was thwarted, the spokesperson for the First Instance Court Oualid Ache bellah said.The public prosecutor’s office ordered an investigation into the case to disclose the circumstances o…
Twelve migration attempts foiled, 238 crossers rescued (National Guard)
Twelve illegal migration attempts were thwarted on Friday night and 238 crossers were rescued, the Directorate-General of the National Guard said on Sunday.Coast guards in the Sahel region foiled six attempted crossings and rescued 68 undocumented Tun…
Revival of Seychellois tradition: Little Explorers Club plants vacoa trees
In a bid to revive the vacoa artisan industry in Seychelles, the Little Explorers Club based at Bel Ombre has planted seven out of a scheduled 50 plants at the Domaine Val De Pres heritage site recently.The Little Explorers plan to plant more vacoa tre…