Tunisia

At least two dead, six reported missing after migrant shipwreck off Tunisia's coast

Sea-Watch rescued another 23 survivors, including a toddler, from an offshore oil and gas platform where they had taken refuge after the shipwreck.

A migrant stands on the deck of rescue ship "Ocean Viking" operated by the NGO SOS Mediterranee as waves crash against the ship sailing in the Mediterranean Sea, near Italy, on January 2, 2026
Global Movement to Gaza Sweden holds a demonstration in connection with the arrival of the released Swedish participants in the Global Sumud Flotilla, in central Stockholm, Sweden October 7, 2025.

Tunisia extends 'Sumud 4' flotilla activists' detention to 10 months, little international outcry

Anisa Makhlouf, Hafez Al-Assad, and (behind, L to R) their children Maher, Bashar, Bassel, Majd, and Bushra, 1993.

'Defiance': A memoir of survival in a torn-apart Syria - review

Russia’s Jewish community marks 81 years since Nazi Germany’s surrender in World War II, May 2026.

Jewish communities worldwide mark Liberation and Rescue Day amid rising antisemitism


7,000 activists begin 300-vehicle convoy from Tunisia to Rafah, aim to open corridor

The Maghreb Resilience Convoy's 300-vehicle caravan departed from Tunis on Monday morning, before crossing the Libyan border on Tuesday.

 Over 7,000 pro-Palestinian activists from Mauritania, Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Libya, begun a protest convoy on Monday, with the aim to reach the Rafah crossing by land.

French anti-terror prosecutor investigates killing of Tunisian national

The suspect, a 53-year-old man who practices shooting as a sport, published what it said was hateful and racist content on his social media account before and after Saturday's killing.

 French military of the Sentinelle Operation and French Police officers stand outside the high school Notre-Dame de Toutes-Aides where a student killed another student and wounded three others in a knife attack, in Nantes, western France, on April 24, 2025.

Hundreds of west African migrants returned from Tunisia through IOM program

The returns took place on Tuesday and Thursday, involving 146 people from Gambia, 167 from Guinea, and another 66 from Côte d’Ivoire, Ghana, and Sierra Leone.

 Sub-Saharan African migrants gather in a field where they live, in Jebiniana, Tunisia September 4, 2023.

Libyan-Tunisian ties strengthen with Benghazi consulate reopening

The reopening follows months of bilateral coordination aimed at restoring consular services in the region.

 Tunisia's President Kais Saied meets with Libya's Prime Minister Abdulhamid Dbeibeh in Tripoli, Libya March 17, 2021.

Jewish jeweler attacked, fingers severed in antisemitic machete attack in Djerba, Tunisia

The incident took place on the eve of Lag Baomer, which is also the date of the annual pilgrimage to El Ghriba Synagogue on the Island.

Jewish man is stabbed with a machete in the Tunisian Island of Djerba

Former Tunisian PM Larayedh jailed for 34-years over Syria jihadist case

Larayedh, who served as prime minister from 2013 to 2014, is a senior figure in Ennahda, an Islamist party that has been a main opponent of President Kais Saied.

 Ali Larayedh, senior official of Tunisia's Islamist opposition party Ennahda and former prime minister, gestures while surrounded by his supporters, upon his arrival for questioning by anti-terrorism police, in Tunis,Tunisia September 19, 2022.

The urgent need to acknowledge North African Jews in Israeli memory - opinion

North African Jews' WWII struggles, long overlooked, are finally gaining recognition, revealing their resilience and vital contributions to history.

Tunisian Jews were enlisted into forced labor by the Nazis during their six-month occupation from November 1942

Haim Taib to light torch on Independence Day for promoting unity and resilience

"Lighting the torch is a full-circle moment for me and my family – both personally and nationally – and a symbol of my commitment to strengthening the resilience of the State of Israel."

 Haim Taib, President and Founder of Mitrelli Group and Menomadin Foundation.

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, renowned Torah scholar and spiritual leader, passes away at 80

Rabbi Meir Mazuz, leader of Kisse Rahamim Yeshiva and a key figure in Israeli politics, has passed away at 80, leaving a lasting impact on Torah study and the Jewish community.

 Rabbi Meir Mazuz.

Tunisian student falls to death after attempting to hang Palestinian flag on school building

Faris Khaled was a student of the Higher School of Science and Design Technology (ESSTeDesign) in Den Den, Manouba Governorate.

Student falls to death at Tunisian institution after attempting to hang Palestinian flag