Tunisia

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

While the brief detention of flotilla members by Israeli authorities sparked international outrage, the six-month detention of four activists in Tunisia has been underreported internationally.

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.
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

A TUNISIAN expatriate shouts slogans while holding a placard reading ‘Free Tunisia,’ as he demonstrates on January 15, 2011, in Paris.

Protests and power vacuums: What the Arab Spring can teach us about Iran's protests


My Jewish family was forced out of our homeland. We can't let Gazans suffer the same fate - opinion

There are no magic wands here. No shortcuts. And no amount of forced migration — of Jews or Palestinians — will bring the peace we all deserve.

An Iraqi Jewish family in Baghdad in 1910.

Man sets himself alight outside synagogue in Tunisia

Police shot a man who set himself on fire outside a Tunisian synagogue, leaving two injured. This report comes after ongoing reports of antisemitic behavior by officials in the country.

 Interior of La Ghriba Synagogue, Djerba, Tunisia

Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali: How Tunisia's strongman navigated diplomacy with Israel

DIPLOMATIC AFFAIRS |The inside story of peace talks between Israel and Tunisia post-Oslo in the 1990s.

 TUNISIAN PRESIDENT Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali maintained low-key relations with Israel during the 1990s, before breaking ties during the Second Intifada. Here, he poses for an official picture in front of the Tunisian flag in 1998.

Yasser Arafat’s legacy: The death of Palestinian statehood - analysis

In many ways, the failure of the Palestinian cause in the last two decades is a result of the decisions of Arafat during the ten years he presided over the Palestinian Authority.

THEN-PALESTINIAN Authority head and PLO chairman Yasser Arafat gestures during a speech in Ramallah, 2004.

Tunisian presidential candidate arrested ahead of election

A leading opposition candidate in Tunisia's upcoming presidential election has been arrested on suspicion of falsifying endorsements, sparking outrage and claims of political interference.

 A Tunisian flag flutters atop of the Palace of Justice building in Tunis, Tunisia May 13, 2024.

Irregular migration to Italy dramatically decreases as migrants accumulate in Tunisia

As a result of the Italian-Tunisian partnership to mitigate migration, thousands of would-be migrants to Europe are stuck in Tunisia amid rising anti-immigrant rhetoric and violence.

 A general view of the rescue ship Geo Barents, after Italy allowed the disembarkation of immigrant children and sick people, in the port of Catania, Italy, November 7, 2022.

Tunisians mount anti-migrant protests, citing perceived government failures

The International Organization for Migration Tunisia branch says some 7,000 migrants live in or near Jebeniana and El Amra. 

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

Experts advocate for Tunisian food sovereignty as a path to independence

Food sovereignty has become a high priority among local NGOs, civil society and the government to protect against foreign investments that that may steal land from local farmers.

 A customer stands in front of empty shelves for some coffee products inside a supermarket in Tunis, Tunisia September 3, 2022.

As African migration to Europe spikes, Tunisia takes center stage in Italy’s foreign policy agenda

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni signed agreements with Tunisian President Kais Saied, aiming to enhance economic relations and address irregular migration.

 Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni

Pascale's Kitchen: Tu Bishvat & the Tunisian Festival of Sons

Below, I am bringing you two recipes for cookies that are made especially for the Festival of Sons and are perfect for serving on Tu Bishvat.

 Florentine Cookies