Tunisia's 92-year-old President Beji Caïd Essebsi died Thursday morning after being transferred to a hospital "under direct recommendation by his doctors," the state news agency (TAP) announced on Thursday.
Tunisia has banned people from wearing the niqab -- a full-face veil -- in public institutions, citing security concerns.
Tunisia's 92-year-old president was rushed to a military hospital after suffering a "severe health crisis" on Thursday, shortly after two suicide attacks struck the capital Tunis.
At least 70 migrants drowned and 16 were rescued after their boat capsized near the Kerkennah Islands off Tunisia's eastern coast on Friday, according to the country's state-run Tunis Afrique Presse agency (TAP).
Much of the shooting for the original Star Wars movies took place in Tunisia, and legend has it that one local landmark made a powerful impression on its creator, George Lucas.
Clashes in Tunisia have continued between protesters and police for a second night as anger grew over the death of a journalist who set himself on fire.
Whether it's cold outside or the temperature is rising, the temptation to drop everything and run away to sunnier climes is never far away.
Harry and Meghan's big day may have been crowned the event of the year, but it was England's victory against Tunisia in the World Cup at Russia 2018 that broke UK television records.
England kept their long suffering fans on edge until the game's closing minutes when the team's captain Harry Kane headed in the winner in a 2-1 victory at Russia 2018.
At least 100 people are believed to have died after a boat carrying migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia on Saturday, the highest death toll in any single migration attempt this year, the International Organization for Migration (IOM) announced Tuesday.
At least 48 people died after a boat carrying around 180 migrants sank off the coast of Tunisia late Saturday, according to official Tunisian news agency TAP.
At least 257 people were killed on Wednesday when a military plane crashed near the Algerian capital, Algiers, state media reported.
Tunisian authorities say their decision to suspend all Emirates airline flights into the country "cannot be described as a diplomatic crisis" between the North African country and the United Arab Emirates.
Playing the French Open during Ramadan, Ons Jabeur, a Muslim from Tunisia, is breaking her fast.
