by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 25, 2024 | Legal, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Security Forces Seek to Combat Drugs Dealers and Robberies Summary: On 25 October 2024, the spokesperson of the general directory in the Ministry of Interior, Imed Mamacha, stated that about seven hundred drug dealers were arrested since the start of the...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 17, 2024 | Economic, Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Draft 2025 Budget to Lean on Taxpayers, Domestic Loans Summary: On 16 October 2024, a draft version of the 2025 finance law indicated that the government will raise taxes on higher-income households and financial companies while expanding its reliance on...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Oct 5, 2024 | Diplomacy, Legal, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Italian Government Agents Point to Mafia Influence in Tunisia Summary: On 1 October 2024. Italian media reported that three agents of the External Intelligence and Security Agency (AISE) were poisoned during a dinner party in Hammamet. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 13, 2024 | Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Embattled Ennahdha Decries New Arrests of Leaders Summary: On 12 September 2024, the Ennahdha Movement expressed its discontent with the recent arrests of its leaders in different regions of the country, the last of which occurred on 10 September. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Sep 10, 2024 | Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Campaigns Launched Amidst Debate Over Who Can Run Summary: On 10 September 2024, Deputy Secretary General of the Echaab political movement, Mohamed Msilini, said his party’s presidential candidate, Zouhair Maghzaoui, will not withdraw his candidacy despite...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 5, 2024 | Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: TunisAir Corruption Probe Evolves with Senior Arrests Summary: In late July 2024, an investigation into corruption and mismanagement at TunisAir led to arrest warrants for the current CEO of TunisAir and the head of the TunisAir employee’s union, both...
