by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 2, 2025 | Diplomacy, Legal, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: President Extends Long-Standing State of Emergency Summary: On 31 December 2024, President Kais Saied extended Tunisia’s state of emergency from 1 to 30 January throughout the country. The state of emergency has been in place...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jan 1, 2025 | Diplomacy, Legal, Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Repatriation of Tunisian Released from Guantanamo Bay Summary: On 30 December, the US Defense Department announced the repatriation of a Tunisian detainee named Ridha Al-Yazidi, who had been at Guantanamo Bay since its establishment in 2002, raising questions...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 27, 2024 | Legal, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Police Vehicle Burned After Traffic Accident Sparks Rioting Summary: On 26 November 2024, clashes erupted between police and residents in the city of M’saken, Sousse after a fatal motorcycle accident following a police chase. ...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 21, 2024 | Legal, Libya, Political, Security
Libya: Tripoli’s Militia Challenges Continue with Kidnappings Summary: On 19 November 2024, the governor of Zliten, Libya, announced that three Indian employees working at the Al-Burj Cement Factory were kidnapped by an armed group while returning to their work...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 20, 2024 | Diplomacy, Economic, Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Safety Violations Prompt Ship Seizure at Italian Port Summary: On Monday 18 November 2024, a delegation from the Tunisian Navigation Company, the Office of Merchant Marine and Ports, and the Office of Maritime Transport and Commercial Ports carried out a...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 16, 2024 | Diplomacy, Legal, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: French Researcher Released, Returned to France Summary: On Friday 15 November French Foreign Ministry spokesperson Christophe Lemoine said that Victor Dupont, the French student who was arrested and held since 19 October, was released from prison on Tuesday...
