by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 24, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Dam Fill Rates Lag as Citrus Production Expected to Drop 20% Summary: This week, local agricultural labor union officials in Nabeul reported that citrus production is expected to fall by as much as 20% due to lack of water as well as disease. Nabeul has...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 23, 2023 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Pressure on Ennahdha Continues as Spokesman Arrested Summary: On 21 August 2023, Ennahdha spokesman Abdelfattah Taghouti was arrested in Tunis. Taghouti was previously arrested in March during a spree of arrests targeting opposition political figures under...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 22, 2023 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Sfax Raid Targets Migrant Smugglers Amidst Reports of Piracy Summary: Over the weekend of 19-20 August 2023, intelligence operations by Tunisian officials led to the disruption of an organized crime network in Sfax that had been involved in smuggling migrants...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 19, 2023 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Tourism Booming as Sector Reforms Announced Summary: This week, the Minister for Tourism Moez Belhassine announced plans to evolve how Tunisia’s government manages the various agencies involved in the county’s tourism industry. The plans announced by...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 18, 2023 | Diplomacy, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Regional Security, Terrorism Loom as Liabilities Summary: This week, security events in both Algeria and Libya served as stark reminders that regional stability and trans-regional security issues remain a potential challenge to Tunisia. Algerian officials...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Aug 17, 2023 | Diplomacy, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Algerian Official Warns UAE Pressing for Normalization Summary: This week, an Algerian politician who is part of the country’s governing coalition alleged that the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is pressuring Tunisia to normalize relations with Israel. The head...
