by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 19, 2022 | Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Soldier Killed in Firefight with Smugglers at Southern Border Summary: On Monday, 18 July 2022 a Tunisian soldier was killed and another wounded in a firefight with a six-vehicle convoy of smugglers at the small southern border outpost of Borj el Khadra....
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Jul 13, 2022 | Economic, Tunisia
Tunisia: Food Shortages Driven by Ukraine War Point to Deepening Cost Crisis Summary: The war in Ukraine continues to disrupt grain supplies to Tunisia, driving up costs and deepening the government debt crisis. A recent flour shortage was curbed by government...
by Dispatch Content | Jul 13, 2022 | Diplomacy, Tunisia
Tunisia: Diplomatic Messaging with Tehran May Signal Nascent Courtship Summary: On 11 July 2022, Tunisian President Kais Saied held a call with Iranian President Ibrahim Raisi. The two counterparts exchanged Aid al-Adha greetings and affirmed a shared desire to...