by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 11, 2023 | Diplomacy, Economic, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Collaborative Firsts with China, Russia as Tensions with West Simmer Summary: In recent weeks, both Russia and China have steadily implemented cultural exchange efforts in Tunisia, in an attempt to fill the cooperative diplomatic space left vacant as tensions...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 9, 2023 | Legal, Political, Tunisia
Tunisia: Three Prominent Arrests as Corruption Probes Target the Wealthy Summary: On 7 November 2023, two individuals with connections to former Tunisian President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali were arrested as pressure continues on those perceived to have profited from...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 8, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: UGTT Calls for Expulsion of Expat Manager Over Palestine Views Summary: On 8 November 2023, the Union Générale Tunisienne du Travail (UGTT) office in Sfax released a statement demanding the expulsion from Tunisia of an expatriate manager for being opposed to...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 7, 2023 | Political, Security, Tunisia
Tunisia: Escaped Terrorists Captured as Investigation into Prison Yields Arrests Summary: Last week, five prisoners who had escaped from Mornaguia Prison were re-captured in two separate arrests. One of the five, Ahmed Malaki, was arrested by a security officer on 5...
by Dispatch Risk Analysis | Nov 7, 2023 | Diplomacy, Political, Security, Social, Tunisia
Tunisia: Despite Public Tension, EU Migration Assistance is Flowing Summary: In early November 2023, a German-language media outlet reported that, despite a public feud between European Union (EU) and Tunisian leaders over the implementation of a migration deal signed...
