General News - 2025

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Tunisia – Ministry of Health Warns Against the “Silent Enemy” ​

By R
| 8 avril 2025



The Ministry of Health has issued a warning regarding the Listeria bacteria, describing it as a “silent enemy” that can hide in our everyday foods, particularly in meat, unpasteurized milk, and unwashed vegetables.

In a statement on its official page, the ministry clarified that Listeria can cause severe illnesses, particularly among pregnant women, the elderly, and individuals with weakened immune systems. Symptoms of an infection include high fever, diarrhea, nausea, vomiting, headaches, and muscle pain. In severe cases, it can lead to meningitis or sepsis.

To prevent Listeria infections, the Ministry of Health has urged the public to follow hygiene rules, wash hands thoroughly, regularly clean kitchen utensils, keep raw meat separate from ready-to-eat foods, cook food properly—especially meat, poultry, and fish—use clean water and fresh ingredients, avoid consuming unpasteurized milk and dairy products, and check expiration dates and storage temperatures on products.

Tunisia – Ministry of Health Warns Against the "Silent Enemy" - Tunisia News

PartagezTweetezPartagez+10 Partages The Ministry of Health has issued a warning regarding the Listeria bacteria, describing it as a “silent enemy” that can hide in our everyday foods, particularly in meat, unpasteurized milk, and unwashed vegetables. In a statement on its official page, the...

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Tunisia – Child dies of rabies after dog bite



By LM | April 5, 2025 at 1:07 PM

A 14-year-old boy died on Saturday, April 5, 2025, after contracting rabies, the Zaghouan regional health director announced on Tunisian radio.

The child was infected a month ago in the Hemamma area of El Fahs.

A number of measures have been taken, including the vaccination of medical personnel who treated the case and the isolation of animals in the area, the regional director stated.

The national animal rabies vaccination campaign continues in many regions of the country.

Tunisie – Décès d’un enfant par la rage après une morsure de chien - Tunisie

Un garçon de 14 ans est décédé samedi, 5 avril 2025, après avoir contracté la rage, a déclaré le directeur régional de la santé de Zaghouan, à la radio

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Stored for 8 years! : 13.5 tons of spoiled chicken intended for consumption destroyed in Mahdia​

By R
| 8 avril 2025



The National Food Safety Authority (IFSA) has destroyed a large quantity of spoiled frozen chicken, stored since 2017 and intended for sale in Mahdia’s markets. The quantity destroyed amounts to approximately 13.5 tons.

This operation is part of the Authority’s efforts to protect consumer health and ensure the safety of food products offered for sale.

The destruction took place on the evening of Monday, April 7, 2025, after authorities confirmed that the confiscated goods were unfit for human consumption due to improper storage and excessive shelf life.

Furthermore, the Authority is continuing its intensive control campaigns across all distribution channels and warehouses, to combat any attempt to place spoiled food products on the market, stressing the need for all operators in the sector to scrupulously respect storage and safety standards.

Stored for 8 years! : 13.5 tons of spoiled chicken intended for consumption destroyed in Mahdia - Tunisia News

PartagezTweetezPartagez+10 PartagesThe National Food Safety Authority (IFSA) has destroyed a large quantity of spoiled frozen chicken, stored since 2017 and intended for sale in Mahdia’s markets. The quantity destroyed amounts to approximately 13.5 tons. This operation is part of the Authority’s...

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Bureau of the Assembly: Referral of a Draft Law Criminalizing Sorcery and Witchcraft to General Legislation Committee ​

By R
| 11 avril 2025



Meeting of the Bureau of the House of People’s Representatives: Referral of Draft Law Criminalizing Sorcery and Witchcraft to the General Legislation Committee

Mr. Ibrahim Bouderbala, President of the House of the People’s Representatives, chaired the Bureau meeting on Thursday, April 10, 2025. The Bureau discussed the 15 draft laws presented to the Assembly and decided to refer them to the relevant parliamentary committees.

Among these was Draft Law No. 25/2024, which proposes the criminalization of sorcery and witchcraft. It was referred to the General Legislation Committee for examination and discussion.

The Bureau also reviewed written questions that MPs intend to address to members of the government and decided to forward 57 questions to the concerned ministers.

At the end of its session, the Bureau also addressed several topics related to the international activities of the Assembly of the People’s Representatives.

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A new type of trafficking: they're illegally cutting down trees to fuel wood-fired pizzerias...



By Souleymane Loum | April 11, 2025 at 11:09 AM

Den Den, a western suburb of Tunis, behind the local supermarket, March 8, 2025. Individuals showed up with the perfect paraphernalia of municipal agents: trucks, chainsaws, etc. Strange agents, in any case, they were unable to prove they were authorized to do what they were doing. They charged toward the trees, some of which were decades old, and began cutting them down, savagely...

The operation was so poorly planned and rushed—no doubt to avoid incurring the wrath of the authorities—that large branches fell on the premises of a hapless nearby shopkeeper, shattering his roof. Faced with outraged protests, one of the agents argued that they were sent by the town hall and a manager whose name he would not name. The shopkeeper offered no other explanation than that. A bit thin, no?

However, they saw disorder and improvisation in this beautiful, shaded spot, with parking lots for cars. Across the street, there's a small garden where children come to play while their parents chat on the benches. Most of the trees that provided shade were razed to the ground by these mysterious agents. All this was done while we were told April, May, and June would be even hotter than the last.

The least we can say is that the timing and modus operandi are questionable. Who are these people? Who instructed them to strip these trees of their branches? We'll find out later, perhaps... or not. Some local residents have confided in us about this scheme. They said the proceeds from these so-called maintenance operations went to restaurants and pizzerias that cook over wood fires...

The good weather is coming, with its share of outings and expenses. Imagine the fallout from this very dubious business. As dubious as the manhole covers that disappear into the surrounding neighborhoods without anyone being offended. Or the electricity poles and their contents that end up evaporating after being hit by vehicles.

Another anomaly is the red light in front of the Den Den police station, about a hundred meters from the supermarket. It too was hit by a car. It staggered for months, years, and eventually disappeared from the landscape. It hasn't been replaced. There's no longer a red light in front of the police station.

These are the dysfunctions and incivilities of everyday life that we accept, to which we end up getting used, telling ourselves that, after all, there are other emergencies, that there are more important and more serious things in this world. Except that by wallowing in this state of mind, we end up recording a collective decline, a generalized shipwreck, while we look at Western countries with the eyes of a Chimène...

Let's keep going like this if we want to be sure of hitting rock bottom; we're almost there.

Un nouveau trafic : ils coupent illégalement les arbres pour alimenter les pizzerias au feu de bois... - Tunisie

Den Den, banlieue ouest de Tunis, derrière le supermarché du quartier, le 8 mars 2025. Des individus se sont présentés avec le parfait attirail des agents

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Tragedy in Sidi Bouzid : School Wall Collapse Kills 3 Students, Classes Suspended​

By R
| 14 avril 2025



The local branch of the Secondary Education and Physical Education Union in Sidi Bouzid has called for the suspension of classes this evening, Monday, April 14, 2025, in all middle and high schools across the region.

This decision follows a tragic incident at the Mazzouna Secondary School, where a wall collapsed, resulting in the death of three students, aged between 18 and 19, according to Maaz Treaâ, the official spokesperson for the Civil Protection, speaking to the national radio.

Two other students were seriously wounded in the accident. They were first transported to the local hospital in Mazzouna and then transferred to the regional hospital in Sidi Bouzid for further treatment.

Tragedy in Sidi Bouzid: School Wall Collapse Kills 3 Students, Classes Suspended - Tunisia News

PartagezTweetezPartagez+10 PartagesThe local branch of the Secondary Education and Physical Education Union in Sidi Bouzid has called for the suspension of classes this evening, Monday, April 14, 2025, in all middle and high schools across the region. This decision follows a tragic incident at...

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Tunisia – El Mazouna High School tragedy : Other buildings in the school are at risk of collapse​

By R
| 14 avril 2025



Abdelmajid Ghabri, a teacher at El Mazouna High School in Sidi Bouzid Governorate, confirmed today, Monday, April 14, 2025, that the collapse of part of the high school’s wall caused the death of three students (third-year technical sciences students) and several injuries, two of whom are in severe condition and have been transferred to the Sidi Bouzid Regional Hospital, he said.

He added during his interview on a private radio station that the wall’s collapse was not due to the wind (40 km/h), stressing that the wall was built in the 1980s with invalid specifications.

The teacher underscored that since 2022, the high school administration has written to the Sidi Bouzid Regional Directorate of Education regarding the wall’s condition, without any interaction or feedback, he said.

He also pointed out that the high school dormitory (now closed) and two classrooms (closed) are in danger of collapsing, highlighting once again the lack of any interaction from regional authorities, despite repeated correspondence, he said.

He called for psychological support for the injured, the families of the deceased, and the students.

Tunisia – El Mazouna High School tragedy: Other buildings in the school are at risk of collapse - Tunisia News

PartagezTweetezPartagez+10 PartagesAbdelmajid Ghabri, a teacher at El Mazouna High School in Sidi Bouzid Governorate, confirmed today, Monday, April 14, 2025, that the collapse of part of the high school’s wall caused the death of three students (third-year technical sciences students) and...

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Tunisia – Update on the Health Status of Two Injured Students in the El Mazzouna Wall Collapse​

By R
| 15 avril 2025



The Regional Director of Health in Sfax, Hatem Cherif, confirmed that the two students wounded in the wall collapse at El Mazzouna High School (Sidi Bouzid Governorate) and transferred to the Habib Bourguiba University Hospital in Sfax are both in stable condition.

The first victim arrived at the hospital in critical condition and required an urgent operation to stop abdominal bleeding. The surgery was successful, and the patient is now stable while awaiting a second operation on the leg.

As for the second victim, she also remains in stable condition. Although she suffered a head injury, it is not life-threatening, and no fractures were found. However, she is scheduled to undergo surgery due to a hand fracture.

Medical teams continue to monitor their conditions closely, and investigations into the cause of the collapse are ongoing.

Tunisia – Update on the Health Status of Two Injured Students in the El Mazzouna Wall Collapse - Tunisia News

PartagezTweetezPartagez+10 PartagesThe Regional Director of Health in Sfax, Hatem Cherif, confirmed that the two students wounded in the wall collapse at El Mazzouna High School (Sidi Bouzid Governorate) and transferred to the Habib Bourguiba University Hospital in Sfax are both in stable...

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Mazzouna Tragedy : Secondary Education in Mourning and Anger



By Donia Zeghidi | 11 seconds ago April 15, 2025

n response to a tragic accident in Mazzouna, the General Federation of Secondary Education is calling for a one-day strike in all high schools across the country this Tuesday, April 15, 2025. Physical education teachers and instructors are invited to suspend classes, boycott the baccalaureate physical education exam centers, and organize rallies in front of regional education delegations and local government headquarters, starting at 9 a.m.

In its press release, the Federation denounces a policy of "negligence, contempt, and indifference" toward public education.

This action comes the day after a tragedy that shocked public opinion: the collapse of a wall at a high school in Mazzouna killed three students and injured several others.

Tragédie de Mazzouna : l’enseignement secondaire en deuil et en colère - Tunisie

En réaction à un tragique accident survenu à Mazzouna, la Fédération Générale de l’Enseignement Secondaire appelle ce mardi 15 avril 2025 à une journée de

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Tunisia – Manouba : Classes suspended following teacher's assault


By LM | April 14, 2025 at 8:42 PM

Classes were suspended today, Monday, at the primary school in the Orangers neighborhood of Manouba, in protest against a resident living near the school, who deliberately assaulted one of the school's teachers on Friday evening, physically abusing her, and trespassing on school grounds, according to Sofiane Jaidi, secretary general of the university branch of basic education in the region.

He added that all primary schools in the cities of Manouba and Denden held a two-hour sit-in today at the call of the Manouba Basic Education Union, under the supervision of the Regional Labor Union and the university branch of basic education.

These sit-ins provided an opportunity to demand the criminalization of violence in schools, the mobilization of all means to end the level of violence affecting educational and administrative staff and affecting the interior of the school and its classrooms, not just its surroundings, and to confront all those who take the right to desecrate school grounds, according to the same source.

Jaidi described the barbaric attack by a citizen with no connection to the institution, who assaulted the teacher and a member of the administrative staff, and hurled insults, stressing the need to deter such violent behavior and demonstrations, which undermine the dignity of educators and staff and the inviolability of the school. The school administration immediately filed a complaint against the citizen, and all parties involved were heard today at the Manouba National Security District, while a meeting was held at the school between union structures and the regional education directorate to review the situation.

It should be noted that the Manouba Basic Education Union issued a statement yesterday, Sunday, calling for the suspension of classes at the aforementioned school and the implementation of protests in schools in Manouba and Denden.

Tunisie – La Manouba : Suspension des cours suite à l’agression d’une enseignante - Tunisie

Les cours ont été suspendus aujourd'hui, lundi, à l'école primaire du quartier des Orangers, à la Manouba, en signe de protestation contre une personne

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Mazzouna Tragedy : Secondary Education in Mourning and Anger

Tunisia – Mazouna tragedy: High school principal arrested and investigation opened​

By R
| 15 avril 2025



The spokesperson for the Sidi Bouzid court, Jawhar Gabsi, confirmed in a statement to Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) Tuesday evening that an inquiry has been opened into the incident involving the collapse of part of a high school wall in the El Mezzouna district of Sidi Bouzid governorate on Monday, killing three students and injuring two others.

According to the spokesperson, the investigation was opened based on Articles 217 and 225 of the Penal Code, noting that the investigating judge in charge of the case gave a judicial mandate to a central brigade of the National Guard in Aouina, which started investigations to determine the responsibilities, based on which the director of the mentioned secondary school was detained.

Tunisia – Mazouna tragedy: High school principal arrested and investigation opened - Tunisia News

PartagezTweetezPartagez+10 PartagesThe spokesperson for the Sidi Bouzid court, Jawhar Gabsi, confirmed in a statement to Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) Tuesday evening that an inquiry has been opened into the incident involving the collapse of part of a high school wall in the El Mezzouna district...

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Mezzouna mourns her children: Final farewell to the three high school students

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Bad weather in Siliana : one dead while attempting to cross a wadi​

By R
| 17 avril 2025

Civil protection units in the Siliana governorate retrieved, in the early hours of Thursday morning, the lifeless body of a 25-year-old man who had attempted to cross the El Hattab wadi, near the Imada of El-Hbebsa Sud, within the Rouhia delegation, according to an official local source.

The same source told the TAP news agency reporter that the victim was travelling in a vehicle with another person. They were en route from Nabeul governorate to Kairouan governorate, passing through the Rouhia delegation. The passenger accompanying the victim survived, it was reported.

It should be noted that the Siliana governorate experienced heavy rain on Wednesday evening.

Bad weather in Siliana: one dead while attempting to cross a wadi - Tunisia News

PartagezTweetezPartagez+10 PartagesCivil protection units in the Siliana governorate retrieved, in the early hours of Thursday morning, the lifeless body of a 25-year-old man who had attempted to cross the El Hattab wadi, near the Imada of El-Hbebsa Sud, within the Rouhia delegation, according...

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In Gabès, 37 schools in critical condition require urgent repairs



By Donia Zeghidi | 1 hour ago April 18, 2025

An expanded meeting dedicated to the education sector was held on Thursday, April 17, 2025, in Gabès, chaired by Governor Ridha Nasibi. Attending the meeting were all local officials, including First Delegate Mustapha Messaadi, Regional Secretary General Ghaleb El Kellali, territorial delegates, as well as two members of the Assembly of People's Representatives, Thamer Mezhoud and Issam El Bahri Jabri, as well as Mohamed Khedhiri, member of the Fifth District Council, and Mohamed Tarhouni, President of the Regional Council.

At the heart of this meeting, a detailed report presented by the Regional Education Delegation highlighted the worrying situation of 37 schools requiring urgent repairs. The estimated cost of the rehabilitation work exceeds 3.7 million dinars.

Faced with this observation, the Governor called on the Regional Education Delegation to further assess the condition of the institutions reported by the territorial delegates. He emphasized the importance of including all structures in critical condition on the list. Ridha Nasibi emphasized the need to combine all efforts to mobilize the necessary resources to upgrade these educational facilities.

This initiative comes at a time when the safety and quality of school infrastructure have become national priorities, following a series of incidents that have highlighted the sector's shortcomings.

À Gabès, 37 écoles dans un état critique nécessitent des travaux urgents - Tunisie

Une réunion élargie dédiée au secteur éducatif s’est tenue jeudi 17 avril 2025 à Gabès, sous la présidence du gouverneur Ridha Nasibi. Étaient présents à

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Tunisia – Sousse : Cruise ship docks with 65 passengers on board



By LM | April 19, 2025 at 8:52 PM

A cruise ship belonging to the French company Rivages du Monde, "World Explorer," docked today, Saturday, at the port of Sousse, carrying 65 French tourists and a crew of 99.

They took sightseeing excursions to Kairouan, El Jem, Monastir, and the old town of Sousse.

Tunisie – Sousse : Accostage d’un bateau de croisière avec 65 croisiéristes à bord - Tunisie

Un navire de croisière appartenant à la compagnie française Rivages du Monde "World Explorer" a accosté, aujourd'hui, samedi, au port de Sousse,

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Tunisia – Mahdia : A 16-year-old student dies in a high school during a physical education class



By LM | April 19, 2025 at 6:48 PM

A 16-year-old student from the El Kawasim area of the Shorbane district of Mahdia governorate died yesterday during a physical education class at Nafatiya High School.

The student was in his first year of secondary school, and the cause of death was likely a heart attack.

The body was examined and transferred to the forensic medicine department to determine the true cause of death.

Tunisie – Mahdia : Un élève de 16 ans décède dans la lycée au cours d’une séance d’éducation physique - Tunisie

Un élève de 16 ans de la zone d’El Kawasim du district de Shorbane du gouvernorat de Mahdia est décédé, hier, lors d'un cours d'éducation physique au

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Tunis- Bab Souika : Demolition of a building threatening to collapse​

By R
| 20 avril 2025



The Municipality of Tunis reported that a demolition operation was carried out on Saturday, April 19, 2025, to ensure public safety and protect the residents of the medina from the risk of buildings collapsing and threatening to collapse.

On the instructions of the Secretary General responsible for managing the Municipality of Tunis, and in coordination with the Municipal Agency for Environmental Services, the Association for the Preservation of the Medina of Tunis, and the Municipal Buildings Directorate, an old building in an advanced state of disrepair was demolished on El Pacha Street, located in Bab Souika.

The operation was carried out employing rigorous technical methods, ensuring the highest levels of safety for residents and passersby. The operation took place in the presence of the various local and regional authorities involved.

Tunis- Bab Souika: Demolition of a building threatening to collapse - Tunisia News

PartagezTweetezPartagez+10 PartagesThe Municipality of Tunis reported that a demolition operation was carried out on Saturday, April 19, 2025, to ensure public safety and protect the residents of the medina from the risk of buildings collapsing and threatening to collapse. On the instructions of...

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Tunisia – Multidisciplinary Health Caravan in Aouled Nsir, Bouhajla



By LM | April 20, 2025 at 7:43 PM

Citizens turned out in large numbers for the free multidisciplinary health caravan in the Aouled Nsir area of the Bouhajla delegation in the Kairouan governorate on Sunday, April 20, 2025, according to a statement from Dr. Mohamed Nasrallah Bousnina, President of the Tunisian Association of Medical Students, Sousse branch.

Dr. Bousnina stated that the caravan offered free consultations in several specialties, including cardiology, pediatrics, obstetrics and gynecology, pulmonology, dermatology, family medicine, and ophthalmology, as well as certain medications and medical supplies. The association also provides necessary medical follow-up and seeks to offer free surgical procedures to those in need, in coordination with public and private hospitals, by covering transportation and medical follow-up costs, he added.

The region's residents expressed their delight at this free medical initiative, given the deteriorating health situation in the region due to their difficult social conditions, the high cost of private sector treatment, and the shortage of specialist doctors.

It should be noted that the Aouled Nsir area is located approximately 7 km from the town of Bouhajla and has only one clinic that provides a single medical session per week, amid persistent drug shortages.

Tunisie – Caravane sanitaire multidisciplinaire à Aouled Nsir à Bouhajla - Tunisie

Les citoyens se sont rendus en nombre à la caravane sanitaire multidisciplinaire gratuite dans la zone d'Aouled Nsir de la délégation de Bouhajla dans le

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Tunisia – Civil Protection Brigade Installed in El Mazzouna



By LM | April 19, 2025 at 9:52 PM

A civil protection brigade was deployed Saturday to the town of El Mazouna, in the Sidi Bouzid governorate, to bring emergency services closer to residents. Meanwhile, municipal authorities removed the remaining wall of the Mazouna High School, part of which collapsed earlier this week, killing three students and injuring two others.

The Regional Director of Civil Protection in Sidi Bouzid, Brigadier General Mourad Al-Seghir, told TAP that, in coordination with local and regional authorities, a building belonging to the local municipality was inspected, upgraded, and equipped with civil protection resources and mechanisms to serve as the headquarters of the aforementioned unit, in accordance with the urgent decisions taken by President Kais Saied during his visit to El Mazzouna yesterday, Friday.

For his part, the Secretary General of El Mazzouna Municipality, Habib Rawaq, told TAP that the remaining part of the wall of the Mazouna secondary school was demolished today to completely eliminate the danger, noting that yesterday's demolition operations included the wall of the Mazouna primary school and that the wall of the Ibn Hazm preparatory school is also scheduled to be demolished.

Tunisie – Installation d’une brigade de la protection civile à El Mazzouna - Tunisie

Une brigade de la protection civile a été déployée samedi dans la ville d’El Mazouna, dans le gouvernorat de Sidi Bouzid, pour rapprocher les services

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Tunisia – Collective Resignation of University Hospital Doctors, Pharmacists, and Dentists ​

By R
| 22 avril 2025



The General Union of University Hospital Doctors, Pharmacists, and Dentists in Tunisia announced a collective resignation of all its members. They will resign from their roles in treatment, teaching, research, and administration.

This demonstration is against the poor working conditions in university hospitals. The union states these conditions do not meet the European standards used by Tunisian courts in medical responsibility cases.

The resignation also indicates support for doctors who were recently sentenced to up to 10 years in prison in the case of the newborn deaths. The court blamed them partly because they didn’t resign, even though they had reported problems in the hospital’s sterile room.

Union leader Adnan Al-Hanachi said the decision to resign comes after the court suggested that doctors should quit their jobs to avoid being held responsible.

Starting tomorrow, the union will collect 2,000 signatures for the resignation and submit them to the Ministry of Health.

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