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The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia welcomes the formation of the Tunisian government, says a statement of the Saudi Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Monday. Saudi Arabia hopes that the new government will achieve the aspirations of the Tunisian people toward prosperity and progress, reads the statement. The Kingdom also affirmed its keenness to everything that would achieve the pillars of stability and development in Tunisia, the same source adds. TunisianMonitorOnline

Nationwide rallies were staged Sunday for a  change of the political system in Tunisia, during which supporters of President Kais Saied called for a suspension of parliament. Supporters, massing in front of the Municipal Theatre in Tunis amid tight security, brandished slogans that call for addressing political corruption in the country and maintaining the suspension of parliament. Political parties Echaab, Alliance for Tunisia and the Popular Current called on their supporters to participate Sunday in marches and rallies across the country in support of President Kaïs Saïed. In Some Regions,…

The French authorities have announced that the country has decided to tighten the restrictions regarding the visa-issuance process for nationals of Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria. This means that France will now grant fewer visas than before for the nationals of these three countries, as the authorities of the same are refusing to take back their nationals who are illegally residing in France after being denied asylum, SchengenVisaInfo.com reports. Through an interview for radio Europe 1, which was held today earlier in the morning, the spokesperson of the French Government, Gabriel Attal, said…

The Royal Embassy of Saudi Arabia in Tunisia will hold on September 23 the 91st iteration of National Day in its headquarter, with precautionary measures and preventive protocols against Coronavirus due to the pandemic situation in Tunisia the last period. On this occasion, Saudi ambassador to Tunisia Dr Abdulaziz bin Ali Al-Saqr is expected to deliver a brief address in which he will emphasize the importance and significance of such an anniversary as well as the fraternal relations between Tunisia and the Kingdom, marked by the longstanding common brotherly cooperation…

A flight to the International Space Station (ISS) on the Russian Soyuz spacecraft by the first female Tunisian astronaut is possible in three to four years, Sergey Savelyev, deputy general director of Russia’s Roscosmos state space corporation responsible for international cooperation, told Sputnik. “Now we are developing a plan, a scientific program. Before signing the memorandum, the Tunisian delegation visited the Mission Control Center, the Cosmonaut Training Center. They have not yet determined the flight date. This is possible in the foreseeable future, in three to four years,” Savelyev said.…

President Kais Saied still enjoys popular support from the electorate, with a recent poll showing 81% of Tunisians are favourable to the extension of the suspension of the Tunisian Parliament and the withdrawal of parliamentary immunity for MPs. The poll was conducted by Emrhod Consulting and commissioned by Business News and Attessia TV. Saied decided to suspend parliament on 25 July for 30 days, then he extended the suspension on 23 August “until further notice”. However, 55% of those surveyed said they are worried about the future of the country.…

Tunisian farmers are turning to the past to ensure a future by planting indigenous seeds as the North African country suffers at a time of drought, disease and climate change. Traditional seeds come from a genetic heritage best suited to the environment, said Maher Medini, from Tunisia’s National Gene Bank, which promotes the development of sustainable agriculture in the country. “They are reservoirs of genes hundreds, if not thousands of years old,” Medini said, adding that the seeds are more resistant to the ever-growing dangerous impacts of global warming. Climate…

Tunisia launched on Sunday the third national open day for vaccination against COVID-19 across the country’s 24 governorates for citizens aged between 15 and 17 and those aged 40 and above. The vaccination process started at 7 a.m. local time and continued until 7 p.m with 467.631 COVID vaccination administered on the same day. This initiative was organized by the health ministry in coordination with the defence, interior and education ministries, and in cooperation with several departments and components of the civil society. Over 390 vaccination centres, distributed throughout the…

The High Representative of the European Union for Foreign Affairs and Policy, Josep Borrell, intends to visit Libya, along with Tunisia and Iraq next month, the Libya Observer reports. The EU is in direct contact with Libya’s Government of National Unity (GNU), in order to fully organize Borrell’s visit to Tripoli, according to the Italian Nova Agency, citing Libyan sources for its information. On Sunday last, Borrell called for the creation of a European military force capable of fighting if called upon, suggesting: “A force of approximately 50,000 soldiers, who…