Sources: BBC
A merchant ship rescues one migrant in the Mediterranean Sea after a boat departing from Tunisia sinks, while authorities report that about 50 others are missing and presumed dead and transfer the survivor to Malta for medical treatment. 2026-01-25
At least four people are killed in flooding in Monastir Governorate, Tunisia, the worst floods in the country since 1950. 2026-01-20
Five people are killed when migrant boats sink off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia. 2023-03-23
Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur becomes both the first African and first Arab player to reach the final of a Grand Slam tournament after defeating Tatjana Maria in the semifinals of the 2022 Wimbledon women's singles. 2022-07-7
The Tunisian Health Ministry authorizes the use of the Russian Sputnik Light vaccine as a booster dose. 2021-12-29
Tunisia reports a record 9,823 new cases and 134 deaths from COVID-19 in the past 24 hours, thereby bringing the national total of confirmed cases to 464,914 and the nationwide death toll to 15,735. 2021-07-7
An explosion on a bus carrying Tunisian Presidential Guard personnel in Tunisia's capital Tunis leaves at least 15 people dead, as the country's government declares a state of emergency. 2015-11-24
Tunisia announces that elections are planned for mid-July 2011, as thousands protest demanding the resignation of Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi. 2011-02-25
Tunisia's army fires warning shots as citizens protest the current government and wave baguettes in a call for an end to food shortages. 2011-01-20
Tunisia's interim President Fouad Mebazaa and Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi resign from the ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally party amid a row over the make-up of the new government. 2011-01-18