Sources: BBC
Tunisia reports its first case of the SARS-CoV-2 Omicron variant in a Congolese man who travelled from Istanbul. 2021-12-3
Tunisia records its highest ever temperature of 50.3°C (122.3°F) in the city of Kairouan amid an unprecedented heat wave. 2021-08-11
Tunisia receives 1.5 million doses of the COVID-19 vaccine from Italy. 2021-08-1
Tunisia reports a record 3,074 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide case total to 162,350. 2021-01-11
The Tunisian Parliament votes 134 to 72 to reject a cabinet proposed by Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli. President Kais Saied has 10 days to select someone else to build a new government. 2020-01-10
Souad Abderrahim becomes the first woman to be elected as Mayor of Tunis, the capital of Tunisia. 2018-07-3
German authorities arrest a Tunisian man accused of building a ricin bomb. 2018-06-20
Tunisia's army and security forces kill another five suspected terrorists in an operation near the Libyan border. 2016-03-8
The Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet wins the 2015 Nobel Peace Prize for its "decisive contribution to the building of a pluralistic democracy in Tunisia in the wake of the Jasmine Revolution of 2011." The Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA), the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH), and the Tunisian Order of Lawyers comprise the quartet. 2015-10-9
Gunmen attack the home of Tunisia's top security official Lotfi Ben Jeddou resulting in the death of four police officers. 2014-05-28