Sources: BBC
In tennis, Markéta Vondroušová of the Czech Republic defeats Ons Jabeur of Tunisia in the final, 6–4, 6–4 to win the women's singles title at the 2023 Wimbledon Championships, becoming the first unseeded player in history to win the Wimbledon title. 2023-07-15
The Tunisian interior ministry deploys the national guard in several cities across the country and reports that a total of 632 people have been arrested following a series of riots that first occurred January 15, a day after the government imposed a nationwide lockdown in response to an increase in COVID-19 cases. 2021-01-18
Tunisia reports a record 3,074 new cases in the past 24 hours, bringing the nationwide case total to 162,350. 2021-01-11
German officials announce the arrest of a former aide to Osama bin Laden and plan to deport him to his native Tunisia. 2018-06-25
Italian authorities say a major terror alert in Rome last week was for an innocent man whose fiancé had made false, anonymous accusations to the Italian embassy in Tunisia. 2018-04-3
Italian police arrest five Tunisians suspected of links to Anis Amri, perpetrator of the December 2016 terror attack in Germany. 2018-03-29
A police officer and seven Islamist militants are killed in a gunfight in Tunis, Tunisia. 2014-02-4
Clashes break out between police and supporters of the Ansar al-Sharia Islamic organization in Tunisia. 2013-05-19
In the wake of serious rioting, Tunisia declares an overnight curfew for eight regions, including the capital Tunis. 2012-06-12
During demonstrations in Tunis, approximately 1000 people call for jobs, in solidarity with protesters elsewhere in Tunisia. Police use batons and at least a dozen protesters are injured and others faint. 2010-12-27