Sources: BBC
Forty-four people are presumed dead from drowning when a boat carrying refugees from Sierra Leone capsizes on its way from Sfax, Tunisia, to Europe. 2024-12-11
Eleven people are killed and 12 others are missing after a boat sinks off the coast of Tunisia. 2022-09-8
At least 13 people are killed and 10 others are missing after two boats carrying African migrants sink off the coast of Sfax, Tunisia. At least 19 people have been rescued. 2022-04-9
Tunisian president Kais Saied dissolves the nation's Supreme Judicial Council. The Council's leaders declare the dissolution as illegal. 2022-02-6
Tunisia announces the closure of all schools and restrictions on movement, which include a 7:00 p.m. curfew for vehicles, until April 30 to reduce the spread of COVID-19. 2021-04-17
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
German authorities arrest a Tunisian man accused of building a ricin bomb. 2018-06-20
Tunisia extradites former Libyan Prime Minister Al Baghdadi Ali Al Mahmoudi. 2012-06-24
Forces loyal to Colonel Gaddafi attack the city of Nalut near the Tunisian border. 2011-03-1
Tunisia issues an international arrest warrant for former President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and members of his family who fled the country earlier this month following demonstrations that toppled his regime. 2011-01-26