Tunisia's Prime Minister Youssef Chahed on Wednesday named a new cabinet, including the newly created post of economic reforms minister, after reaching a deal with political parties following weeks of infighting over posts, the government said.

Tunisian security authorities warned of the return of thousands of militants fighting for terrorist groups in Iraq and neighboring Syria to the small Mediterranean country, demanding “exceptional measures” to combat the phenomenon.

Tunisian security authorities have warned of the return of thousands of Takfiri militants fighting for terrorist groups in Iraq and neighboring Syria to the small Mediterranean country, demanding “exceptional measures” to combat the phenomenon.

Tunisian troops have killed at least two Takfiri militants in the troubled northwest of the country, after a series of terrorist attacks by Daesh militants left dozens dead in the North African country.

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Habib Essid has been voted out of office by the country’s parliament.

Tunisia’s president has extended for two months a nationwide state of emergency following a deadly bomb attack in November 2015.

The Intl. Quds Day was commemorated at Iranian Embassy in Tunisia on Friday with participation of some 300 diplomats and religious and cultural figures including Tunisian scholar Muhammad al-Tijani.

Rached Ghannouchi has been re-elected as the leader of Tunisia's Ennahda party by a landslide majority.

He announced the cabinet reshuffle on Wednesday while no explanation was given for the move.

Tunisia has extended for another two months a state of emergency declared following a recent deadly bombing by the Takfiri Daesh terrorist group in the North African country.

Some 700 Tunisian women have traveled to Syria to join the ranks of Daesh and other terrorist groups operating in the Arab country, a Tunisian minister says.

Tunisian President Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi has declared “war against terrorism”, calling for international cooperation against extremists.

At least 12 people have lost their lives and 16 others have been injured in a bomb blast targeting a bus carrying presidential guards in Tunisia, the Interior Ministry says.

Two men have died in custody recently in Tunis under suspicious circumstances in separate incidents. Relatives of both men provided photographs showing marks and bruises on their faces and bodies, and said that authorities had failed to inform them promptly about the deaths.

Hundreds of Tunisians have held a demonstration in protest against a controversial draft law that offers amnesty for corruption offences committed during the rule of ousted dictator, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Press TV reports.

Hundreds of Tunisians have held a demonstration in protest against a controversial draft law that offers amnesty for corruption offences committed during the rule of ousted dictator, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Press TV reports.

Tunisia has extended by two months a state of emergency it imposed following a terror attack on foreign tourists in the Mediterranean resort of Port El Kantaoui last month.

Tunisia has recommenced diplomatic relations with Syria at a consular level after a three-year hiatus in Tunis-Damascus ties, a report says.

Tunisia’s parliament has approved a new anti-terrorism law in a bid to counter a growing wave of terrorism in the African country, which saw two fatal terror attacks claimed by the Takfiri ISIL terror group earlier this year.

Tunisian authorities find the bodies of 27 migrants off the Mediterranean shores.