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Abdelbaset Ali Mohamed al-Megrahi was born on April 1, 1952 in Tripoli, Libya. He was educated in the United States and the UK, and then occupied a high-ranking position in Libyan Arab Airlines security. Megrahi served as director of the Strategic Studies Center in Tripoli and also as a teacher. He was said to have been an [...]
Adoption Laws in Tunisia are clearcut in their protection of the child adoptee. In 1957, Tunisia passed a landmark law on fostering and adoption. “The articles of Law No. 27 imposed strict rules and criteria for adopters so as to guarantee the best living conditions for the adoptee,” stated Karim Hmaichi, a deputy director of [...]
Étoile Sportive du Sahel (ESS) defeated yesterday Stade Nabeulien in Sousse during the away leg of the final of Tunisia’s National Basketball Championship (70-67). Both teams boast a successful record whenever they have reached the final stage of the National Championships in the past. The reigning champion ESS is looking to win the title for [...]
Yesterday, Étoile Sportive du Sahel (ESS) won Tunisia’s volleyball championship for the 7th time in its history, defeating Club Sportive Sfaxien (CSS). The match took place in Sfax, and ESS came out victorious in the fourth set of the playoff for the National Championship. ESS initially raced ahead of CSS in the scoreboard, taking the [...]
Tunisian volleyball teams Etoile Sportive du Sahel (ESS) and Club Sportif Sfaxien (CSS) will face off today in Sfax for the final of the Tunisian National Volleyball Championship. Both ESS and CSS, who both enjoy a long history of success, qualified for the final after they defeated the Club Olympique de Kélibia and Esperance Sportive de [...]
Tunisia’s basketball powerhouses Etoile Sportive du Sahel (ESS), from Sousse, and Stade Nabeulien (SN), from Nabeul, meet tomorrow in Sousse for the away leg of the final of the Tunisian national basketball championship. Stade Nabeulien (SN) qualified for the final after it beat Club Africain (CA) 75-59 in the playoff last Wednesday in Gorjani, a [...]
Malek Jaziri is a Tunisian professional right handed Tennis player. He was born on January 20th 1984 in Bizerte, a city in northern Tunisia. Jaziri’s first adventure in Tennis was in 2000 when he joined Tunisia’s Davis Cup Team. In 2010, he appeared in the qualifying draw at the Australia Open Tour. In 2011 Jaziri [...]
After overcoming Club Africain CA (2-1) in the Tunis Derby yesterday, Esperance Sportive de Tunis EST stepped up to be the current leader of the football Premier League in Tunisia. It has now 34 points, one point ahead of its direct rival Club Athlétique Bizertin (CAB). The next round is the last for the away [...]
Tunis football powerhouses Club Africain (CA) and Esperance Sportive de Tunis will meet tomorrow at the Olympic Stadium of Menzah. The Derby between the two teams is always hotly anticipated by the public, and regularly draw tens of thousands of spectators. However, this year it will be played behind closed doors. Since February 12 this [...]
Three Tunisian football clubs won their return leg matches and advanced to the final eight in two different African championships. L’Etoile Sportive du Sahel (ESS) and Esperance Sportive de Tunis (EST) – both vying for the Champions League Cup – disputed their matches on Friday. In the Olympic stadium in Sousse, ESS defeated Rwanda Army [...]
Ennahdha Head Rached Ghannouchi Booed at Arab National Congress
Ennahdha leader and founder Rached Ghannouchi was booed by some in the audience after taking the stage at the 23rd Arab National Congress, held in Tunis. The expressions of dissatisfaction came from members of the Baathist movement, who interrupted the event to denounce his presence, shouting and raising signs protesting the leader. Ghannouchi told Tunisian [...]
A Tense Calm Falls on Tripoli After Attack on Airport
The situation in Tripoli remained tense after hundreds of armed militia seized control of the international airport on Monday, forcing passengers from planes and evacuating the terminal. One of Tunisia Live’s founders, Dr. Zied Mhirsi, found himself caught up in the drama as he prepared to board a flight to Tunis. Below is his first-person [...]
Tripoli Airport Seized by Armed Group
The international airport of the Libyan capital Tripoli is closed and gunfire has been reported. Zied Mhirsi, one of the founders of Tunisia Live, is currently near the airport. He said that he could see “large clouds of dark smoke coming from an area near the control tower,” and that all flights had been redirected [...]
Large Fire Destroys Textile Factory in Kairouan
A large blaze set the Mazenan textile factory on fire in Kairouan, a city in central Tunisia, leaving between 150 and 200 employees of the plant wondering what the future now holds for them. According to Tunisian news site, Tunisie Numerique, members of the civil defense forces from Kairouan had to call in reinforcements from [...]
Tunisian President Marzouki Urges China to Play Larger Role in Resolving Syrian Conflict
President Moncef Marzouki urged China to increase pressure on the Syrian government as Bashar al-Assad’s regime continued the violence that has raged in the country for over a year this Thursday. Marzouki made these comments at the Sino-Arab summit in Hammamet amid growing concerns of the failure of UN-Arab League mission led by former UN Secretary [...]
Tunisian Interior Minister Ali Larayedh to Salafists: Police Can Use Live Rounds
Tunisia’s Interior Minister Ali Larayedh used tough language today when addressing recent violence in the Tunisian hinterland from religious hardliners from some Salafist groups in Tunisia. “Those who think that sovereign institutions such as police barracks can be attacked with impunity should know that in such cases the law authorises the use of live rounds,” the [...]
What’s On in Tunis – May 30 – June 5, 2012
The heat in Tunis has cranked up a notch this week. Sticky nights, the hum of mosquitos and the opera of alley cats mean that summer is almost here. With the warm weather, people living downtown head to the coast for the sea breezes, beaches and outdoor cafés. This week, What’s On is no exception. [...]
Amnesty International Asks Tunisian President Not to Extradite Former Libyan Prime Minister
On May 25, Amnesty International sent an official request to Tunisian president Moncef Marzouki regarding the decision to extradite former Libyan Prime Minister Baghadadi Mahmoudi. Amnesty International has asked Marzouki not to consent to the extradition, because the organization believes that Mahmoudi will face the death penalty upon his return to Libya. “Since Amnesty International [...]
