As China and Russia gain ground, the EU is recalibrating its Africa policy—blending values with economic, migration, and ...

The Punic people had almost no genetic ties to Phoenicians, even though the latter founded the great city of Carthage.

Ancient DNA analysis challenges our understanding of the ancient Phoenician-Punic civilization. An international team of researchers analyzing genome-wide data from 210 ancient individuals has found ...

On December 17, 2010, a young, demoralized man staggered angrily into a local government office in central Tunisia. He doused himself in paint thinner and lit a match. Incensed by Ben Ali’s ...

A Tunisian court on April 19, 2025, sentenced 37 defendants to between 4 and 66 years in prison in the politically motivated ...

Pope Francis died on Easter Monday, aged 88. Francis had been admitted to hospital earlier this year with double pneumonia.

Seven environmental activists from around the world will be awarded the Goldman Environmental Prize on April 21. Known as the ...

A Newsweek-created graphic shows the various travel advisories currently in place across Africa, including the no-go zones.

FILE - Migrants, mainly from sub-Saharan Africa, are stopped by Tunisian Maritime National Guard at sea during an attempt to get to Italy, near the coast of Sfax, Tunisia, on April 18, 2023.

have long been the site of violent altercations between migrants and Tunisians from nearby El Amra and Jebeniana, two towns located north of Sfax, Tunisia’s second largest city.

Night - Mostly clear. Winds variable at 4 to 7 mph (6.4 to 11.3 kph). The overnight low will be 60 °F (15.6 °C). Partly cloudy with a high of 73 °F (22.8 °C). Winds variable at 4 to 20 mph (6. ...