October 2018
Ulf Laessing : Pasta and petrol: smuggling crackdown stirs dissent in Tunisia’s south, Reuters, october,29, 2018:
Tunisian Zubair Abdel-Moula lost his work selling smuggled fuel on the streets of a poor southern town after the government tightened controls with Libya to stop militants crossing the 460km (286 miles) border.
September 2018
Massinissa Benlakehal: Tunisia’s Kerkennah Islands: A land for smuggling, The New Arab, September, 27, 2018:
As Libya’s shores sees tightened controls, Tunisia’s Kerkennah Islands has become the new route for migrants trying to make the crossing to Europe in the past year.
June 2018
Ricard Gonzalez: Corrupción, prosperidad y muerte en Malta, El Pais, June, 3, 2018:
“¿Quién mató a Daphne?” La pregunta resuena aún con fuerza siete meses después del asesinato de la periodista, que tenía entre sus enemigos tanto al Gobierno como a la mafia en un país en crecimiento económico que mira para otro lado ante los escándalos de corrupción.
March 2018
Annette Steinich: Dieses Buch birgt Sprengstoff: Historisch-kritische Ausgabe rückt den Koran in ein neues Licht, Neue Zürcher Zeitung, March, 19, 2018:
Progressive islamische Denker fordern seit langem, den Koran im Kontext seiner Entstehungszeit zu lesen und zu verstehen. Erstmals legt nun der tunesische Islamwissenschafter Abdelmajid Charfi eine historisch-kritische Koranausgabe vor.
February 2018
Aleksei Merkulov: Tunisia seeks strategic partnership with Russia — minister, Tass, February, 27, 2018:
Relations between Tunisia and Russia are very friendly, and there are good prospects for developing and strengthening them, Tunisian Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts Salma Elloumi Rekik told TASS on Tuesday in the run-up to her working visit to Moscow.