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Ammar 808 draws from Tunisia’s mezoued tradition on his new album Club Tounsi. Photo: Marc Tunguz

InterviewWhy Ammar 808 is moving Tunisia's mezoued folk music to the dance floor

With new album Club Tounsi, the producer brings fresh energy to a once-marginalised folk genre

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Former Tunisian PM jailed for 34 years for terrorism

Tunisia's Kumulus plots Gulf expansion, making water out of air

ExclusiveTunisia’s Dougaz on Grand Slam debut and playing in Dubai

Ten Arab sportswomen to watch in 2025 including Jabeur and Nemour

The fossil discovery that rewrites the evolutionary history of lizards

Tunisian film Red Path echoes the suffering of children in Gaza

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Steve Coogan is among British celebrities who have signed a letter condemning Israel's actions in Gaza. PA

CommentFor celebrities, silence on Gaza 'genocide' is no longer an option

President Donald Trump named his friend Steve Witkoff as US special envoy to the Middle East. AFP

Who is on Trump’s Middle East team?

Demonstrators protest against plans to bar foreign students from Harvard. EPA

Gulf students look to Canada and Australia as Trump wages war on liberal unis

A flag march in Gent, Belgium, in solidarity with Palestinians. AFP

Beyond the HeadlinesWill Europe’s shift on Israel’s war in Gaza change anything?

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on June 03, 2025 shows Elon Musk looks and US President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on May 30, 2025. Tech billionaire Elon Musk on June 3, 2025, hammered the sprawling tax cuts and spending mega-bill that President Trump is trying to muscle through Congress as a "disgusting abomination. " "The president already knows where Elon Musk stood on this bill, it doesn't change his opinion. This is one big, beautiful bill, and he's sticking to it," White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt told reporters on June 3. (Photo by Allison ROBBERT / AFP)

CommentMusk's departure proves no one lasts long in the spotlight beside Trump

The Royal Navy's Merlin helicopter fires flares. Reuters

3D-printed drones made on frontlines offer glimpse of future digital warfare

Palestinian children gather at a hot meal distribution point in Nuseirat on Wednesday. The US and Israeli-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation announced the temporary closure of the facilities this week following a string of deadly incidents. AFP

EditorialEnd Gaza's aid debacle by letting humanitarians do their jobs

Camels eat plastic and rubbish by the roadside in Umm Al Quwain. In 2021, 'The National' shared video footage of a baby camel in Abu Dhabi eating a plastic bag that it mistook for food. Steven McCombe / The National

EditorialA global plastics pollution treaty is possible

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Brahim Boughali, left, Algeria's National Assembly Speaker, meets late Iranian president Ebrahim Raisi in August last year as part of a state visit to Tehran. Photo: Irna

Iran delegation visits Algeria and Tunisia as rapprochement gathers pace

Talks represent warming relations between Tehran and the two North African countries

Former Tunisian presidential candidate Zammel faces up to 35 years in prison

A stall owner waits for customers at the annual pomegranate festival in the Tunisian city of Testour. Ghaya Ben Mbarek / The National

Postcard from TestourHow pomegranates became a symbol of Tunisia's Andalusian heritage

Tunisian President Kais Saied calls for 'cultural revolution' in inauguration speech

Tunisian President Kais Saied joins supporters in Tunis after the announcement of provisional election results, on October 6. AFP

Tunisia’s Kais Saied re-elected as President in landslide win

Tunisian incumbent Kais Saied set to win election, exit polls say

Tunisians vote in presidential election with competition muted

Tunisians abroad head to polls in presidential elections

Tunisian presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel sentenced to 12 years in prison

Hend Sabry has proved to be one of the Arab world's most versatile performers over the last three decades. AFP

How strong female mentors helped shape Hend Sabry's career

Egyptian-Tunisian star speaks to The National about her diverse body of work

Fifteen migrants dead after boat capsizes off Tunisia’s Djerba Island

Struggle between parliament and courts ahead of Tunisia's election

Pressure on ICC to probe Tunisia over 'crimes against black migrants'

Tunisian MPs move to strip court of oversight power before election

Postcard from TunisiaHow Weld Hanifa’s lablabi captures Tunisia’s heart

Tunisian presidential hopeful Ayachi Zammel sentenced to 20 months in jail

A man waves the Tunisian flag at a rally in Tunis in support of President Kais Saeid. AFP

Four railway workers arrested after Turkish flag flown over Tunisia HQ

State-owned company apologises for 'mistake' after video posted online triggers outrage

North African floods kill 18 in Morocco and two in Algeria

Venice film Aicha is a feminist metaphor for Tunisia's recovery

Judge orders detention of Tunisian presidential election candidate Zammel

Paris Paralympics: Arab athletes dominate women's discus throw F41 final

Tunisia's Kais Saied to face two ex-MPs in presidential election

Tunisia court allows opposition candidate Mondher Znaidi to run for president

Raoua Tlili of Tunisia celebrates winning gold in the women's discus F41 final. Getty Images

Paris Paralympics: Arab athletes dominate women's discus throw F41 final

Tunisia's Raoua Tlili wins gold while Morocco's Youssra Karim clinches silver

Tunisia's Kais Saied to face two ex-MPs in presidential election

Tunisia court allows opposition candidate Mondher Znaidi to run for president

Denmark closes embassies in Mali and Burkina Faso

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