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Private Facebook groups illegally selling human remains and macabre curios
An investigation led to the discovery of human remains and related items being sold on the social media platform.
Is Tunisia embarking on another Arab Spring as protests rage on?
Anti-government rallies to protest against severe austerity measures and economic hardship have been swelling across Tunisia.
Violent protests raise tensions in Tunisia, birthplace of Arab Spring
In recent days, violent protests over price hikes have left one person dead and raised fears of broader unrest in the country that was the birthplace of the Arab Spring.
Protesters chanting 'Free Palestine' smash up Holocaust exhibition
Video emerges shows protesters at a Holocaust exhibition in Tunisia tearing down posters and chanting 'Free Palestine'.
Tunisia doctors urged to stop forced anal examinations to 'prove' homosexuality
A medical watchdog in Tunisia has called for doctors to cease the 'degrading' practice.
Tunisia hands British DJ jail term for remix of Muslim call to prayer
Dax J was charged with public indecency and offending public morality.
Tunisia nightclub shuts down after Muslim call to prayer dance remix sparks outrage
The music was played by two European DJs near the famous seaside resort of Hammamet.
Airline boss divorced from Kuwaiti ambassador jailed for adultery after claims she cheated on him
Hind El-Achchabi gets two-year sentence and is reportedly barred from seeing her children.
Tunisian police called 'cowards' after Sousse attack have been released and are protecting tourists
Five out of six members of the Tunisian police detained for cowardice and incompetence have been released
Anis Amri travelled through the Netherlands to reach Italy after Berlin attack
Most-wanted man moved through several European countries before being shot dead in Milan.
German media name Tunisian as terror suspect in Berlin truck attack on Christmas market
Multiple reports try to paint a portrait of the man named in documents found under the driver's seat.
Anger in Tunisia as court forces 13-year-old girl to marry brother-in-law who impregnated her
The relative managed to halt the prosecution following the decision.
The Muslim Brotherhood is a broad church - we shouldn't be naive about it, nor demonise it
Libya, Egypt and Tunisia have all seen very different Islamic political groups emerge.
Morocco protests: 11 arrested in connection with fish seller's death
Arrests on suspicion of involuntary manslaughter after Mouhcine Fikri's death sparks nationwide protests.
Morocco protests: 'We belong to a new generation not afraid to speak up'
IBTimes UK speaks with Moroccan youth on protests sparked after death of fish vendor.
Protests erupt in Morocco after fish vendor is crushed to death in garbage truck
Mouhcine Fikri, 31, was trying to retrieve confiscated swordfish.
Tunisia: Security forces kill al-Qaeda-linked militants planning suicide attacks
The dawn shoot-out followed an ambush on an army checkpoint in which eight people were killed.
New Tunisian government wins confidence vote, PM Youssef Chahed vows to push economic reforms
At 41, Chahed is the youngest prime minister of the country.
UN fears relocation of Isis militants in Libya after Sirte defeat
Ban Ki-moon warns of Isis activities spreading in North African country.
One year after the Sousse massacre, Britain must remove its travel ban on Tunisia
The country is reeling from a drop off in tourists after ISIS attacks in 2015
'Huge risk' weapons will fall into Isis hands as UK and US push to lift arms embargo in Libya
Country has become a hub for weapons and munitions smuggling across the region since 2011.
Mystery over father's death in Tunisian swimming pool after body returned to UK with brain missing
Andrew Grigg was on holiday in 2012 when he is believed to have drowned in a hotel swimming pool.
Tunisia: Isis seeking to create emirate in Ben Guerdane after 53 killed in raid from Libya
The Tunisian prime minister said IS was looking to create an emirate in Tunisia.
Tunisians in a 'state of war against babarism' as death toll rises to 53 in Ben Guerdane
Tunisia's government says the death toll has risen to 53 in clashes between gunmen and security forces.
Cologne sex attacks: Germany to bar Morocco, Tunisia and Algeria from asylum list
Migrants from three countries not classed as refugees under new rules.
Democracy still governs Tunisia but it has not been easy
Between 1987, when Ben Ali inherited a somewhat broken economy and 2007, Tunisia's growth averaged about five per cent annually.
Sunderland confirm the signing of Tunisian international Wahbi Khazri
The 24-year-old midfielder has joined the Premier League club for an undisclosed fee.
Violence erupts during Tunisia youth unemployment protests
Skirmishes broke out between police and demonstrators as hundreds breached an overnight curfew.
Tunisia protests: Job-seekers roam the streets in frustration over high unemployment rate
Police fire tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of young protesters, during the second day of riots.
Tunisia: Country-wide curfew imposed after protests turn to looting and attacks on police stations
Tunisia's feared security forces have responded to the unrest with teargas and water cannons.