The Latest Breaking News from Tunisia

In tonight's edition: Four officers have been detained for questioning in Burkina Faso, a day after the military government announced it had thwarted a coup attempt. Also, although Tunisia was decades ahead of many other countries in the region and the world in giving women the right to choose whether…

Pact will halt illegal flows of refugees and migrants across the land border the two countries share

The European Union is set to ‘swiftly’ disburse 127 million euros as part of a July deal to halt irregular migration.

Commission says it is ‘cracking down’ on smuggling networks as NGOs say more assistance is needed from Europe’s leaders

Prime minister says Italy ‘under incredible pressure’ from large number of arrivals from north Africa

Pact that promised Tunisia financial support in return for stopping migration is being debated in Europe.

The measures approved by the Cabinet focused on migrants who don't qualify for asylum and are slated to be repatriated to their home countries.

Human rights abuses have led to concerns over agreement that was aimed at addressing issue of people-smuggling to Italy

The Italian Cabinet is meeting to adopt new measures to crack down on migration