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Gafsa (Arabic: قفصة qafṣah/gafṣah Gafsˤa ⓘ) is the capital of Gafsa Governorate of Tunisia. With a population of 120,739, Gafsa is the ninth-largest Tunisian city and is 335 km from the country's capital, Tunis .
Gafsa Governorate (Tunisian Arabic: ولاية ڨفصة Wilāyat Gafṣa; French: Gouvernorat de Gafsa) is one of the 24 governorates of Tunisia. It is situated in central Tunisia, bordering Algeria. It covers an area of 7807 km 2 [1] and has a population of 337,331 (2014 census).
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Tunisian capital on Sunday to demand the release of imprisoned journalists, activists and opposition figures, and the setting of a date for fair presidential ...
Tunisia's powerful UGTT labour union condemned on Wednesday what it described as arbitrary arrest campaigns by the authorities, and renewed calls to its supporters to mobilise before planned ...
Gafsa events – It was a planned coup by Tunisian opponents who leaked from Tebessa in Algeria to Gafsa with the help of Libya and Algeria. The people of Gafsa rejected this coup, and the Tunisian army took control of the situation, which severely affected Tunisia's relations with Libya and Algeria. 2 August 1987: Attack 38 13
Tunisia's electoral commission rejected on Monday an administrative court ruling reinstating three presidential election candidates, reinforcing opposition fears that the commission sought to ...
Location of Gafsa in Tunisia. The 2008 Gafsa strikes, also referred to as the Gafsa Social Movement, Gafsa events or the revolt in the Gafsa mining basin is an important social movement that shook the mining region of southwestern Tunisia—particularly the town of Redeyef, but also Moularès, Métlaoui, and Mdhilla—for nearly six months in 2008.
Tunisia on Monday announced it would reject an installment of funds sent by Europe to help the debt-ridden country patrol the Mediterranean Sea as migrant boat crossings spike to levels not seen ...