Tunisia: ‘Soumoud’ Land Convoy Aims to ‘Break the Siege’ of Gaza

In Tunisia, hundreds of activists launched a land convoy on Monday, June 9, named the "Soumoud", meaning "steadfastness" in Arabic, heading towards Gaza, bringing aid in a bid to break Israel's siege on the Palestinian territory. The convoy plans to traverse Tunisia, Libya and Egypt before reaching Rafah. This video shows the convoy receiving a huge welcome upon its arrival in Gabès.

Tunisia seeks to control environmental damage after fuel ship sinks

STORY: Tunisia seeks to control environmental damage after fuel ship sinks DATELINE: April 18, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ENVIRONMENT SHOTLIST: 1. various of Gabes coast in southeastern Tunisia 2. various of a Tunisian navy ship 3. various of area around the sunken ship STORYLINE: Tunisian President Kais Saied on Sunday directed the navy to control the environmental impact from a sunken fuel ship to prevent possible disasters, according to a statement by the Defense Ministry. "All available means will be harnessed, in coordination and consultation with authorities and regional committees to confront disasters in order to prevent the leakage of hydrocarbons into the sea," the ministry statement said. A number of countries have expressed their desire to provide assistance to contain the damage, it added. A merchant ship carrying about 750 tonnes of fuel sank off the Gabes coast in southeastern Tunisia on Friday evening, with all seven crew members on board rescued. The Equatorial Gui