The Tunisian Times All the News of Tunisia https://tntimes.tn/en/ 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z At 60, the Carthage Festival Fills Its Amphitheater — and Leaves Its Theater Empty https://tntimes.tn/en/culture/carthage-festival-60th-edition/ 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z The diamond edition runs through August 19 with Cheb Khaled, The Jacksons and Angélique Kidjo. Just one play made the official program. TN Times Staff Tunisia's Trade Deficit Swells to $4.2 Billion as Imports Outrun a Real Export Push https://tntimes.tn/en/economy/trade-deficit-widens-h1-2026/ 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z Exports grew a solid 9 percent in the first half — and it still wasn't enough. Tourism and diaspora money are holding the external accounts together. TN Times Staff The Power We Lost, the Power We Could Have: Tunisia's Energy Reckoning https://tntimes.tn/en/opinion/tunisia-energy-balance-past-present-future/ 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z Sixty years after El Borma, Tunisia imports the fuel for 91 percent of its electricity from one neighbor. The sun above it could rewrite that equation — if the country decides to let it. TN Times Staff No Word From Ghannouchi: Family and Lawyers Barred for 11 Days After Prison Collapse https://tntimes.tn/en/politics/ghannouchi-family-denied-access/ 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z The 85-year-old opposition leader was hospitalized after collapsing in prison on July 17. His defense team says every request to see him has been refused. TN Times Staff Champions Under Siege: Club Africain Fights to Keep Its Title-Winning Squad https://tntimes.tn/en/sport/club-africain-mercato-2026/ 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z Captain Moataz Zemzemi is already gone. With the African Champions League ahead, the champions' transfer window has become a defensive battle. TN Times Staff From Tunis to Silicon Valley: Pwn & Patch Carries Tunisia's Startup Hopes to a $1 Million Final https://tntimes.tn/en/tech/startup-world-cup-tunisia-2026/ 2026-07-29T00:00:00.000Z The cybersecurity firm won Tunisia's first Startup World Cup national final and heads to San Francisco in November alongside Pixii Motors and WaterSec. TN Times Staff Tunisia's Inflation Eases to 5.3 Percent, Its Lowest in Three Months https://tntimes.tn/en/economy/inflation-eases-june-2026/ 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z Official figures show consumer prices cooling in June, driven by slower food price growth, even as the government's standoff with the IMF drags on. TN Times Staff Thousands March in Tunis as Saied's Rule by Decree Enters Its Sixth Year https://tntimes.tn/en/politics/protests-five-years-saied-rule/ 2026-07-28T00:00:00.000Z Protesters filled Habib Bourguiba Avenue to mark five years since the president suspended parliament, in one of the largest opposition rallies in months. TN Times Staff