Nineteen bodies were recovered off the Tunisian coast, a common departure point for migrants attempting to cross the Mediterranean to Europe, the coast guard reported.
The bodies were found near Mahdia and Sfax, Tunisia's second-largest city, where recent tensions between migrants and police have escalated.
This year, over 49,000 individuals have reached Europe by sea, with more than 7,000 traveling from Tunisia to Italy.
Thousands more have been stopped by North African forces, and the UN's International Organisation for Migration estimates 473 are dead or missing.
A Tunisian appeals court has sentenced lawyer and media figure Sonia Dahmani to eight months in prison for remarks deemed
Four Tunisians were arrested after the Turkish flag, which resembles Tunisia's but is not identical, was mistakenly raised
Tunisia has received four Textron 208 Grand Caravan EX aircraft to be used for intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance (ISR) missions
The 162nd regular session of the Council of the Arab League convened on Sunday in Cairo at the level of
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