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A Tunisian woman eats a meal of snails to break her Ramadan fast, in Sfax, Tunisia, March 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Ons Abid)
In Tunisia, snails inch toward replacing red meat as people turn to cheaper protein
Tunisians are embracing snails as a protein-packed alternative as the cost of red meat remains high. Unemployed young men are collecting them in fields and selling them at markets and restauranteurs are saying the demand for cheap bowls is growing.
April 4
Chahida Boufaied, owner of Dar Chahida Lel Oula, prepares the Harissa in her house in Nabeul, Tunisia, Jan. 7, 2025. (AP Photo/Ons Abid)
Chili paste heats up dishes and warms hearts at northeastern Tunisia’s harissa festival
For years, Tunisians have been picking bright red peppers, combining them with garlic, vinegar and spices and turning them into a saucy spread called harissa.
January 15
British runner Russ Cook celebrates with supporters after arriving to the finish line in Ras Angela, the most northern point of the African continent, in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, April 7, 2024. Cook — known on social media by his nickname, Hardest Geezer — has run more than 16,000 kilometers (10,000 miles), from the south to north of Africa, in 352 days. (The Snapshot People LTD via AP)
10,000 miles and 352 days later, a UK man reaches his goal of running the length of Africa
British charity fundraiser Russ Cook has reached the northernmost point of Africa, completing a year-long quest to run the length of the continent. Dozens of supporters cheered Sunday as Cook reached a rocky outcrop in northern Tunisia.
April 7, 2024
Tunisia starts vaccination campaign with Sputnik V shots
Tunisia launched its vaccination campaign on Saturday, four days after receiving the first 30,000 doses of Russia’s Sputnik V coronavirus vaccine.
March 13, 2021
Tunisia’s presidential vote pits professor vs. prisoner
Tunisians have sent two unusual candidates into their presidential runoff: One is a professor who refuses to campaign and the other is a media mogul who can only campaign from his jail cell.
September 29, 2019