Libyan–Tunisian relations are longstanding between the two neighbouring North African Maghreb states, Libya and Tunisia. Being the two neighboring Maghreb nations, the relationship between the two is friendly but sometimes rocky.

Jan 3, 2025 · The stakes are high for Tunisia, which exports $900m-worth of goods annually to Libya. On both sides, security forces are striving to eradicate smuggling and secure the region. The crossing is used by irregular migrant flows to reach Tunisia en route to Europe.

Mar 19, 2024 · Tunisia and Libya have closed a major border crossing at Ras Jedir due to armed clashes, according to Tunisian state TV and Libyan authorities.

Mar 18, 2024 · Authorities closed a border crossing between Tunisia and Libya overnight on Monday as security issues and the migrant crisis continued to plague both countries. The Libyan Interior Ministry said in a statement Tuesday morning local time that “groups outside the law” attacked the Ras Jdir border crossing with Tunisia.

Jul 1, 2024 · Libya's interior minister in Tripoli said the major border crossing at Ras Ijdir with Tunisia was fully reopened on Monday three months after being shut due to armed clashes.

Jul 11, 2023 · TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — At least 500 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa have been transferred back to Tunisia after being pushed into a dangerous no-man’s-land on the Libyan border and trapped for a week there without access to …

Nov 19, 2021 · While Ben Ali fled Tunisia and died in exile in Saudi Arabia, Libya’s Muammar Qaddafi fought back only to be murdered by the rebels, leading to further bloodshed. Unlike Tunisia, Libya’s institutions were weak and civil associations hardly existed.

Sep 3, 2020 · Since 2014, Tunisia’s eastern borderlands have faced three major challenges: fragmentation of the security landscape in western Libya, a frequent interruption of cross-border oil supply caused by Libya’s economic hardships, and Tunis’s heavy-handed approach to …

Nov 17, 2024 · The Government of National Unity (GNU) of Libya has moved to quell rising tensions by confirming that the border demarcation issue with Tunisia was conclusively resolved more than a decade ago, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs announced yesterday.

Jul 2, 2024 · On Monday, the Tunisia-Libya border at the Ras Jedir crossing point in southeastern Tunisia reopened after a closure of more than three months.