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LAFC 0 Espérance de Tunis 1: MLS side out of Club World Cup after Bouanga PK miss
LAFC won its way into the FIFA Club World Cup in thrilling fashion three weeks ago, but after just two matches in MLS stadiums on the global stage, its elimination has been confirmed with barely a whimper and a moment of complete catastrophe. LAFC...

Liverpool agree £40m Kerkez deal, Wirtz has medical, WSL expansion approved: football – as it happened
Liverpool agree deal for KerkezLiverpool have agreed a deal to acquire left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth for a fee of £40m. The defender is set to undergo a medical next week before signing a five-year deal at Anfield. The 21-year-old...

Reform of the Pharmacy Residency Exam : Tunisia Modernizes Access Criteria
The Official Journal of the Tunisian Republic published today a joint decree from the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, introducing a major reform to the national pharmacy residency exam. This measure...

Liverpool agree £40m Kerkez deal, Wirtz has medical, WSL expansion approved
Liverpool agree deal for KerkezLiverpool have agreed a deal to acquire left-back Milos Kerkez from Bournemouth for a fee of £40m. The defender is set to undergo a medical next week before signing a five-year deal at Anfield. The 21-year-old...

Israel's hospitals are not more important than the ones it has struck in Gaza
On Thursday morning, Israel’s Soroka Hospital in Beersheba was hit by Iranian missiles, sustaining “extensive damage”. Israeli officials understandably condemned the attack. But they appeared to be shocked – as if they had not seen a hospital...

Navigating Acute Stroke: Perspectives from Survivors, Caregivers, and Healthcare Professionals in Ireland During COVID-19: A Qualitative Study
Introduction Stroke remains a significant global health concern, ranking second in global mortality.1,2 The most recently published Global Burden of Disease (GBD) study in 2019 estimated the global incidence of stroke was 12·2 million (95%...

Football's possible doping problem, Messi magic at the Club World Cup, and Mbappe's hospital scare
The Athletic FC ⚽ is The Athletic’s daily football (or soccer, if you prefer) newsletter. Sign up to receive it directly to your inbox. Hello. As a Premier League star stares down the barrel of a possible four-year ban, we’re asking: how concerned...

Manouba Military Museum Becomes the First “Marhba”-Certified Museum in Tunisia
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The National Military Museum, located at the prestigious Palace of Roses in Manouba, has become the first Tunisian museum, and the first in the military sector, to receive the “Marhba” label for the quality of...

'Patients snarl like dogs': The horrifying reality of dying from rabies - as Yorkshire grandmother dies from disease
Health chiefs today sounded the alarm after a British woman died of rabies, contracting the fatal disease from a scratch by a stray puppy in Morocco. Grandmother Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, became ill two weeks ago and...

Startups: Tunisia among world’s Top 20 startup ecosystems
Tunisia is ranked among the world’s top 20 startup ecosystems. Moreover, Tunisia’s startup ecosystem ranks third in the MENA region for “affordable talent,” according to the 13th edition of the Global Startup Ecosystem Report (GSER), recently...

FIFA Club World Cup: LAFC knows a ES Tunis win is vital
The objective is clear for the Los Angeles Football Club heading into matchday two of the FIFA Club World Cup. “Has to be a win,” veteran fullback Ryan Hollingshead said. “There’s no other mindset for us. It’s everything. We’ve got to get three...

When Israel bombed Tunisia, a new pro-Palestine generation arose
On Tunisia's eastern coast, the Mediterranean Sea glistens under a relentless sun. Locals, slathered in sunscreen, nibble harissa-filled sandwiches on the steps of what once served as the Palestine Liberation Organisation's (PLO) headquarters -...

Charles-Nicolle : Hospital Modernization Shifts into High Gear with Cutting-Edge Equipment
On Tuesday, June 17, 2025, Health Minister Dr. Mustafa Ferjani oversaw the official launch of a large-scale modernization program at Charles-Nicolle Hospital in Tunis—a transformative project that reflects the Tunisian state’s growing commitment...

Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...

Which countries have rabies? How to avoid disease after woman dies following Morocco holiday
Rabies can be fatal if it is not treated immediately (Picture: Getty Images) A British woman has died of rabies after she was ‘scratched’ by a puppy while on holiday in Morocco. Yvonne Ford, 59, from Barnsley, South Yorkshire, had what has been...

Ministry of Health Calls for the Importance of Pre-Marital Medical Testing
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The Ministry of Health called, this Wednesday, on all future spouses to voluntarily and consciously participate in pre-marital medical testing, considering it one of the fundamental pillars of health prevention...

Man found trying to climb back over Tunisian hotel balcony seconds before falling to his death
A man died on an all inclusive holiday after falling from a hotel balcony, an inquest has heard. Gareth James Cotter, 29, had spent the day and evening of September 21, 2023, drinking at the Zodiac hotel in Hammamet, Tunisia, before he fell and...

Alert as UK woman dies from terrifying rabies she caught from stray dog - health chiefs urge vital prevention tactic
Britain was today rocked by fresh rabies fears after a woman died after catching the virus while on holiday in Morocco. Health officials revealed that grandmother Yvonne Ford, 59, contracted the illness following contact with a stray dog. But it...

Ministry of Health participates in MENA Region “One Health” Conference in Tunisia
The acting head of the Ministry of Health, Mohammed Al-Ghouj, participated in the MENA Region “One Health” Conference held in Tunisia on June 14–15. According to the Ministry of Health, on the sidelines of the conference, Al-Ghouj held a series of...

Super Falcons Honour Late President Buhari As Algeria Force Draw In WAFCON
Naija News reports that Buhari died at age 82 in a London hospital hours before the Super Falcons took on Algeria in their final group game at the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON). With emotions still raw, the Super Falcons paid tribute to...