Category: Tunisia Security
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TS Update-(Interesting Friday)
Fridays are always interesting. Just last week “police used tear gas to disperse a demonstration of ultra conservative Islamists protesting against the government in the capital.” Call me overly cautious but I don’t think it was a smart security move on the part of the Tunisian president to label the…
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TS Update-(GP9 Updates)
On a cold and raining morning I decided to drive along La Marsa highway (GP9) in order to post an update on some of the recent changes. The highway is an important road artery for people living in the Carthage & La Marsa suburbs. Unfortunately, it is also famous for…
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TS Update-(Eye of the Storm)
The eye of a storm is a region of what appears to be a calm center of raging weather. Although the eye is “by far the calmest part of the storm”, it is also the most hazardous area. As the storm of revolution that started in Tunisia continues to be…
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TS Update-(salafists protest)
At the Tunisian Security Update we try to avoid posting information just for the sake of posting it. We want our information to remain practical & relevant for our target readers who are mainly Expats residing in the Bon Lieu area (Carthage, La Marsa, etc.). The challenge for us is…
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TS Update-(Kairouan & Smart Travelers)
As always, here at the Tunisia Security Update, we make sure to verify any sort of rumor before posting it as fact. On Wednesday January 25th, there was a rumor going around mainly on social networks concerning a “salafists group “attacking” a group of German tourists that were trying to…
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TS Update-(Major Strike Suspended)
In my last post I mentioned that it would be interesting to see what impact the proposed January 25th workers strike would have on the county and now it appears that the strike is suspended. The politics of why it was suspended are well beyond the scope of this blog,…
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TS Update-(Protest Update)
Last January it was pretty difficult to keep up with all the different events that were going on in Tunisia. This January the task (albeit not as dramatic), has proved equally challenging. With all these sporadic protests and strikes taking place throughout the country, staying up to date on security…
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TS Update-(New Year…New Challenges)
2011…what a year! Security professionals will be studying 2011 for years to come. From the Jasmine Revolution to the Occupy Wall Street movement, so much happened and so much was learned. On a day like today former president Ben Ali went on television to make his famous “I understand you…
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TS Update-(Residential Security)
With the holiday season upon us there’s no better time for us to review our residential security set up. Before we go into residential security tips, I thought it would be helpful if we distinguish the two types of threats that we are facing when it comes to protecting our…
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TS Update-(Bardo and Beyond)
Just 20K away from La Marsa, a very interesting development is unfolding. Tunisians from all walks of life have gathered in Bardo to express different concerns at their political leaders, as the real hard work of writing a constitution unfolds. In fact, what’s happening in Bardo is a preview of…
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