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FIFA World Cup 2018, Day 5: Schedule of matches on June 18

Ranked third in the world, Belgium are touted as the dark horse of the FIFA World Cup 2018.

Jun 18, 2018, 14:20 PM IST

Spain back to training in Russia after narrow win in Tunisia friendly

The Spanish football team returned to some light training on Sunday at its 2018 FIFA World Cup base in this Russian city, after a narrow 1-0 victory over Tunisia in an international friendly.

Jun 10, 2018, 19:01 PM IST

Spain fail to impress in narrow Tunisia victory in Warm-up match

Spain labored to a narrow 1-0 victory over Tunisia in an underwhelming World Cup warm-up in Krasnodar on Saturday.

Jun 10, 2018, 10:28 AM IST

We were robbed!" Panama World Cup team hotel raided during Oslo match

 At around the time that World Cup minnows Panama were playing Norway in Oslo this week, thieves were busy rifling their Oslo hotel rooms, police told to AFP today.

Jun 07, 2018, 16:31 PM IST

Tunisia aiming to progress past World Cup group stage - Yohan Benalouane

 Tunisia is aiming to reach the knockout stages of the World Cup for the first time in their history when they head to Russia, defender Yohan Benalouane has said.

Jun 06, 2018, 15:18 PM IST

Soccer: Tunisia include Wahbi Khazri in World Cup squad despite injury

 Tunisia have included Wahbi Khazri, who has battled to overcome a thigh injury over the last month, and fit-again midfielder Mohamed Amine Ben Amor in their final 23-man squad for the World Cup.

Jun 03, 2018, 16:07 PM IST

Tunisia name World Cup squad

Tunisia named the following 23-man squad on Saturday for this month’s World Cup in Russia, where they will face Belgium, England and Panama in Group G.

Jun 03, 2018, 13:41 PM IST

Tunisia concern over striker Wahbi Khazri's fitness for World Cup

Tunisia's highly-rated attacker Wahbi Khazri will sit out a second successive World Cup warm-up match on Friday, raising concerns over his readiness for this month's tournament in Russia.

Jun 01, 2018, 17:05 PM IST

Protests mark Tunisia uprising anniversary

Tunisians on Sunday marked seven years since the uprising that launched the Arab Spring, with fresh protests and some people expressing pride but others anger over persistent economic problems.

Jan 14, 2018, 23:59 PM IST

Rio Olympic bronze medallist Tunisian Marwa Amri wants to learn about Maharashtra wrestling

To this end, the Tunisia star intends to visit Kohlapur – the hub of wrestling in Maharashtra – to meet some of the senior wrestlers there and seek their blessings. She also wants to meet her favourite Bollywood star Shah Rukh Khan.

Dec 28, 2017, 17:44 PM IST

Morocco, Tunisia qualify for 2018 FIFA World Cup; Ivory Coast miss out

Senegal sealed a place in Russia on Friday by winning 2-0 in South Africa and the other two African qualifiers, Nigeria and Egypt, secured slots last month.

Nov 12, 2017, 09:33 AM IST

Islamist attacker stabs two Tunisia policemen near Parliament

A hardline Islamist stabbed two Tunisian policemen on Wednesday in front of Parliament.

Nov 01, 2017, 16:13 PM IST

European Union aims to boost anti-terror info sharing with Tunisia

EU anti-terror chief Gilles de Kerchove on Tuesday called for a boosted exchange of information with Tunisia, which has seen its nationals involved in deadly attacks abroad and on its soil.

Oct 18, 2017, 05:22 AM IST

United Kingdom to lift electronics ban on Turkey flights

A source, who spoke on condition of anonymity, told state-run Anadolu news agency that British Foreign Minister Boris Johnson had phoned his Turkish counterpart Mevlut Cavusoglu over the issue.

Jul 20, 2017, 15:40 PM IST

UK issues laptop, tablet flight ban for six countries including Saudi Arabia, Turkey

Britain tightened airline security on flights from Turkey, the Middle East and North Africa on Tuesday, banning laptops and tablet computers from the plane cabin following a US security warning.

Mar 21, 2017, 23:05 PM IST

Tunisia to try six police over beach attack response

Tunisia is to prosecute six policemen over their response to a 2015 gun and grenade attack on a beach resort that killed 38 foreign holidaymakers.

Mar 01, 2017, 17:19 PM IST

Man with ties to Berlin terror suspect held in Tunisia

Security forces in eastern Tunisia on Tuesday arrested a man suspected of close links to Anis Amri, the Islamic State supporter who allegedly drove a truck into a Christmas market in Berlin, killing 12 people, local reports said.

Mar 01, 2017, 00:37 AM IST

Police search Berlin properties linked to Christmas market attacker's mosque

The German Police on Tuesday searched more than 20 properties in Berlin with links to a mosque visited by the Tunisian asylum seeker who killed 12 people at a Christmas market.

Feb 28, 2017, 14:21 PM IST

Tunisia extends 2015 state of emergency

Tunisia has extended for another three months a state of emergency in place since a 2015 jihadist attack, the president`s office announced Thursday.

Feb 16, 2017, 18:35 PM IST

Tunisian held In Italy with heroin in his underwear

Police in Sicily on Monday arrested a 36-year-old Tunisian after they found 40 grammes of heroin worth 4,000 euros in his underpants.

Jan 31, 2017, 00:55 AM IST