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August 5, 2026

5 August 2026

Today in History - Major Events on This Day

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Foreign visitors return to Jewish pilgrimage in Tunisia under tight security

Iran and Oman make progress on a deal to reopen the Strait of Hormuz

US demand $15,000 bonds for visa applications from 12 more countries

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Hundreds of migrants are vanishing in the Mediterranean

Lebanese and Israeli negotiators meet in Rome to discuss ceasefire

Tunisian authorities detain pro-Palestinian activists preparing Gaza flotilla

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Tunisian police detain leading human rights defender

Russia and Ukraine trade drone attacks with 5 killed in each country

Tunisia summons EU envoy over alleged protocol breach

US stocks hit records as profits keep piling up

Protests in Tunisia over crackdown on freedoms

Todd Blanche's nomination for attorney general clears critical hurdle

Tunisian court suspends prominent human rights groups

Trump's arch could harm the integrity of Washington's historical sites

Violence erupts in Tunisia's phosphate belt

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Tunisia sentences man to death for Facebook posts

Musk likely to face tough questions during SpaceX's first earnings call

Tunisians remember the Israeli strike 40 years ago

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A Tunisian musician was detained in LA after living in US for a decade

FBI agents fired over Trump investigation get backing in lawsuit

Tunisia sentences opposition leader to lengthy prison term

Ebola kills 1,700 in eastern Congo as fastest-growing outbreak surges

Tunisian opposition sentenced to 66 years in prison

Funeral honors Ukrainian student killed as she helped victims

Rescue group saves 11-year-old girl floating alone in the Mediterranean for days after shipwreck

Trump is making a rare Western trip to to raise cash for Republicans

The presidential campaign season in Tunisia is officially underway a day after protests

35 Sudanese Killed after drone strikes Darfur civil court

Poll monitors accuse Tunisia's election authorities of bias

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Tunisia's president reshuffles Cabinet ahead of October election

Tunisia sets elections for October. Will the increasingly authoritarian president run again?

Stranded migrants confront violence and despair as Tunisia partners to keep them from Europe

Tunisian opposition figure Moussi is sentenced to prison amid crackdown ahead of October election

More global confidence in Biden than Trump even as views of US democracy decline, poll finds