• Vehicles at the Tabarka border post in north-western Tunisia, reopened on July 15, 2022 after more than two years of coronavirus restrictions. AFP
    Vehicles at the Tabarka border post in north-western Tunisia, reopened on July 15, 2022 after more than two years of coronavirus restrictions. AFP
  • The decision to reopen the crossings between the countries was announced by Algeria's President Abdelmajid Tebboune to his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied on July 5 during Algerian independence day celebrations. AFP
    The decision to reopen the crossings between the countries was announced by Algeria's President Abdelmajid Tebboune to his Tunisian counterpart Kais Saied on July 5 during Algerian independence day celebrations. AFP
  • Authorities say they expect more than a million Algerian visitors to enter Tunisia during the summer after the border reopens. AFP
    Authorities say they expect more than a million Algerian visitors to enter Tunisia during the summer after the border reopens. AFP
  • A Tunisian official checks passports at the Malloula border post near Tabarka. EPA
    A Tunisian official checks passports at the Malloula border post near Tabarka. EPA
  • Nine border crossings between Algeria and Tunisia reopened at midnight on Thursday. AFP
    Nine border crossings between Algeria and Tunisia reopened at midnight on Thursday. AFP
  • A Tunisian policeman at the Tabarka border crossing with Algeria checks passengers' papers. AFP
    A Tunisian policeman at the Tabarka border crossing with Algeria checks passengers' papers. AFP
  • Algerian tourists taking a photo with Tunisian clowns after entering at the Malloula border post near Tabarka, on the first day of its reopening, in north-western Tunisia on 15 July 2022. Closed since the Covid-19 crisis in 2020, Algeria is proceeding on 15 July to reopen its land border with its neighbor Tunisia, one of the preferred destinations for Algerians. EPA / MOHAMED MESSARA
    Algerian tourists taking a photo with Tunisian clowns after entering at the Malloula border post near Tabarka, on the first day of its reopening, in north-western Tunisia on 15 July 2022. Closed since the Covid-19 crisis in 2020, Algeria is proceeding on 15 July to reopen its land border with its neighbor Tunisia, one of the preferred destinations for Algerians. EPA / MOHAMED MESSARA
  • In 2019, daily arrivals from Algeria at the Malloula border were between 15,000 and 16,000 people. EPA
    In 2019, daily arrivals from Algeria at the Malloula border were between 15,000 and 16,000 people. EPA
  • An Algerian fills out travel documents at the reopened Malloula border post before entering Tunisia. EPA
    An Algerian fills out travel documents at the reopened Malloula border post before entering Tunisia. EPA
  • Algerians typically travel to Tunisia for tourism, visiting the popular seaside resorts of Annaba and Constantine. EPA
    Algerians typically travel to Tunisia for tourism, visiting the popular seaside resorts of Annaba and Constantine. EPA

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