Tunisia Detention Watch: A Tunisian court extended the preventive detention of the “Sumud 4” flotilla activists (Wael Naouar, Nabil Chanufi, Ghassen Henchiri, Ghassan Boughdiri) by four months, as Naouar’s hunger strike pushes his condition into “seriously endangers his life” territory and lawyers reject the money-laundering accusations. Human Rights Under Heat: Rights groups say at least 23 prisoners have died in Tunisia in recent weeks due to extreme heat, amid long-standing overcrowding and poor detention conditions, while authorities have not released official figures. Labour & Political Pressure: Tunisia’s UGTT reaffirmed plans for a nationwide general strike, with no date set, and called for preparations with civil society partners while escalating action remains on the table. Diplomacy—Yemen File: Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti held talks with Yemen’s Afrah al-Zouba by phone on containing the Yemeni crisis and strengthening Tunisian-Yemeni cooperation. Regional Security—Bab el-Mandeb: Reports from Yemen claim shipping through Bab el-Mandeb is “proceeding as normal,” even as fighting and cross-border strikes continue. Economy & Trade Risk: A policy analysis links US food security to a Morocco–Tunisia phosphate corridor, arguing Maghreb supply could reduce exposure to Chinese leverage. Energy Costs: Tunisia’s energy trade deficit and global oil-price pressures remain in focus after an attack near the Strait of Hormuz.