A Tunisian by birth, Mohammed al-Zouari was born in 1967 and grew up in a conservative Muslim household, completing a religious and formal education, before graduating from the ‘National School of Engineers’ in the city of Sfax.

Source: https://www.palestinechronicle.com/who-is-mohammed-al-zouari-the-tunisian-engineer-behind-hamas-attack-drones/

I realised the danger of what I had done," he tells the BBC at his studio in the coastal city of Sfax.

Source: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-66221762?at_medium=RSS&at_campaign=KARANGA

Migrants from sub-Saharan Africa live in difficult conditions in a park in Sfax province of Tunisia, as they wait for an opportunity to seek asylum in Europe, on Aug. 9, 2023.

Source: https://themedialine.org/mideast-daily-news/tunisias-national-guard-arrests-16-migrant-smuggling-organizers/

This surge can be attributed, in part, to the escalating numbers of arrivals from Sfax in Tunisia, which has now surpassed as the principal departure point for refugees embarking on the perilous journey across the central Mediterranean to reach Europe.

Source: https://www.middleeasteye.net/news/tunisia-eu-135-million-stop-refugees-migration