Tunisia's foreign ministry said it refuses to normalise relations with Israel.
Five other migrants on board the capsized boat were rescued by the Tunisian coastguard.
Turkish imports to the Maghreb region have risen sharply, especially "Made in Turkey" textiles.
Comment: Some said the Arab Spring would never reach Algeria, but as the people cheered on the regional protests, their own revolution was brewing, writes Malia Bouattia.
Amid the scandal, Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi sacked the environment minister, Mustapha Aroui, while twelve were taken into custody.
A young man was found beheaded in Tunisia's central Kasserine region, authorities said, in what was described as a probable "terrorist" attack.
The UAE Foreign Minister told his Pakistani counterpart that the travel visa suspensions were 'temporary'.
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