March 5, 2011

• Tunisia: 'Conditions on Border May Cause Epidemics', Said WHO Official

  During a news conference held on Thursday in Tunis, Dr. Eric Laroche, World Health Organisation (WHO) Assistant Director General for Health Action in Crisis, said that "health... Read more »

• Tunisia: European Investment Bank Allocates Fund for Priority Projects

  During a news conference held at the end of his two-day visit in Tunisia, Mr. De Fontaine Vive, the European Investment Bank's Deputy Chairman announced that a fund of 1.87 billion... Read more »

• Tunisia: Morocco Sends Humanitarian Assistance to Refugees At the Libyan Border

  A communiqué recently released from the Moroccan embassy said that two military airplanes carrying urgent humanitarian assistance to refugees at the Tunisian-Libyan border... Read more »

• Tunisia: 'El Habib' Car-Ferry to Dock At Benghazi Port

  "El Habib" car-ferry will dock, on Sunday, at the port of Benghazi in order to repatriate Tunisians wishing to return home, said an official source at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Read more »

• Tunisia: EU to Triple Aid to Meet Humanitarian Crisis in Libya

  The European Union will triple its aid to meet humanitarian needs on Tunisian-Libyan borders, announced Mrs Kristalina Georgieva, European Commissioner in charge of International... Read more »

• Libya: EU - 10 Million Euros for Evacuation of Refugees From Libya

  Foreign Minister Mouldi Kéfi received here on Thursday European Commissioner in charge of International Cooperation, Humanitarian Aid and Reaction to Crises Kristalina... Read more »

• Tunisia: Committee to Monitor Situation At Libyan Border , Call for International Community's Assistance

  Social Affairs Minister Mohamed Ennaceur stressed the difficulties of repatriating foreign refugees flocking to the Tunisian-Libyan border. Read more »

• Tunisia: Interim Government Promises Credible Elections

  Caretaker Prime Minister Béji Caïd Essebsi pointed out that the Interim Government's programme for the coming period and its priorities as announced, on Thursday, by... Read more »

• Tunisia: Sit-in in Government Square in La Kasbah Lifted

  Protesters at la Kasbah have started leaving the Government square at dawn on Friday morning after holding a sit-in there since last February 20, a TAP news agency journalist... Read more »

• Tunisia: Official Foreign Delegations in Ras Jedir

  Official foreign delegations kept on arriving to the Ras Jedir border crossing and to the refugee camps there, in response to the calls launched to the international community for... Read more »

March 4, 2011

• Tunisia: Nation Takes Part in Foodex Japan 2011

  For the 14th time in a row, Tunisia is taking part from March 1 to 4, 2011, in the 36th International Food and Beverage Exhibition "Foodex Japan 2011, held in Tokyo. Read more »

• Tunisia: Interim President Announces Election of National Constituent Assembly On July 24

  Interim President Foued Mebazaa announced, in his address to the Tunisian people on Thursday evening, that the country has entered a new period of its history, one that rests on... Read more »

March 3, 2011

• Tunisia: Review in Geneva of Humanitarian Situation At Libyan Border

  Secretary of state in the Foreign Minister's office Radhouane Nouicer held last Tuesday in Geneva a working session with International Migrations Organization Director General... Read more »

• Tunisia: Foreign Minister Receives Swiss Deputy-Secretary of State for Africa And Middle East

  Foreign Minister Mohamed Mouldi Kefi voiced satisfaction at the quality of Tunisian-Swiss relations and expressed Tunisia's will to boost its co-operation with Switzerland, when... Read more »

• Tunisia: Thousands of Bangladeshis Arrive in Ras Jedir

  5000 Bangladeshis arrived on Wednesday in Ras Jedir whereas 20 000 of them remain stranded at Tunisian-Libyan borders. Read more »

• Tunisia: Spanish Premier Reasserts His Country's And EU's Commitment to Assist Nation

  Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero underlined that his visit to Tunisia aims to "encourage the process of historic change in Tunisia." Read more »

• Tunisia: Verdict On Dissolving RCD Postponed to March 9

  The Tunis Court of First Instance decided, after a session held on Wednesday under the chairmanship of justice Belgacem Barrah, to postpone to next March 9 its verdict on... Read more »

• Tunisia: 'French Tourists Are Eager to See New Country', Says Frédéric Lefebvre

  "The Tunisian Revolution has made of Tunisia a pioneer nation, and French people are observing this situation with admiration," French Secretary of State in charge of Tourism... Read more »

• Tunisia: Nation Takes Part in Human Rights Council

  From February 28 to March 25, Tunisia is taking part in the works of the 16th session of the United Nations Human Rights Council held in Geneva . Read more »

• Tunisia: Information And Guidance Committee Made Available for Expats

  In a communiqué released on Thursday, Tunisia's Expats Office "OTE" announced that an information and guidance committee was made available to meet the needs of Tunisian... Read more »

• Tunisia: 'Fitch Ratings' Downgrades Nation's Long-Term Debt Rating to 'BBB'

  The international rating agency, "Fitch Ratings" downgraded Tunisia's long-term debt grade one notch to "BBB-" and maintained its "negative" outlook "as a result of uncertainties... Read more »

• Tunisia: Interim President Foued Mebazaa Confers With Spanish Prime Minister

  On Wednesday, Interim President Foued Mebazaa conferred with Spanish Prime Minister José Luis Rodriguez Zapatero. Read more »

• Tunisia: BCT Reports Heightened Pressure on Economic Growth

  The Board of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), which met on February 28, said it was necessary to show greater vigilance in the short term, given the rising pressure on the... Read more »

• Tunisia: Djerba-Zarzis and Cairo Airports Repatriated 16,150 Egyptians

  Some 16,150 Egyptians have been repatriated from February 23 to March 1, thanks to an airlift established between Djerba-Zarzis and Cairo airports, said ambassador of Egypt in... Read more »

• Tunisia: European Investment Bank Deputy Chairman Soon to Visit

  The European Investment Bank announced in a communiqué released on Tuesday, that EIB Deputy Chairman, Mr. Philippe de Fontaine Vive, will pay a visit to Tunisia on March 2... Read more »