November 29

• Tunisia: Tunisia Grants Place of Choice to Arab and Islamic Investments - PM Jebali

  "Tunisia is keen on establishing a solid and coherent co-operation with the European Union (EU), while also granting a place of choice to Arab and Islamic investments," said Prime... Read more »

• Tunisia: Siliana - 150 Injured in Clashes Between Protesters, Security Forces - Medical Sources

  Clashes between protesters and security forces in Siliana left 150 injured on Wednesday, according to a medical source. There are 150 injured, said Mr. Afif Elhéni,... Read more »

• Tunisia: Tunisia-EU - Tourism Co-Operation Convention Signed

  Tourism Minister Elyes Fakhfakh and Vice-President of the European Commission responsible for Industry and Entrepreneurship Antonio Tajani signed Wednesday as part of the Business... Read more »

• Tunisia: President Marzouki Confers With Algerian Foreign Minister

  Ways to boost Tunisian-Algerian relations were discussed as Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki conferred, Wednesday in Carthage, with Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci. Read more »

• Tunisia: National League 1, Day 3 - Delayed Game - O. Beja - Ca Bizertin 0-0

  Olympic de Beja and Club Athletique Bizertin made a goalless draw at a Tunisia's national soccer League 1 Championship Group A day-3 delayed game played Wednesday afternoon in... Read more »

• Tunisia: Utica to Present Soon Its Economic and Social Vision of Tunisia By 2020

  The Tunisian employers' organisation will present soon its economic and social vision of Tunisia by 2020, President of the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA)... Read more »

• Tunisia: Workshop On Inmates' Rehab

  A two-day workshop on the Tunisian and German experience in matters of inmates' training and rehabilitation, organised by the general management of prisons and re-education and the... Read more »

• Tunisia: CAT 2012 - Tunisia, EU Sign Eight Draft Agreements in Industrial Field

  Tunisia, the European Union (EU) and other associative and entrepreneurial sides, Wednesday, signed eight draft agreements on the sidelines of the Business and Technology... Read more »

• Tunisia: French Senate Speaker Enquires About AFD-Funded Projects in Menzel Bourguiba

  France's Senate Speaker Jean-Pierre Bel enquired, on Wednesday, in Menzel Bourguiba, Governorate of Bizerte, into the projects totally or partly funded by the French Development... Read more »

• Tunisia: Four NCA Members Stage Open-Ended Sit-in

  Three members from the Ennahdha caucus in the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) Yamina Zoghlami, Baya Jaouadi and Latifa Habbachi, and Democratic caucus member Foued Thameur... Read more »

• Tunisia: European Commission Vice-President Sets Out Three Criteria for Success of Tunisia-EU Co-Operation

  "Ensuring a better climate of security in the country, defining a clear and efficient policy in different fields through closer co-ordination between ministerial departments and... Read more »

• Tunisia: Iyad Dahmani Starts Hunger Strike to Protest Against Situation in Siliana

  Republican Party member in the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) Iyad Dahmani started Wednesday an open-ended hunger strike to continue until the lifting of the "security... Read more »

• Tunisia: Budget 2013 - Education and Training Account for 30 Percent of Public Service Recruitment

  Thirty percent of the recruitment planned in the public service under the 2013 State budget will go to education and training, i.e. 6,942 job positions, according to the draft... Read more »

• Tunisia: Sami Fehri to Be Released in Next Few Hours - Lawyer

  The Court of Cassation, Wednesday, rejected charges against Ettounsiya TV Channel producer and director Sami Fehri and decided to refer the case to the Indictment Chamber which had... Read more »

• Tunisia: 'Microsoft Willing to Help Tunisia Become More Competitive' - Senior Director At Microsoft

  Microsoft is willing to support Tunisia to become "stronger and more competitive," Senior Director at Microsoft Corporation Joice Fernandes said, on Wednesday in Tunis. Read more »

• Tunisia: CAT 2012 - 'New Tunisia, New Opportunities'

  Under the keynote "New Tunisia, New Opportunities," the Business and Technology Convention (CAT 2012) opened works, on Wednesday in the Kram exhibition centre. Read more »

November 28

• Tunisia: NCA Speaker and Algerian FM Look At Development Prospects of Local, Algerian Co-Operation

  Algerian Foreign Minister Mourad Medelci underlined, on Wednesday, the importance of the joint development projects to be carried out in the Tunisian-Algerian border zones. Read more »

• Tunisia: Prime Ministry Concerned About Escalation of Violence in Siliana

  The Prime Ministry expressed, on Tuesday, "concern" about the escalation of violence in the governorate of Siliana and "regret" that protests turn into hostilities against the... Read more »

• Tunisia: European Film Festival in Tunis

  The 19th session of the European Film Festival (JCE) opened, on Tuesday evening in Tunis, by the screening of the Italian film "Una Sconfinata Giovinezza" (Endless Youth) by Film... Read more »

• Tunisia: FM Confers With Union for Mediterranean S-G

  During his talk, on Wednesday, with Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem, Union For the Mediterranean (UFM) Secretary-General Fathallah Sijilmassi laid emphasis on the role that... Read more »

• Egypt: Protesters Vow to Stay in Tahrir Until Mursi Decrees Withdrawn

  Hundreds of demonstrators were in Cairo's Tahrir Square for a sixth day on Wednesday, demanding that President Mohamed Mursi rescind a decree they say gives him dictatorial powers,... Read more »

• Tunisia: Over a Hundred Wounded in Siliana Clashes - Medical Source

  Over a hundred were wounded among protestors in clashes in Siliana, medical sources in the Siliana regional hospital told TAP news agency correspondent. Among the wounded, 13... Read more »

• Tunisia: World Bank Approves U.S.$500 Million to Accelerate Tunisia's Economic Recovery

  The World Bank (WB) approved a US$ 500 million loan to Tunisia, to support the country's economic recovery, improve the financial and trade sectors and back up the necessary... Read more »

• Tunisia: Renewed Clashes Between Protesters and Security Forces in Siliana

  Clashes resumed, on Wednesday morning, between thousands of protesters coming from various delegations of the Siliana governorate, and security forces who made use of tear gas and... Read more »

• Tunisia: Development of Border Regions, Focus of Abdessalem-Medelci Meeting

  Foreign Minister Rafik Abdessalem and his Algerian counterpart Mourad Medelci called, on Tuesday in Tunis, to develop bilateral co-operation in the economic, trade and security... Read more »