June 7

• Tunisia: Turkish Government Grants Tunisia 500-Mln-Dollar Credit, Including 100-Mln-Dollar Donation

  The Turkish government granted Tunisia a 100 million dollar donation, TAP news agency learnt from Investment and International Co-operation Minister Riadh Bettaieb who attended... Read more »

• Tunisia: Adjusting Coast to Climate Change

  The Coast Protection and Development Agency (APAL) is preparing to stage an awareness campaign and three-D advertising spots to be aired shortly in Tunisian media, to boost... Read more »

• Tunisia: Tunisia Hosts 3rd Congress of South North Mediterranean Dialogue

  The 3rd Congress of the South-North Mediterranean Dialogue For a Shared Vision of the Future is starting works Thursday in Tunis, under the theme "Civil Society and Public... Read more »

May 28

• Tunisia: Horse Riding - President of Republic's Great Prize Won By 'Borj Ameri'

  "Borj Ameri," ridden by Max Folone and trained by Mohamedi Ali Ben Ali, won Sunday the President of the Republic's Arab thoroughbred horses great prize. Read more »

• Libya: AI Calls On Marzouki Not to Approve of Baghdadi Mahmoudi's Extradition

  Amnesty International (AI) Secretary-General Salil Shetty sent, Thursday, a letter to President of the Republic Moncef Marzouki calling on him not to approve of the extradition of... Read more »

• Tunisia: Saidi Downplays S&P's Lowering of County's Rating

  Minister in charge of Economic Files Ridha Saidi downplayed the impact on the national economy of the American Standard and Poor's (S&P) rating agency's lowering to the "BB"... Read more »

• Tunisia: Clarifications On Rumour of Nuclear Waste Dumping Near El Hamma

  The Health Ministry makes public the announcement that, following the dissemination on social networks of a rumour about nuclear waste that might have been dumped in Ben Ghilouf,... Read more »

• Tunisia: Nation to Host Fifth Arab-Chinese Co-Operation Forum

  The Arab-Chinese relations, which have made obvious progress over the last two decades in all fields and at all levels, were crowned by the signing on January 4, 1999, in Cairo, of... Read more »

• North Africa: Tunisia and Morocco Ready to Revitalise Maghreb Construct, Says A. Ben Kiran

  Morocco's Prime Minister Abdelilah Ben Kiran pointed out the Tunisian and Moroccan will to reactivate the process of finishing off the Maghreb edifice in a "concrete and realistic... Read more »

• Tunisia: Utica Congress Deferred to a Later Date

  The 15th Congress of the Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA) scheduled for June 27-28, 2012, was deferred to a later date, the employers' organisation said in... Read more »

• Tunisia: New Diplomatic Appointments Expected in Coming Weeks, According to Foreign Ministry

  Diplomatic appointments, between 58 and 60 ambassadors, will be announced in coming weeks, Principal Private Secretary to the Foreign Minister Ghazi Jomaa told the media in the... Read more »

• Tunisia: Human Rights League Celebrates 35th Anniversary

  On the sidelines of the ceremony celebrating its 35th anniversary, Tunisia's Human Rights Defence League announced Friday the reopening of membership after an 18-year freeze. Read more »

• Tunisia: Road Map for 2012-2020 Social Covenant Binding Three Social Partners

  The tripartite conference on launching social dialogue promotion project was crowned, on Friday, by the drafting of a road map for conceiving of a social compact for the 2012-2020... Read more »

• Tunisia: Moroccan PM Visits Bardo Museum

  Morocco's Prime Minister Abdelilah Ben Kiran visited, on Friday, the Bardo National Museum. Read more »

• Tunisia: Jendouba - Groups of Salafis Attack National Security District

  Groups of Salafis attacked, Saturday, the headquarters of the national security district in Jendouba with stones and petrol bombs, security sources told TAP correspondent in the... Read more »

• Tunisia: Preparations for Next Maghreb Summit Discussed As President Marzouki Confers With Amu S.G.

  Preparations for the Maghreb Summit scheduled next October in Tunis were discussed at a meeting held Friday in Carthage between Interim President Moncef Marzouki and Arab Maghreb... Read more »

• Tunisia: Nation, Guest of Honour At 10th Session of Arab Tourism Ministers Council

  Tunisia is taking part, as guest of honour, in the 10th meeting of the Executive Committee of the Arab Tourism Ministers Council held from May 26 to 27 at the headquarters of the... Read more »

• Tunisia: First Prototype of Light Aircraft

  Tunisian competences have been working since last January 28, on the construction of a Tunisian first prototype of a light aircraft, "Oxygène" Company Manager pilot Ferid... Read more »

• Tunisia: Justice Ministry Announces Dismissal of 81 Magistrates

  The Justice Ministry announced, on Saturday, the dismissal of 81 magistrates, without giving their names. Read more »

• Tunisia: Ministry of Agriculture, Municipality of Ragusa Sign Memorandum of Co-Operation

  A Memorandum of Co-operation was signed between the Ministry of Agriculture and the Italian Municipality of Ragusa, on the sidelines of the visit paid by Agriculture Minister... Read more »

• Tunisia: Volleyball/Tunisia's Cup (women's Final) - CS Sfaxien Win Title

  CS Sfaxien won Tunisia's Women Volleyball Cup after beating CF Carthage 3-0 (25-17, 25-23, 25-20), at a final game played Saturday afternoon at El Menzah. Read more »

• Tunisia: Volleyball/CS Sfaxien Win Tunisia's Cup

  CS Sfaxien won Tunisia's Men's Volleyball Cup, after beating Espérance 3/1 (25-14, 16-25, 25-19, 25-16), in the final, played on Saturday at El-Menzah. Read more »

• Tunisia: Human Rights Council - Country Needs 'Time' to Think On Some Recommendations

  Tunisia requested "time" to think on some recommendations of the Human Rights Council following the presentation, in Geneva, of the second regular report on human rights. Read more »

• Tunisia: Violence in Ghardiamou - 15 Arrested

  Fifteen persons involved in the violence in the delegation of Ghardimaou (governorate of Jendouba) were arrested Saturday night, according the Interior Ministry's Spokesman Khaled... Read more »

• Tunisia: Salafis Set Fire to Police Station in Ghardimaou, Jendouba

  A police station was set on fire, on Saturday, in the Ghardimaou delegation, in the Jendouba governorate, by Salafis, a security source told TAP news agency correspondent in the... Read more »