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As part of the Rugby world cup trophy tour, 2011 trophy was presented in Tunis during a press conference held on Friday at the international Press Center.
Living on the impact of the celebrations of the National Saharan Tourism Day, a press conference held on Friday in Tozeur, the magnificent oasis city and the largest tourist attraction pole in south-western Tunisia, focused on the launch of regular and direct flights from Madrid to Tozeur twice a week.
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali sent a message to Leader of the Great September 1st Revolution, chairman of the Arab Maghreb Union (AMU) Council, chairman of the African Union (AU) and chairman of the Community of Sahel-Saharan States (CEN-SAD) Mouammar Gueddafi.
As part of following up efforts of private audiovisual companies, President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali received, late on Friday morning, "Hannibal" TV promoter Larbi Nasra.
The Minister of Agriculture and Water Resources, Mr. Abdessalem Mansour, chaired on Thursday in Tunis, a working session devoted to monitoring cereal crop.
A national conference on social security, health and work safety held on Wednesday in Hammamet under the theme "Pensions in Tunisia".
According to a news brief released on Wednesday in Tunis, a new digital educational portal "telmidh.com" will be operational on Sunday, November 15, 2009.
The Tunisian woman Ons Jabeur qualified on Wednesday for the semifinals of women's singles as part of the African Cup of Nations Tennis Championship which is currently taking place in Cairo, Egypt.
A forum on the "Development of industrial zones" was held on Wednesday in Tunis, by the German Technical Co-operation Agency (GTZ), in collaboration with the Ministry of Industry, Energy and Small and Medium-sized enterprises.
Le Colisée cinema in Tunis, was the scene on Wednesday of the official opening ceremony of the 14 th edition of the Carthage Theatre Days, one of Tunisia's foremost winter cultural events.
On the heels of a federal appeals court ruling that only the U.S. Congress and the executive branch of government - not the courts - can interfere with government-sponsored "extraordinary rendition", a U.S. citizen from New Jersey is asking another court to tell the government it wasn't okay to secretly imprison and abuse him in three different African countries over a period of four months.
Another batch of 14 students recently left Banjul for the Kingdom of Morocco, to pursue their first postgraduate degree programme in various fields of study.
Tunisia took part in the 25th session of the Standing Committee for Economic and Commercial Cooperation (COMCEC) of the Organization of Islamic Conference (OIC) and the COMCEC Economic Summit, held from November 5 to 9, 2009, in Istanbul, Turkey.
A news conference was held on Wednesday in Tunis by Maghreb Farmers' Union (UMAGRI) chairman and the chairman of the Tunisian Farming and Fisheries Union Mr. Mabrouk el Bahri, on the Mag-Trace "Food Security and Traceability in Maghreb Countries" project.
In an address delivered at the Chamber of Deputies on Thursday on the occasion of his swearing-in ceremony, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali said that "pluralism has become a tangible reality in the makeup of the Chamber of deputies", noting that for the first time in history Tunisian opposition parties make up 25% of the Chamber.
The Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development is organizing in cooperation with the "Société des Foires Internationales de Tunis" from November 12 to 14 2009, the second environmental investment and employment forum, "Green Ifriqya 2009â-' at the El Kram Exhibition Hall, north of Tunis.
Tourism Minister Mr. Khelil Lajimi, paid a working visit on Tuesday to UK, as part of Tunisia's participation in the 30th edition of the "2009 World Travel Market (WTM)", the premier global event for the travel industry, which is taking place from November 9 to 12, 2009 at the ExCel Exhibition Center, in London.
The Tunisian national football team has left Djerba on Wednesday morning heading for Maputo where it will play against Mozambique on November 14, 2009 at the combined World Cup and African Cup of Nations Group B last day qualifier.
Cen-Sad's Secretary General, Mohamed Almadani Alazhari, met Tuesday with Togo's President Faure Gnassingbe in Lome.
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali will be sworn in on Thursday after his re-election for a new term of office, during an extraordinary session of the Chamber of Deputies and Chamber of Advisers, announced the Official Spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic.
The coastal town of Hammamet is hosting these days the 7th international congress of "life, religion and death in the Phoenician and Punic world".
According to a survey conducted by the "World Cruise Destinations" magazine, the port of La Goulette was ranked 17th in the World as cruise ship destination in 2008.
Libya will not participate at the forthcoming East and Central Africa Senior Challenge Cup that would kick off on November 28 in Nairobi, Kenya.
President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali chaired, on Tuesday morning, a cabinet meeting.
As attention continues to shift to Kenya where the Super Eagles of Nigeria are billed to tackle the Harambee Stars of Kenya this weekend in one of the 2010 FIFA World Cup qualifiers, chief coach of the Mambas of Mozambique, Maart Nooij has charged the Super Eagles to defeat Kenya in the battle of Kasarani promising to do so to the visiting Carthage Lions of Tunisia.
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