The United Nations economic and social council has awarded the general direction of student affairs, which is part of the Ministry of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology , the 2008 UN Prize for the transparency, sound management and the swiftness of its response time within public administration.

The El Ghazala technological pole is hosting on May 15, 2008 a one- day international forum on "Digital accessibility: A chance for the promotion of the disabled".

President Ben Ali received on Thursday Mr Ismail Boulehya, the Secretary General of the Movement of Socialist Democrats (MDS), one of Tunisia's five opposition parties represented in parliament.

On the occasion of Tunisia's recent celebration of the "World Days of migrant birds", a thirty year old Tunisian association dubbed the "Friends of birds " (AAO), has issued a report on the important role of birds as best indicators of a country's biodiversity, because of the link they establish between the world's eco systems.

Tunisia's Defence Minister, Mr Kamel Morjane who is currently leading the Tunisian delegation at the joint Tunisian-American military commission in Washington, met on Monday with the US Defence Secretary, Mr Robert Gates at the Pentagon.

-Spring marks the coming of the flavor season for Tunisian families who inherited from their ancestors the art of distilling flowers. In Tunisia every region is known for distilling a specific flower notably wild-rose, bitter orange flowers, geranium, mint and rosemary.

Rachid Khechana, the editor of the opposition weekly Al-Maoukif, and Mounji Al-Lawz, its managing editor, ended a hunger strike after two weeks on 10 May. The hunger strike was held in protest against harassment of the newspaper. Khechana told Reporters Without Borders that "Al-Maoukif's distribution and sales were back to normal."

The United Nations International Children's Emergency Fund (UNICEF) expressed satisfaction at the considerable decrease of the mortality rate of children aged less than 5 in Tunisia where there were 23 deaths per 1000 births in 2006 against 51 in 1990.

The Ministry of Culture and Heritage Preservation has announced on Sunday the death of the Tunisian writer and scholar Abdelmajid El Houssi at the age of 66.

Tunisian-Japanese cooperation at the Bordj Cedria technological pole was under focus on Tuesday during a workshop held at the Tunis Planetarium.

Tunisian martial arts had another confirmation of their good health on Sunday, when the young Khaoula Ben Hamza defeated China's Liu Wenyuan to be come the first Tunisian n taekwondo athlete world champion in the + 68 Kg junior category.

The Tunisian Association for the Development of Digital Technology and Human Resources (ATTR) presided by Prof Slaheddine Gherissi in collaboration with the French "BrailleNET" Association chaired by Prof Dominique Burger, are organizing the first workshop destined to upgrade administrative websites in order to facilitate their online access to the disabled in conformity with ...

An eco tourism project set up by the a Tunisian architect was awarded the "2007 Energy Globe Award" for the efficiency of its energy consumption and its capacity to integrate and valorise the 5 natural elements, water, air, earth, sun and wood.

On 9 May 2008, on their departure from MONUC, the Tunisian military contingent, as well as their military observers and staff officers, were decorated in Kinshasa with United Nations medals for good and faithful services rendered to MONUC.

The traditional Carthage Investment Forum which will be held in Gammarth north of Tunis will take place between June 12 and 13, 2008.

The Farhat Hached zoological park in Rades, south of Tunis, witnessed the birth recently of a rare species: a blue-eyed dromedary with a rusty brown and white skin.

Following the latest developments in Lebanon , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the following communiqué:

The 6 th edition of the international colloquium on the history of Tunisian steppes will be jointly organized by the Agency for the promotion of heritage and the regional committee for the preservation of heritage of the Kasserine governorate. The event will take place in the town of Sbeitla , formerly known during the Byzantine empire, as Sufetula.

The latest 2 nd International Open of Junior tennis table players which took place in Tunis, has revealed a new wave of young talented table tennis players such as Adem Hmam, Thameur Mamia, Wejdane Ben Hassen et Sofiene Chaieb.

The Observatory for the Freedom of Press, Publishing and Creation (OLPEC) is celebrating World Press Freedom Day this year against the backdrop of a worsening free expression situation in Tunisia.

The Mpumalanga Department of Health has deployed 11 Tunisian doctors in the province to address the staff shortages there.

Tunis , May 2008- From May 9 to 21, 2008 , six women artists will exhibit their works at the Sidi Bou Said Museum. All in all, a 100 works from Chantal Slim, Mouna Drissi Bouassida, Catherine Lemdani, Noudhar Mestiri Maherzi, Aicha Cherif and Raoudha Ben Mlouka Kochbati, will be on display at the Museum, a stone's throw from the famous "Café des nattes", where the majestic view on ...

A Tunisian-French conference on "Prospective Arts and Cultures," is due to be held on May 10-11, 2008 within the framework of the 15th national and international conferences on "Culture and development strategies in Tunisia ", at the charming Hammamet international cultural centre.

A number of Euro-Mediterranean civil engineering laboratories are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to set up a Euro-Mediterranean institute of joint engineering studies by 2010.

The French group "Altran Technologies" and the Tunisian company "Telnet", have decided to sign a joint venture that will lead to the creation of a company offering electronic engineering services. The new company, which will be based in Tunis and which will have a branch in Sfax, should provide 300 employments by 2010.