December 07, 2022
Tunisia: Amea Power to Start Work On Solar Power Plant in Kairouan By Mid-2023
The Emirati power company "AMEA POWER" will launch the construction of a solar power plant in Kairouan (Centre) in the second quarter of 2023, said Chairman Hussain Jassim Al… Read more »
Tunisia: Socialist Party to Boycott Dec.17 Legislative Elections
The Socialist Party said it will boycott December 17 legislative elections and called for protecting State institutions against any authoritarian "drift." Read more »
Tunisia: Shipwreck Off Zarzis - Head of State and Security Officials Meet At El-Aouina Barracks
President Kaïs Saïed, went Wednesday evening to the barracks of the National Guard of El-Aouina, where he met with security officials in order to "expedite the ongoing… Read more »
Tunisia: National Union of Tunisian Journalists Denounces Ongoing Assaults On Journalists
The National Union of Tunisian Journalists (French: SNJT) Wednesday denounced ongoing assaults on journalists. It also called on the President of the Republic to revoke cybercrime… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisia, Algeria Ink MoU to Promote Support for Startups
Tunisia and Algeria inked, on the fringes of the 1st African Start-up Conference (held December 5-6 in Algiers), a memorandum of understanding (MoU) in the startups support field,… Read more »
December 05, 2022
Tunisia: Alternative Energies - Production of Green Hydrogen Should Not Jeorpardise Transition Strategy, Decarbonisation Objectives (Report)
The production of green hydrogen should not jeorpardise the national strategy of transition to renewables and decarbonisation objectives, German Green Foundation Heinrich Böll… Read more »
November 26, 2022
Tunisia: Kairouan Copper Market Faces Collapse, As Prices Soar and Customers Shy Away
The copper market in Kairouan governorate is facing collapse, as prices of raw materials keep on rising and customers are shying away. Read more »
Libya: Tunisia, Libya Adopt Joint Working Strategy to Boost Trade Relations
A joint working strategy was adopted by the Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX) and the Libyan Export Development Centre for the 2023 year, in a bid to develop intra-trade relations… Read more »
November 22, 2022
Tunisia: Legislative Elections 2022 - Final Number of Candidates Brought Down to 1,055
The final number of candidates for the legislative elections was brought down to 1,055, after the withdrawal of five candidates and the return of two others to the electoral race,… Read more »
Tunisia: Alternative Tourism - Launch of Project 'Hiking Trails of Tunisia'
The project of the Ministry of Tourism "Hiking Trails of Tunisia" was launched Tuesday. It is an initiative launched as part of the diversification of the tourism product and the… Read more »
Tunisia: Francophonie Summit Adopts Djerba Declaration
The 18th Francophonie Summit, hosted November 19-20 in Djerba under the theme: "Connectivity in Diversity: The Digital, Vector of Development and Solidarity in the French-speaking… Read more »
November 20, 2022
Africa: Economic Forum of Francophonie - Saied Calls for Innovative Investments to Support Young Entrepreneurs
President Kais Saied called Sunday in Djerba to consider ways to implement "innovative" investments to support entrepreneurship among young people in the Francophone space. Read more »
November 15, 2022
Tunisia: 'Focus On Tunisia' During 'Strasbourg, Unesco World Book Capital 2024'
"As part of the first Tunisia-France exchanges in the audio book field, which began with an experiment in 2019, "La plume de Paon" will endeavour to continue this adventure in new… Read more »
November 14, 2022
Tunisia: Date Harvest Estimated At 250.000 Tonnes in Kebili
The date harvest season has been underway since the end of October 2022 in the governorate of Kebili with a 25% progress rate, Head of the Local Authority for Agricultural… Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisian Férid Boughedir Receives Henri Langlois Award
Tunisian filmmaker, critic and film historian Férid Boughedir received the Henri Langlois award at the 2nd İzmir International Mediterranean Cinemas Meeting (November… Read more »
November 09, 2022
Tunisia: Olive Harvest Estimated At 20.000 Tonnes in Monastir
The olive picking is still underway in the Monastir governorate, with an estimated harvest of 20.000 tonnes of olives, or 4.000 tonnes of olive oil since the beginning of November,… Read more »
November 03, 2022
Tunisia: Zarat Harbour in Gabes Faces Collapse, Fishermen Call for Immediate Action
The Zarat fishing harbour in the governorate of Gabes is facing collapse as silting threatens the livelihood of fishermen and their vessels, for the harbour entrance goes as low as… Read more »
October 25, 2022
Tunisia: President Kais Saied Attends Funeral of Mufti of the Republic Othman Batikh
President Kais Saied, on Tuesday, attended, the burial procession of the late, His Eminence Sheikh Othman Batikh, Mufti of the Republic of Tunisia, at the Jellaz Cemetery in Tunis. Read more »
October 16, 2022
Tunisia: Tunisia-IMF Agreement Paves Way for Rescue, Despite Low Loan Amount - Mohsen Hassan
The agreement with the International Monetary Fund (IMF), under the Extended Fund Facility (EFF), about 1.9 billion dollars, is favorable to the launch of reforms in Tunisia, even… Read more »
October 10, 2022
Tunisia: Olive Harvest Estimated At 28 Thousand Tonnes in Silianna
The olive harvest in the Siliana governorate is estimated at 28.000 tonnes of olive (5.7 thousand tonnes of olive oil), against 20.000 tonnes of olive last season (4 thousand… Read more »
October 06, 2022
Tunisia: Geothermal Early Vegetables Production in Gabes Estimated At 30 Thousand Tonnes #AfricaClimateCrisis
The perimeters irrigated under greenhouse by geothermal water in the governorate of Gabes intended for the cultivation of early vegetables reached during this agricultural season… Read more »
Tunisia: Dams' Reserves Have Not Exceeded 32% of Their Capacity, By End of September 2022 #AfricaClimateCrisis
The water resources available in dams by the end of September 2022, did not exceed 32% of the global storage capacity of these structures, standing at 759 million m3. Read more »
October 04, 2022
Tunisia: Women's Ministry Announces Launch of New Programme for Children and Youth
Minister of Family, Women, Children and the Elderly Amel Belhaj Moussa announced on Tuesday the launch of a new programme to strengthen local urban safety policies dedicated to… Read more »
September 24, 2022
Africa: Tunisia to Host Continental Free Trade Area Negotiating Forum On September 26-27
The meeting of the Continental Free Trade Area Negotiating Forum (CFTA-NF) will be held on September 26 -27 in Tunisia, Tunisian General Labour Union (French: UGTT) Deputy… Read more »
September 23, 2022
Tunisia: Gafsa - Olive Production Estimated At 50,000 Tonnes
Olive production in the governorate of Gafsa is estimated at 50 thousand tonnes during the agricultural season 2022-2023, equivalent to 10,000 of olive oil. Read more »