December 13, 2022
Tunisia: Tunisia's Trade Balance Deficit Widens to Tnd 23,281.1 Million (Ins)
Tunisia's trade balance deficit widened to TND 23,281.1 million over the past eleven months of 2022, compared to TND 14,653.8 million over the same period in 2021 (+58.8%), the… Read more »
December 11, 2022
Tunisia: Exceptional Archeological Pieces on Display December 16 to March 15 in Spain
The National Heritage Institute (INP) is participating in an exhibition to be held in Cordoba, Spain, from December 16 to March 15, entitled: "Cordoba and the Christian… Read more »
Tunisia: Need to Overcome All Obstacles Preventing Women From Accessing Presitigious Positions
It is necessary to overcome all obstacles that prevent women from accessing prestigious positions in many sectors, said Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts… Read more »
December 09, 2022
Tunisia: Tunisian Singer Fayza Mahersi Passes Away
Tunisian singer Fayza Mahersi passed away on Thursday night following the worsening of her health condition. Read more »
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: Parties Urge Tunisians to Join Protests Against Elections
The National Salvation Front and a number of political parties (the Democratic Current, the Workers' Party, Ettakatol, Al-Qotb and Al-Joumhouri) urged Tunisians to attend two… 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: 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: 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: 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 »