Tunisia: Para Athletics Grand Prix - Walid Ktila Breaks Own World Record

Tunisian athlete Walid Ktila, world Paralympic champion, broke his own world record in the 100 metre (T34) chair race on Saturday night in Switzerland at the Para Athletics Grand… Read more »

Tunisia: Will Tunisia Look to Shale Gas?

The growing energy deficit in Tunisia was at heart of a national dialogue on the energy and mining sector kicked off on Thursday at the Tunis Culture City, under the chairmanship… Read more »

Tunisia: Extraordinary Arab Summit - Caid Essebsi Calls for Concerted Efforts of All International and Regional Parties to Counter Terrorism

President Beji Caid Essebsi called on Thursday at the Extraordinary Arab Summit for concerted efforts of all international and regional parties to counter the scourge of terrorism… Read more »

Tunisia: President Beji Caid Essebsi Arrives in Saudi Arabia

President Beji Caid Essebsi arrived on Thursday evening at King Abdulaziz International Airport in Jeddah to take part in the Extraordinary Arab Summit and the 14th Islamic Summit… Read more »

Tunisia: Kairouan - Development Groups and Industrial Units Sign Agreement On Use of Forest Products

An agreement on the use of forest products in Kairouan was signed Wednesday between development groups and industrial units as part of the project "Integrated Landscapes Management… Read more »

Tunisia: INLUCC Calls On Public Structures Not to Fund Associations That Have Not Embraced Transparency System

The National Anti-Corruption Authority (INLUCC) called on the public structures not to fund the associations that have neither embraced the transparency system nor referred the… Read more »

Tunisia: Fire Put Out in Beja After Devastating 15ha of Cereal Crops

Beja's Civil Protection units managed on Wednesday to put out a fire that has devastated over 15 hectares of grain in a private agricultural farm located on the national road No.6… Read more »

Tunisia: Ansi Warns Against, 'New Flaw' Threatening Microsoft Windows System, Used On Remote Desktop Computer

The National Agency for Computer Security (French:ANSI) drew attention on Wednesday to the appearance of a "new flaw" threatening users of the operating system "Microsoft Windows"… Read more »

Tunisia: Nine Members of the Popular Front Bloc in Parliament Confirm Their Resignation (Statement)

Nine members of the Popular Front bloc in the House of People's Representatives (HPR) confirmed Wednesday evening in a joint statement their resignation from the 15-member… Read more »

Tunisia: Two Inmates Escape From El Houareb Prison, One Captured

An escapee from the El Houareb civil prison (Kairouan governorate) was captured Tuesday night. Read more »

Tunisia: UK Reaffirms Its Commitment to Support Tunisia's Efforts to Stimulate Economy, Says UK Secretary of State for International Trade

UK Secretary of State for International Trade Liam Fox on Wednesday reaffirmed his country's commitment to support Tunisia's efforts to boost the economy by strengthening bilateral… Read more »

Tunisia: Sergeant Bilel Zeddini Posthumously Decorated With Insignia of Knight of Order of the Republic

President Beji Caid Essebsi posthumously decorated Sergeant Bilel Zeddini with the insignia of Knight of the Order of the Republic. Read more »

Tunisia: Loan Agreement Worth €27.7 Million to Promote Vocational Training Centres Signed

A loan agreement worth € 24 million (80 million dinars) granted by the French Development Agency (AFD) to the Ministry of Vocational Training and Employment was signed on… Read more »

Tunisia: Iftar in Honour of Sub-Saharan Immigrants' Families in Raoued

A collective Iftar was organised by the Raoued Municipality in honour of sub-Saharan immigrants and their families, in partnership with the International Organisation for Migration… Read more »

Tunisia: Fruit and Poultry Producers Criticise Trade Minister's Decisions

Fruit, potato and poultry producers have called on Trade Minister Omar El Behi to find a radical and urgent solution to their situation, which has deteriorated due to recent… Read more »

Tunisia: Electronic Dunes in Ong Jmal, September 21-22

The Electronic Dunes are due on September 21-22, after three years of absence. Read more »

Tunisia: Ahmed Seddik Resigns As Head of Popular Front's Parliamentary Bloc

MP Ahmed Seddik resigned as president of the parliamentary bloc of the Popular Front after a meeting of the bloc, citing to TAP the failure to find a solution to the crisis… Read more »

Tunisia: Nine MPs From Popular Front Submit Resignation to Parliament's Bureau

Nine MPs of the Popular Front (FP) on Tuesday submitted their resignation to the House of People's Representatives (HPR) Bureau after a meeting of the parliamentary bloc. Read more »

Tunisia: Attalia Party Concerned Over Popular Front Situation

Attalia party (Democratic Arab Vanguard Party), member of the Popular Front, expressed Tuesday, its deep concern about the situation of the Popular Front. Read more »

Tunisia: Salma Elloumi Appointed Leader of Nidaa Tounes

Salma Elloumi Rekik was unanimously chosen as leader of Nidaa Tounes movement (Sofiene Toubel clan) during Monday's meeting of the party's political bureau. Read more »

Tunisia: Kasserine - Security Patrol Attacked By Criminals

A dozen individuals stoned a security patrol near the entrance to Kasserine town on Monday, forcing security forces to use tear gas to disperse them, a security source said. Read more »

Tunisia: Series of Measures to Promote Health Sector in Nabeul Governorate

The Regional Health Council in Nabeul Governorate, meeting on Monday at the headquarters of the Ministry of Health, has taken a series of measures to promote the health sector in… Read more »

Tunisia: Sousse - Two 3-Year-Old Twin Children Die in Fire

Two three-year-old Algerian twin children died in a fire that broke out on Monday afternoon in their family's apartment in the Corniche region of Sousse, TAP correspondent learned… Read more »

Tunisia: SSO - North African Countries Seeking 24 Million Donations to Preserve Their Oases

"Participants of the regional conference on the promotion of oases in North Africa and Mauritania held in Tozeur have decided to ask for funding, in the form of donation, in the… Read more »

North Africa: Regional Congress On Promotion of Oasis Ecosystems, Kicks Off in Tozeur

The regional congress on the promotion of oasis ecosystems in North Africa and Mauritania kicked off on Friday in Tozeur, in the presence of about 100 participants from Tunisia,… Read more »