January 31, 2023
Tunisia: Newly Appointed Education Minister Pledges to Maintain Stability of Education Sector
Newly appointed Minister of Education Mohamed Ali Boughdiri has pledged to maintain the stability of the education sector and lead the Ministry, in consultation with all… Read more »
Tunisia: Digital Platform to Monitor and Evaluate Overseas Recruitment Firms Being Designed (Ncibi)
A digital platform is being designed to monitor and evaluate the activities of overseas recruitment firms, Employment and Vocational Training Minister Nasreddine Ncibi said on… Read more »
Tunisia: Net Increase in Fishery Production in Gabes
The fishery production in the governorate of Gabes continued to grow in 2022 with 26,258 tonnes against 21,793 tonnes in 2021, according to figures provided by the local authority… Read more »
Tunisia: Legislative Elections - People With Disabilities' Turnout Estimated At 5 Percent
The Tunisian Organisation for the Defence of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities estimated at 5% the turnout of people with disabilities in the runoff legislative elections of… Read more »
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Tunisia Logs 4 Deaths and 78 More Infections From Jan. 23 To29
Tunisia logged 4 COVID-19 deaths and 78 further infections from January 23 to 29, the Health Ministry said on Tuesday. Read more »
Tunisia: Dubai International Basketball Championship - Club Africain Defeated By Lebanon's Al Riyadi 62-68
Club Africain conceded their first defeat at the Dubai International Basketball Championship, after losing to Lebanon's Al Riyadi 62-68 at a Group B game on Tuesday. Read more »
January 29, 2023
Tunisia: Low Turnout for Tunisia's Parliamentary Election
President of the Electoral Authority, Farouk Bouaskar said at a press briefing held at the media center at the Convention Centre, that the total number of voters, until 3 pm,… Read more »
Tunisia: Chahed Observatory - Violations of Electoral Silence Noted in Some Constituencies
Violations related to the violation of electoral silence and the distribution of money to influence voters have been recorded in some constituencies, according to the Chahed… Read more »
Tunisia: Observers and Coordinators Mobilised to Monitor Voting of People With Disabilities
President of the Tunisian Organisation for the Defense of the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Yosri Mazati said Sunday that 141 observers and coordinators have been mobilized… Read more »
Tunisia: Runoff Parliamentary Elections - in Case of Equality of Votes Between Two Candidates in Runoff, Victory Will Be Given to Youngest (Isie)
"In case of equality of votes between two candidates in the second round of parliamentary elections, victory is given to the youngest," said Spokesperson of the Independent High… Read more »
Tunisia: Parliamentary Election - Jeunesse SANs Frontières Notes "Serious" Electoral Offences
The observers of the association " Jeunesse Sans Frontières " who followed Sunday, January 29, 2023, the voting operations for the election of new members of parliament have… Read more »
Tunisia: Almost No Turnout of Women Voters in Polling Stations, Observers Say
The Tunisian Mediterranean Center (TU-MED Center) has noted a very low turnout, or almost nonexistent women in polling stations in the first hours of voting for the second round of… Read more »
Tunisia: Judo-Grand Prix Portugal 2023 - Tunisian Sarra Mzoughi (-78kg) Eliminated in Second Round
Tunisian judoka Sarra Mzoughi was in the second round of the Grand Prix Portugal 2023, losing Sunday before Dutch Karen Stevenson in the category of -78 kg. Read more »
January 28, 2023
Tunisia: Tunisians Unable to Travel By 2024 Over Biometric Passport
Tunisian travellers will be unable to travel by 2024 as they still do not hold the biometric passport, said President of the National Authority for the Protection of Personal Data… Read more »
January 27, 2023
Tunisia: Tunisia, Senegal to Update Cooperation Agreement On Agriculture
Tunisia and Senegal will update their cooperation agreement on the agricultural sector, Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries Mahmoud Elyes Hamza and Senegal's… Read more »
Tunisia: TotalEnergies Group to Install EV Charging Points in Tunisia
The TotalEnergies group is seeking to install electric vehicle charging points (EV charging points) in most of its service stations nationwide, as part of its strategy to develop… Read more »
January 26, 2023
Tunisia: Legislative Elections - January 29 Maintained Regardless of Weather Conditions in Northwest
January 29 is the only legal date for the second round of legislative elections, President of the Independent High Authority for Elections (French: ISIE) Farouk Bouasker said as he… Read more »
January 25, 2023
Tunisia: Handball President's Cup - Tunisia Wins Final, Finish 25th
Tunisia's national handball team finished in the 25th place of the 2023 World Championship, after winning the final of the President's Cup at the expense of their Chilean… Read more »
January 21, 2023
Tunisia: Draft Water Code to Be Submitted to Prime Ministry Ahead of Approval By Cabinet Meeting, Says Minister
The draft new water code will be submitted to the Prime Ministry ahead of its approval by the Cabinet meeting, Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries Mahmoud Elyes… Read more »
Tunisia: Tourism - Tunisia, Fourth Best-Selling Destination in France in 2022
Tunisia "is recovering," according to the monthly barometer Orechestra of French Echo Touristique magazine in its January 20, 2023 issue. The country took the fourth spot on the… Read more »
January 20, 2023
Tunisia: Conect to Organise Business Mission to Togo and Benin, Feb.19-25
The Confederation of Tunisian Citizen Enterprises (CONECT) will organise on February 19-25 a business mission to Togo and Benin, which offer an opportunity for Tunisian investors,… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Tunisia: Snowfall - Interruption of Traffic On National Road N°17 in Its Section Joining Tabarka to Ain Drahem
Road traffic was interrupted on Thursday on the national road No. 17 in its section joining Tabarka to Ain Drahem at the level of the locality of Fej el-Atlal (Aïd Draham),… Read more »
January 14, 2023
Tunisia: Union Leader Urgest Trade Unionists to Rally to Save Tunisia
Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Noureddine Taboubi on Saturday, urged all trade unionists across the country to rally and gear up for "a… Read more »
January 11, 2023
Tunisia: Accelerating Progress Towards Rural Women's Economic Empowerment - Second Phase Kicks Off in Tunis
The second phase of the programme "Accelerating Progress towards Rural Women's Economic Empowerment - JP RWEE," which targets 3,000 women kicked off on Wednesday in Tunis. Read more »
Tunisia: Tunisian Associations Operating in France Call for Inclusive Dialogue
Components of the Tunisian civil society, active in France, called for an "inclusive" dialogue to draw a "clear" roadmap to get the country out of the current crisis. Read more »
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