Tunisia: New Tax Benefits for Tunisians Living Overseas (Jort)

Tunisians living overseas will now be able to enjoy new tax benefits under a decree published on June 20 in the Official Gazette of the Tunisian Republic (JORT) No 75. Read more »

Tunisia: Mohamed Ben Ayed Appointed Director-General of International Diplomatic Academy in Tunis

Mohamed Ben Ayed has been appointed Director General of the International Diplomatic Academy in Tunis with effect from May 20, 2024. Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisian NGOs Take Part in Africa Conservation Forum in Nairobi

Tunisian civil society organisations, members of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), will take part in Africa Conservation Forum, due June 24-28 in Nairobi,… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia in International Conference On Digital Platform Governance, June 17-19 in Croatia

The International Conference on Digital Platform Governance: Building a Global Forum of Networks, will be hosted on June 17-19, 2024 in Dubrovnik, Croatia, the UNESCO announced. Read more »

Tunisia: Heat - Temperatures to Exceed Seasonal Norms By Over 7°c From Tuesday

Temperatures will soar in most regions from Tuesday June 18 to Thursday June 20, exceeding seasonal norms by between 7°C and 13°C, the National Institute of Meteorology… Read more »

Tunisia: Dams Filling Rate No Higher Than 31.5 Percent On June 14, 2024 (Onagri)

The filling rate of all Tunisian dams did not exceed 31.5% on June 14, 2024, i.e. water reserves of around 738.3 million m3, compared with 847.5 million m3 a year earlier, down… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisian Nada Mezni Hafaiedh's Take My Breath Wins Gold Fifog

Tunisian Nada Mezni Hafaiedh's Take my breath bagged the Gold FIFOG in the international competition of the 19th edition of the Geneva International Oriental Film Festival (June… Read more »

Tunisia: Temperatures This Week Will Rise to 44 Degrees

Temperatures will rise on Saturday, June 15. Highs will be between 38 and 43 degrees, except in the extreme north-west and Cap Bon, as well as on the south-east coast, where they… Read more »

Tunisia: Faouzi Benzarti New Head Coach of Tunisia's National Soccer Team (Ftf)

The Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) announced on Friday the appointment of Faouzi Benzarti as head coach of the Tunisian national soccer team from the beginning of July, with… Read more »

Tunisia: Civil Society Network Around the 'Tunisia's Culinary Route' Project

Local NGOs signed an agreement to work together on "Tunisia's Culinary Route," a project to promote sustainable tourism implemented by the Ministry of Tourism with the support of… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Participates in Thematic Dialogue On Improving Coherence Between Economic and Social Policies

Recent crises have deepened the economic imbalances associated with demographic transformations, technological developments, climate change, geopolitical tensions and increased… Read more »

Tunisia: President of the Republic Instructs Prime Minister to Represent Tunisia At G7 Summit in Italy

President Kaïs Saied has instructed Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani to represent Tunisia at the G7 summit to be held in Italy on Friday, June 14. Read more »

Tunisia: Mechanisms to Reopen Ras Jedir Border Crossing Discussed

Mechanisms to re-open the Ras Jedir border crossing to allow the free movement of passengers and goods in both directions took centre stage as the Director General of the Tunisian… Read more »

Tunisia: Three Injured As Cash-in-Transit Truck, Metro Train Collide Near Manouba University Campus

Three people were injured when a cash-in-transit truck and a metro train collided on Monday near Manouba University campus, said local Civil Protection Director Salim Yousfi. Read more »

Tunisia: Social Movements Up By 21 Percent (Ost)

Social movements rose by 21% in May compared with April 2023, according to a report by the Tunisian Social Observatory (OST), under the Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social… Read more »

Tunisia: Tourism Receipts Up 7.8 Percent End of May 2024 (Bct)

Tourism receipts rose by 7.8% to TND 2.1 billion during the 1st five months of 2024, compared with the same period in 2023, according to the financial and monetary indicators… Read more »

Tunisia: International Day in Support of Victims of Torture - Inpt, Ohchr and Omct Announce Art Competition

An art competition for young people aged 6 to 22 will be organised in Tunisia by the National Authority for the Prevention of Torture (French: INPT), the Office of the United… Read more »

Tunisia: Charfia Road Project in Kerkennah to Promote Charfia Fishing Closed

The Charfia Road project which aims to create a new tourist circuit to showcase the Charfia fishing of Kerkennah, inscribed on the UNESCO World Heritage List in 2020, drew to a… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisian Cinema Wins Two Prizes At Arab Film Festival Rotterdam

Tunisian cinema won two prizes at the 24th edition of the Arab Film Festival Rotterdam (RAFF 2024), which unveiled its list of winners on June 2, 2024. Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisian Cinema to Be Present At Fifog 2024

Tunisian cinema will be present at the 19th edition of the Geneva International Oriental Film Festival (FIFOG 2024), held June 10-16, 2024 at Fonction Cinéma and… Read more »

Tunisia: Earth Tremors Recorded May 30 Considered 'Normal' Seismic Activity, Says Inm Official

The two earth tremors recorded late on Thursday in Bizerte and Sousse are considered "normal" seismic activity, Head of the Applied Geophysics Department at the National Institute… Read more »

Tunisia: Over 300 Tunisian, Turkish Officials and Bussinessmen to Partake in 1st Business Forum, June 5

Over 300 Tunisian and Turkish government officials and business operators will partake in the first Tunisian-Turkish Business Forum, to be held on June 5 in Istanbul (Turkey), said… Read more »

Tunisia: Defence Minister Honours Major Ahlem Douzi, Winner of a UN Award

Minister of National Defence Imed Memmich, on Wednesday, honoured Major Ahlem Douzi, serving in the United Nations Organisation Stabilisation Mission in the Democratic Republic of… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia Celebrates 76th Anniversary of International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers

Tunisia is observing on Wednesday the 76th anniversary of the International Day of United Nations Peacekeepers, held this year under the theme of "Fit for the Future, Building… Read more »

Tunisia: Tunisia, JICA Ink Memorandum On Launch of Project to Develop Bridge Maintenance System

The launch of a project to develop a bridge maintenance system was the focus of a memorandum inked on Wednesday between the Equipment and Housing Ministry and the Japan… Read more »