Day: August 21, 2018

Tunisia, Canada conduct joint maritime military exercise in northern Tunisian coast

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A joint Tunisian-Canadian maritime military exercise was conducted in northern Tunisian coast, the Ministry of National Defence said in a statement Tuesday. These exercises, which took place Monday, were carried out by an elite unit of the Navy aboard a missile boat and Canadian frigate “Ville de Québec”, said the ministry. They aim to train national naval personnel from both countries to better coordinate in the fight against illicit activities and in sea surveillance. The Navy had already participated in the first edition of this military exercise in 2017. The…

Moroccans among Highest Numbers of Legal Immigrants to France for Jobs

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A 2017 report from OECD has listed Moroccans among the top immigrants who leave their homeland for France for economic reasons. The report, titled “The Recruitment of Immigrant Workers” from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) noted that out of a total of 258,900 permanent immigrants who entered France in 2016, 10.8 percent fell in the “economic” immigration category. In comparison, 38 percent came in the “family” immigration category. The report said that immigrants from non-European countries coming to France for economic reasons enter mainly from the US, Morocco, and Tunisia.  Intra-European…

The Great American Eclipse Is History So Start Planning The ‘Eclipse Of The Century’ … In Tatouine

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Hoping to tour the Stars Wars sets in Tunisia one day? Or see Egypt’s Valley of the Kings? Make that day August 2, 2027, when the longest eclipse remaining in any of our lifetimes will plunge a narrow strip of North Africa into darkness for a whopping maximum of six minutes and 23 seconds. The incredible spectacle of totality will be visible from the ancient city of Thebes near Luxor, Egypt. Also Mecca in Saudi Arabia, Islam’s holiest city and the birthplace of the Prophet Muhammad. The moon’s shadow will even travel across the Tunisian desert,…