Year: 2018

Mahdia: integration of archaeological sites into tourist circuit is an urgent need

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(TAP/Mohamed Neji Ben Gamra) – Located in the east coast and less than an hour south of Sousse, the city of Mahdia is a modern tourist resort with some of the most beautiful beaches of Tunisia, and well-known for its active fishing harbour. Mahdia also witnessed some important historical events, starting from the Phoenicians and Romans and later the Fatimids, making the city host several monuments that remind of a prestigious past. Speaking to TAP Mohamed Houas Mahdia regional museum curator and representative of the National Heritage Institute in Mahdia…

Tunisian, Libyan businessmen seek solutions to pull business on track

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Over 200 Tunisian and Libyan businessmen gathered Thursday on the first Tunisian-Libyan Economic Forum, an initiative of Tunisia-Africa Business Council (TABC) in Tunis. “Tunisia is working to establish a global strategic partnership with Libya in the energy and electricity sectors, in addition to reactivate strategic infrastructure projects and develop border areas,” Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed said at the forum. Chahed also advocated the creation of a free trade zone in Ben Guerdane in southeast Tunisia, a few kilometers from Libyan borders. Chahed also expressed his hope that Tunisian-Libyan joint…

Energy: Tunisian premier announces cooperation with Libya

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Tunisia wants the priority on oil provisions from Libya, Tunisian Premier Youssef Chahed said during the first Tunisian-Libyan forum organized by the Tunisia Africa Business Council, attended by ministers, officials and hundreds of entrepreneurs from the two countries, which wrapped up today. In particular, Chahed said the two countries will start a strategic cooperation on energy, which will enable to exchange surplus, based on the mechanism ‘Oil for Food’, or goods in exchange for oil. To boost exchanges, Tunisia and Libya will strengthen efforts to develop trade inside the country,…

Tunisia key for business aviation in MENA

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Ali Alnaqbi, Founding and Executive Chairman of the Middle East and North Africa Business Aviation Association (MEBAA), led an exclusive networking event looking at the key challenges and opportunities for business aviation at the MEBAA Conference Tunisia. He was joined by Yamina Jlaiel, Deputy Director Air Transport Direction, General Directorate of Civil Aviation, Ministry of Transport and representatives of the key local industry. “The Middle East and North Africa business aviation industry is growing across the region,” Alnaqbi says, “and the purpose of the MEBAA Conferences and networking events is to provide more focus on individual…

EBRD and EU put Tunisian olive oil on the world map

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Tunisia’s olive oil industry is going from strength to strength and the country’s economy depends heavily on the product’s export. Yet small, family-owned farms are struggling to modernise their operations and compete with global market players. The Slama Group, helped by the EBRD’s European Union-funded Advice for Agribusiness programme, is overcoming both challenges. The cultivation of olives in Tunisia began some three millennia ago. With year round sunshine and fertile soil, the country offers perfect conditions for the crop. Its oil is thought to have miraculous properties and is used…

Immigration: Italy and Tunisia pledge more cooperation

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The Italian Interior Minister met his counterpart in Tunisia to discuss the issue of immigration and security. During the discussions, the Tunisian Interior Minister, stressed that “more than 500 people accused of human smuggling have been arrested this year”. The Tunisian President says “the friendship and close collaboration between Italy and Tunisia are a great resource”. And Matteo Salvini says the visit shows a deep friendship between the two countries. “We’ve agreed on a more effective fight against human trafficking. For departures; for the limit; and the number of deaths…

DRÄXLMAIER El Jem bets on its employees’ skills based on efficient training and intrinsic social and economic integration

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(TAP/Mohamed Neji Ben Gamra) – The DRÄXLMAIER El Jem seeks to achieve success and reach good performance and efficiency of workers by providing them with optimum conditions, Sabri Brahim, Communication Manager of the German Company said. He added that in order to reach this profitable and sustainable performance, the company has established a set of strategies that give workers a strong motivation to keep the same level of enthusiasm and skills. Among these rules the newly hired workers or graduates are provided an efficient theoretical and practical training on an…

Tunisia hosts 1st edition of Afric’Up, October 2-3

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The 1st edition of Afric’Up: Startup Africa Summit will be organised on October 2-3 in Tunis and will bring together nearly 80 African and international speakers (CEO, investors, mentors, experts, institutions, confirmed start-ups) as well as 112 African and international start-ups who will expose their solutions and innovations. At a press conference in Tunis on Wednesday, event organiser Skander Haddar said that over 20 African countries will be represented at this event and more than 1,000 participants are expected. The aim is to promote innovation, creativity and new digital economies.…

Saudi Embassy in Tunisia Celebrates KSAs’ 88th National Day

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A ceremony was held last Saturday in the Saudi Embassy in Tunis to mark the celebration of the 88th National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the presence of a number of senior Tunisian officials, ambassadors accredited to Tunisia, a number of political, economic, cultural and media figures and Saudis in Tunisia. On this occasion, Saudi Ambassador to Tunisia, Mohamed bin Mahmoud Al-Ali voiced his best wishes and congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud hailing the  successive and comprehensive developments in…