Year: 2018

Tunisia celebrates battle of Ben Guerdane

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National Day of Victory over Terrorism Ben Guerdane commemorates on Wednesday the resistance of the armed forces and citizens against the attack two years ago carried out by a group of ISIS terrorists who were trying to gain control of military and civil targets in the city. The attack was foiled thanks to the quick response of Tunisia’s security forces and the military, backed by the local population. 19 people, including seven civilians died while 54 terrorists were killed in clashes that continued until the terrorists surrendered. The population at…

TAYP “Retreat” in New York urging Tunisian Diaspora to help Tunisian economy

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Mohamed Malouche, chairman of the Tunisian American Young Professionals (TAYP) Boad of Directors said that next April 28 -29 will be marked by the organisation of “Retreat” in New York targeting the Tunisian diaspora in the United States and providing means to be mobilised to help the Tunisian economy. Malouche told Express FM on Wednesday morning that through this event, a reflection will be made in order to find the adequate financial mechanisms that will allow this diaspora to invest in Tunisia. With regard to investment, a reflection will be…

Tunisia: Young Entrepreneurs Will Be Able to Open Foreign Currency Bank Accounts – (Minister)

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The startup bill will allow young entrepreneurs to open foreign currency bank accounts in order to facilitate equipment acquisition, creation of subsidiaries abroad and access to foreign markets as well as avoid administrative procedures, Minister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy Anouar Maarouf said on Monday. Speaking at a study day on the startups promotion bill organised by The House of People’s Representatives (HPR), Maarouf added that the implementation of this bill will increase the threshold of the international payment card from 10 to 100 thousand dinars to allow startups…

Stop insulting symbols

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We need to recognize that our symbols, politicians, intellectuals, scientists as well as economists are often facing tremendous and repeated insults and allegations, especially political symbols who are targeted on a regular basis arbitrarily. This embarrassing issue undermines the freedom of expression and press that many generations have fought   for it with all the efforts needed. It is not acceptable to let these lasting abuses broadcast in the programmes of the Tunisian TV Channels and radios or other media
it is not acceptable to continue such abhorrent kind of provocative and…

EU and Tunisia agree to boost civil protection & disaster management cooperation

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the European Commission signed Monday an administrative arrangement with Tunisia to boost ties in civil protection and disaster risk management. The document, signed at this year’s European Civil Protection Forum in Brussels, outlines key areas of cooperation on disaster prevention, preparedness, and response on issues such as forest fires, floods, and search and rescue missions. The signature of this arrangement is an important step in the reinforcement of the EU-Tunisia Privileged Partnership. On the occasion, Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management Christos Stylianides said: “Global challenges such as natural disasters require joint…

Information Day: “Horizon 2020 Programme” (Gafsa, 6th March 2018)

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Since its association with the Horizon 2020 Programme (EU Framework Programme for Research and Innovation) in 2016, Tunisia is multiplying its efforts to improve the participation of its institutions in this Programme. To this purpose, a special Programme Management Unit Research and Innovation (PMURI), acting as Directorate-General, was created by decree n. 2016-955 at the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MHESR). As part of its mission, an Information Day covering Horizon 2020 funding opportunities is held on 6th March 2018. The event brings together researchers from national leading…

Tunisia unveils 2nd locally-manufactured patrol boat

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Tunisia unveiled its second locally-manufactured patrol boat on Monday in the eastern port city of Sfax. The vessel was built by SCIN, a local shipbuilding company, under the supervision of Tunisian army officers and engineers. According to SCIN general manager Wasim Qawbaa, the patrol boat is 27 meters in length and is capable of travelling at speeds of up to 25 knots per hour. “The cost of building the ship domestically was 40 percent less than if it had been purchased from a foreign manufacturer,” Qawbaa said. The Tunisian navy commissioned its…

Tunisia central bank raises interest rates to reduce high inflation

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The Central Bank of Tunisia raised its key interest rate to 5.75 percent from 5.0 percent on Monday to deal with  inflation that has hit the highest level since 1990. The increase of the interest rate is the first under new central bank governor Marwan El Abbasi, who pledged last month after his appointment was approved by parliament to take “extraordinary measures” to end an economic crisis and bring down inflation. Tunisia’s annual inflation rate rose to 7.1 percent in February from 6.9 percent in January, its highest reading for…

Ringing tribute to be paid to Professor Hichem Djait by Tunisian University

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In a recent interview published by the Egyptian Arabic newspaper Al-Ahram, Tunisian historian Hichem Djait revealed that the Tunisian university will ultimately honour him, at the request of the Arab World Institute in Paris and as part of honouring some Arab thinkers. This initiative started with prominent Moroccan historian and novelist Abdullah al Aroui along with two Egyptians, namely Rochdi Rached, historian of Mathematics of Arab and Muslim world, Mustapha Safouan, specialist scientist in psychology. In fact, the honouring, after long years of retirement, is partly fair for Dr. Djait…

Export revenues of organic dates up 35%

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Export revenues of organic dates for the current season jumped by 35.52%, compared with the last season. This upward trend is also the outcome of 21.01% leap  in the quantities exported, according to the data provided by the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries. The quantities of organic dates exported, since the start of the season (October 10, 2017) to March 2, 2018, managed to reach nearly 4.690,6 tonnes worth 34.8 million dinars (MD) against 3.876,1 tonnes which corresponded to 25.7MD during the same period of the previous season.…