Year: 2019

Qatari Diar’s Anantara-Tozeur Resort inaugurated

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Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad Al Thani, President of the Qatar Olympic Committee (QOC), Sunday inaugurated the Qatari Diar project in Tunisia, Anantara-Tozeur Resort, in the presence of a number of ministers, ambassadors, dignitaries and Qatari and Tunisian businessmen. The resort, which is fully owned by Qatari Diar, includes 93 hotel units, ranging from rooms, suites and villas, as well as two VIP villas. It features many health and spa facilities, a sports club, tennis courts, swimming pools, function rooms, cultural village, retail shops and restaurants. The project was constructed and…

Tunisia signs multilateral country-by-country reporting agreement

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Tunisia on November 27 signed the Multilateral Competent Authority Agreement for Country-by-Country Reporting, the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD announced. The multilateral agreement provides a standardized mechanism for exchanging country tax administrations annual information about large multinational groups. The information details the multinational group activities and income for each tax jurisdiction in which they do business. The reports should make it easier for tax authorities to detect MNE tax avoidance through transfer pricing and other means. The plan to exchange country-by-country reports was agreed to by nations in 2015 as a…

4th edition of Kairouan Festival of Arab Poetry

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Minister of Cultural Affairs Mohamed Zine El Abidine will chair the opening of the 4th edition of the Kairouan Festival of Arab Poetry, which will run until December 7, 2019 with the participation of Tunisian poets and guests from Libya, Algeria, Syria and Mauritania, will be held on Thursday morning December 5, 2019 at the Arts Palace in Bardo, Tunis. The opening ceremony will also be attended by an important delegation from Sharjah, comprising Abdullah Mohammed Al Owais, Head of Culture and Information Department, Mohammed Ibrahim Al Qaseer, Director of…

Tunisie Telecom supports modernization of Higher Education Ministry’s services

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The Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research has signed a partnership with the national telecommunications operator, Tunisie Telecom. This agreement – initialled on Thursday, November 25 at a ceremony held at the Ministry’s headquarters in the presence of Minister of Higher Education, Slim Khalbous, and CEO of Tunisie Telecom, Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem – consolidates the policy of developing, modernising and digitalising the services provided by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research for the benefit of students and all stakeholders in the academic world. On occasion, Slim Khalbous…

41st session of Cairo Film Festival closes

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The 41st session of the Cairo International Film Festival, which kicked off on November 20 with the film “Irish” by Director Martin Scorsese closed on Friday evening. The festival was marked by the screening of more than 150 films from 63 countries, including 35 films in its first international screenings in addition to the 84 films in its premiere in the Middle East and North Africa. The closing ceremony of the Cairo International Film Festival was an opportunity to announce the films awarded in the competition. Special mention of the…

“Student Entrepreneur” programme launched by Ministry of Higher Education

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The Student Entrepreneur programme in universities and higher education institutions was launched by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research to support entrepreneurship and create projects in a student environment, starting from the academic year 2019-2020, The Ministry said in a statement. The programme is launched within the framework of the contribution of Career and Competency Certification Centres (4C) to the professional integration of higher education graduates in innovative and competitive sectors and supporting them to create their own businesses, the ministry reported. The programme will enable the national…

15 MENA startups selected for “Pitch by the Pyramids” competition

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Fifteen startups, including four from Egypt and two from Tunisia, have been chosen by RiseUp to take part in the “Pitch by the Pyramids” event.  The pitch event at the Great Pyramids of Giza takes place on December 8, aligning with RiseUp Summit 2019, with startups selected to take part after regional finals were held in Cairo, Dubai, Tunis, Amman, Ramallah, Beirut and Riyadh, Disrupt-Africa reported. Six of the finalists are from Egypt, namely payments solution PaySky, energy management IoT system provider Amjaad, laundry pick-up and delivery service Makwa and cloud HR and payroll platform PayNas.…

Cairo Film Festival to close its 41st session on Friday evening

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The 41st session of the Cairo International Film Festival, which kicked off on November 20 with the film “Irish” by Famous Director Martin Scorsese, will close on Friday evening. The festival was marked by the screening of more than 150 films from 63 countries, including 35 films in its first international screenings in addition to the 84 films in its premiere in the Middle East and North Africa. The festival also registered the organization of the festival platform “Days of the Cairo Film Industry” as well as a large number…

Tourism revenues jump by 38%, November 20

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Tourism revenues rose above 5 billion dinars, with a leap of 38.3%, by November 20, 2019, compared to last year, the Ministry of Tourism reported on Wednesday. The statistics revealed by the ministry indicates that in foreign currencies, the revenue growth is estimated at 29.6% in Euros and 22.3% in Dollars. The Ministry of Tourism noted that 8.3 million tourists had visited Tunisia until November 20, an increase of 14% compared to last year which means that the objective of attracting 9 million tourists in 2019 is now likely to…

Interview with Director of 41st edition of Cairo International Film Festival: CIFF contributes to film industry

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Director of the Cairo International Film Festival: The budget of the Cairo Film Festival is about 40 million pounds The audience is the primary goal of the festival Cairo International Film Festival contributes to the film industry Yes El Gouna is a strong and successful competitor The festival will not pay international stars to attend it Cairo / by Douha Essaafi For the second year in a row, Mohamed Hefzy continues to preside over the Cairo International Film Festival, carrying a new vision, ambition and determination to overcome all obstacles…