Year: 2019

Sustainable tourism charter created for Tunisia

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The charter should lead to more sustainable and environmentally-friendly tourism industry in Tunisia, responding to the increasing priority that British and other foreign tourists are placing on the environment when making their holiday choices. The charter’s aims include: The discontinuation of disposable plastic cups and cutlery in hotels by March 2020 and the ending of plastic drinking straws by next month; More responsible disposal and recycling of waste with tour operators encouraging hotels to attain a global sustainable tourism certificate by December 2020 and the production of a work plan for the…

Backstage of 41st edition of Cairo International Film Festival

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-How Mohamed Hefzy restored the lustre to the Cairo Film Festival -Menna Shalabi admits: A psychiatrist treated me for the influence of some personalities Cairo: By Douha Essaafi  One of the most prestigious Arab festival, the Cairo International Film Festival, was unveiled on November 19th, where the Egyptian Opera House was adorned with the finest blazers to welcome the festival’s guests from all over the world, and the stars competed to appear in remarkable forms on the red carpet. Raja Al-Jeddawi, Laila Alawi, Dina, Rania Youssef, Nadia El-Gendy, Mona Zaki,…

Hult Prize ESSEC Tunis Campus clean-up campaign for cleaner environment

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The Hult Prize ESSEC Tunis is a movement that strives to achieve social change and ensure a better life for the citizen in a clean environment.  The adventure of Hult Prize ESSEC Tunis just started in a pledge for sound and healthy environment for all the people nationwide and worldwide. And here the dream started to come true when Hult Prize ESSEC Tunis members took the initiative for cleanliness campaign last Sunday, November 17, an initiative that is one of the Hult Prize movement’s principle to build together a better…

iRead Awards announced at the 41st Cairo International Film Festival

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The first place goes to Ahmed Jad Al Karim in Short Story and Amr El Maadawy in Film processing The Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) hosted a ceremony for the iRead Awards, a screenwriting and short story talent competition held in collaboration with the iRead Initiative. During the celebration held Monday evening,  Ahmed Mahmoud Ahmed Gad Al Karim who won first place received a Prize worth 25 thousand Egyptian pounds for the short story competition prize. Mahmoud Ashour Abdel Wahab won the second place with a prize worth 15 thousand…

CIFF: Screen International announces tomorrow’s talents of Arab Stars

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Five filmmakers and actors are selected for the third edition of the Screen International’s Initiative Arab Stars of Tomorrow at the 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), Screen International announced. This initiative, first launched in 2016,  is supported by Front Row and Kuwait National Cinema Company (KNCC). The initiative’s objective is to support five emerging cinema talents from the Middle East and North Africa, who have started to make an impact in their field, are namely directors Wisam Al Jafari (Palestine), Raed Alsemari (Saudi Arabia) and Kawthar…

Libyan-British Business Council Forum concludes meetings in Tunisia

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The Libyan-British Business Council Forum concluded its sessions in Tunisia on Thursday, with the participation of more than 40 Libyan and British governmental and private institutions in various fields. Participants included representatives of the Libyan Holding Company for Telecommunications, the Tripoli-based Central Bank of Libya (CBL), the National Oil Corporation (NOC), and the British-Libyan Business Council, the Libya Observer reports. The forum was an opportunity for different economic, financial, and service institutions from both countries to meet and discuss issues of common interest, including the establishment of mechanisms to ensure…

41st edition of Cairo International Film Festival kicks off

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The 41st edition of Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF), held from November 20 to 29 under the auspices of the Egyptian Ministry of Culture, kicked off on Wednesday evening in a festive red carpet ceremony at Egypt’s Cairo Opera House, with attendance of movie stars and filmmakers from different parts of the world. President of the Cairo International Film Festival Mohamed Hefzy said, at his opening speech at Cairo Opera House Grand Hall that the festival is marked by the participation of “153 films from 63 countries this year, with…

Japan’s Sumitomo Group to open electronic cable production plant in Tunisia

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Japan’s industrial giant Sumitomo Group will launch next year in Tunisia a plant where it will produce cable harnesses for automobile companies in Europe. The plant to be located in Monastir industrial park (NEOPARK), will be erected by Sumitomo Electric Wiring Systems Europe (SEWS-E), the Japanese group’s European subsidiary. The future plant will require investment put at around €14.5 million at onset and €21 million upon completion. Planned to start next year, the plant will generate 2,000 jobs for the beginning and 5,000 when production goes into full swing. In…

Irrigation project kicks off in Tunisia

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The Irrigated Agriculture Intensification Project in Tunisia, co-financed by the World Bank to the tune of US$140m, officially kicked off last week in Gammarth, a northern suburb of Tunis. The project, costing a total of US$150m, aims to support Tunisia’s efforts to develop irrigated agriculture, targeting the regions of Beja, Bizerte, Jendouba, Nabeul, Sfax and Siliana, according to a TAP report. The project aims to improve the management of limited water resources and create economic opportunities, in underdeveloped areas, according to the World Bank. Activities will reportedly focus on the…

Elife initiative against brain drain is converting unemployed graduates into potential employees

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The Tunisian-French Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CTFCI) and the Tunis Foundation for Development (FTD) organized on Wednesday in Tunis a panel discussion on the theme: “Elife: A solution against the Tunisian brain drain.” President of the Tunis Foundation for Development (FTD) Badreddine Ouali said “converting 5,000 unemployed graduates into potential employees each year, by increasing their chance of professional integration and closing the gap between their academic training and the companies’ needs, is the solution proposed by the Elife initiative against the brain drain. He indicated Elife, by “targeting…