Year: 2019

30th edition of JCC 2019 opens Saturday evening

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“The Special Golden Tanit” awarded to the late Nejib Ayed” The 30th edition of the 2019 Carthage Film Days (JCC), opened on Saturday evening in the Tunis City of Culture (October 26 to November 2). The 2019 JCC programme includes a selection of 170 films, including 44 in official competition, including 12 feature films and 12 short fiction films, as well as 12 feature films and 8 short documentaries.) The Special Golden Tanit of the 30th session of JCC was awarded to the late Nejib Ayed which was presented to…

‘THE IRISHMAN’ TO OPEN THE CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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The 41st edition of the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will open on the 20th November with a MENA premiere gala screening of Martin Scorsese’s eagerly-awaited ‘The Irishman’ starring Academy Award winners Robert De Niro, Al Pacino and Joe Pesci at the prestigious Cairo Opera House. A passion project long in the making, Netflix’s ‘The Irishman’ is based on Charles Brandt’s book, I Heard You Paint Houses, and sees director Martin Scorsese reunited with Robert De Niro for their ninth collaboration. In addition to the gala premiere, there will be a second preview…

Date production expected to beat all records this year

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The date production this year is expected to beat all records with a very good quality yield estimated at 340 thousand tonnes, against 289 thousand tonnes in 2018 and 305 thousand tonnes in 2017, Director General of Agricultural Production at the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries Ezzeddine Chalghef told TAP in an interview. He said Tunisia exports dates to more than 80 destinations in total. Morocco is Tunisia’s first customer, since it buys almost ¼ of the country’s exports, with quantities ranging from 30 to 35 thousand tonnes.…

CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 27 WORLD AND INTERNATIONAL PREMIERES

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Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) President Mohamed Hefzy announced that the 41st edition, opening in November, will host the world and international premiere of 20 feature and seven short films, making it the first in the history of the festival to boast so many. With the figure likely to increase before the opening, Hefzy added, this is an indication of the festival’s standing as an international platform for new voices in cinema. Hefzy reiterated his commitment to making progress in this department, activating CIFF’s role as a way for cinephiles in…

Hult Prize ESSEC Tunis 2020 Award challenge: “Building start-ups that have a net impact on environment for every dollar earned”

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The Hult Prize ESSEC Tunis presents the concept of the Hult Prize on its social media page by stating that “by participating in your university’s Hult Prize On Campus program, you will acquire the necessary skills to transform your idea into a sustainable project. The winning team of the program will have a guaranteed place in the regional summit, in more than 27 different countries. Bringing together people from different cultures and backgrounds, the initiative offers you the opportunity to present your innovative ideas, learn from your peers, inspire and…

Third edition of Les Dunes Electroniques November 16-17

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The third edition of Les Dunes Electroniques will be held on November 16-17 in the desert dunes of Ong Jmal in Nefta, Tunisian south where George Lucas’s film ‘Stars Wars’ was shot. The event includes entertainment, culture and tourism with house music on two stages against a backdrop of sand and traditional Tunisian homes. Since their launch in 2014, the “Dunes Electroniques” has always “benefited from the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts, without which it has never been possible to organise this event,” said French-Tunisian Patrick Ouergui,…

Experts and Decision-Makers convene to address Water Scarcity

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced that the Regional Conference on Improving Water Productivity in Agriculture is due to be held in Tunisia from December 3 to 6, 2019. The event is part of the Collaborative Platform on Water Productivity of the FAO Regional Initiative on Water Scarcity for the Near East and North Africa. The conference will help researchers and decision-makers take stock of the situation and discuss challenges facing agricultural water. The way water productivity enhancement can increase the sustainability of agriculture and…

Doing Business 2020: Tunisia moves up to 78th

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Tunisia moved up two spots to 78th in the World Bank’s “Doing Business 2020” report published on October 24. Tunisia, which has maintained an upward trend for the 2nd consecutive year, is this year behind Morocco (53rd) which is in the forefront at the Maghreb level in matters of business climate, followed by Egypt (114th) and Algeria (157th), according to the WB’s annual report that measures the ease of doing business. The Doing Business 2020 is the 17th edition of a report that takes into account 190 economies. It assesses…

Tunisian Media facing Severe polarization and attacks

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Over the last weeks, tensions went up between some known journalists and some politicians belonging especially to newly parliament. At first blush, the exacerbation tension seems a danger signal and a depressingly issue for diversity and democracy, regardless that the current situation complicates the relation between various stakeholders and hinder pluralism and democracy in general. It is very easy to demonize the other side. Just after the rule of the former president  Ben Ali, we experienced the repercussions of the confusing differences and severe polarization which disrupted the media and…

Tunisie Telecom and ESPRIT engineering school renew their partnership

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Tunisie Telecom and the Group of Private Higher Education Institutions in Engineering and Technology, (French: ESPRIT), have renewed their partnership. The signing of this two-year contract took place on Monday, October 14 at the operator’s headquarters in the presence of Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Tunisie Telecom and Tahar Bellakhdher, Director of the ESPRIT Group. This partnership, which dates back to 2010, offers a global response to ESPRIT’s telecommunications needs and integrates many highly advanced Enterprise Solutions. “The renewal of this strategic partnership with ESPRIT testifies,…