Month: December 2024

JCC 2024: Day-3 of the Carthage Film Festival

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The JCC in Regions kicked off on Tuesday, December 17, 2024, coinciding with the 14th anniversary of the Revolution, in Sbeitla (Kasserine) with the screening of the feature-length documentary Matula by Abdallah Yahya. For its 35th edition, the JCC is further expanding into regional areas, venturing into villages to bring cinema closer to communities and offer citizens access to a rich and diverse film program. Other opening ceremonies will take place in Saouaf (Zaghouan) on December 18, Jerissa (Kef) on December 19, Hammat Jerid (Tozeur) on December 23, and Sommar…

Palestine at the heart of the JCC

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Palestine has been central to the Carthage Film Festival since its inception, with the festival committed to amplifying the Palestinian voice. Through films depicting the struggles and hopes of its people and the presence of Palestinian filmmakers across festival sections, Palestine remains a focal point. This year’s edition coincides with ongoing aggression against the Palestinian people. Refusing to remain silent, the festival highlights Palestine through diverse programs, themes, and venues. One such initiative, Palestine in the Heart of the JCC, features Palestinian films screened in Avenue Habib Bourguiba, showcasing works…

Tunisian ferry operator chooses Danish firm for new ship designs

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Tunisian state-owned ferry operator Compagnie Tunisienne de Navigation (COTUNAV) has selected Danish naval architecture firm OSK Design to undertake design work on its future fleet of Ro-Pax and Ro-Ro vessels, bairdmaritime reports. OSK Design said the new designs will focus on reliability, with advanced machinery and redundant systems to ensure continuous operation even in challenging maritime environments. Both designs will also be optimised for improved seakeeping and handling, ensuring safe and efficient operation in a wide range of conditions, the same source said. The designs will also allow the vessels…

Tunisia: “Made in Tunisia” label launched to promote local products

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At a meeting at the Ministry on Monday, December 16, 2024, Industry Minister Fatma Thabet Chiboub chaired a meeting of the Steering Committee for the project to create the “Made in Tunisia” label. The event was attended by representatives from UTICA, APII, the Fonds de Dépôts and several ministries and structures involved in industry, trade, agriculture and the environment. Ms. Chiboub stressed the importance of the project, which aims to enhance the value of Tunisian products, boost their competitiveness and support the national economy. The “Made in Tunisia” label aims…

African Ministers to meet in Tunis for the 5th Ordinary Session of the AU Specialized Technical Committee

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Ministers of AU Member States will meet for the Fifth Ordinary Session of the African Union Specialized Technical Committee No. 8 (STC-No8) on 20 December 2024, in Tunis, Tunisia, in order to renew the Bureau of the AU-STC no 8, to inform on the achievement made by the outgoing Bureau during its term (2023 – 2024) and to deliberate and approve programs for the three (3) Subcommittees of AU-STC no 8 for the period 2025- 2026. Ahead of the  STC8 5th Ordinary  Session that will bring Ministers from AU Member states…

Saudi Arabia proposes renaming OAPEC into the Arab Energy Organization

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The Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) held its 113th ministerial meeting in Kuwait (SPA) Resolution to promote stronger cooperation among OAPEC members as part of a larger reconstruction initiative Members of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) signed a resolution on Sunday to rename the organization to the Arab Energy Organization (AEO), the Saudi Press Agency reported. Saudi Arabia had proposed renaming and restructuring the organization during the 113th ministerial meeting in Kuwait this week. Saudi Arabia’s proposal aimed to enhance OAPEC’s charter and promote stronger…

35th edition of the Carthage Film Festival starts

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The 35th edition of the Carthage Film Festival opened on Saturday evening at the City of Culture in the presence of Minister of Culture Amina Sarrafi, several Tunisian film, art, and media professionals, and guests from the festival’s participating countries. The opening ceremony was limited to the red carpet where the guests of the festival, led by the lights of the cameras and the lenses of the photographers, walked while jazz music played in the theatre square to express the issues of oppressed peoples and the defence of fair universal…

Tunisia: Targeted Programs Match Higher Education Graduates with Quality Jobs(World Bank)

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Key achievements include creating over 40 industry-linked degree programs and performance-based funding for five public universities. Tunisia’s Tertiary Education for Employability Project is improving tertiary education student employability and strengthening higher education management. With over 600 Quality Support Projects, or PAQs, deployed in higher education institutions all over Tunisia, the project has benefited over 17,000 students through certifications, new degree courses, and career and certification centers. Finding a job after graduating from university can be daunting for many young people in Tunisia. However, the Tunisia Tertiary Education for Employability Project,…

Snow White” Wins Yusr Best Actress Award at the Red Sea International Film Festival

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Mariam Sherif, the lead actress of the film Snow White, won the Yusr Best Actress Award for her outstanding performance as Iman, a young woman who faces bullying due to her dwarfism, at the Red Sea International Film Festival at the close of its fourth edition. Produced by ChiaroScuro Film Production and directed by Taghrid AbouElhassan, the film captivated audiences since its premiere on December 9th and 10th, with an additional screening scheduled for December 14th. It makes history by featuring the first-ever female lead from the dwarfism community in…

Red Sea International Film Festival’s awards ceremony

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Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea International Film Festival held its closing red carpet event and Yusr Awards ceremony on Thursday night. Tunisia director Lotfi Achour’s Red Path has won best film and director at the fourth edition of Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival. The drama was among 15 titles from the Middle East, Africa, and, for the first time, Asia competing for the festival’s Yusrs awards. Red Path, which world premiered at Locarno, revolves around a shepherd boy who is traumatized when his teenager cousin is beheaded by Islamic State terrorists in front of him. He…