Month: March 2025

I’m Still Here wins Oscar for best international film, becoming first Brazilian film to do so

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I’m Still Here has won the Oscar for best international film at the Academy Awards, which are currently taking place in Los Angeles. It is the first Brazilian film to win the award. Directed by Walter Salles and starring Fernanda Torres, I’m Still Here is a political drama based on the true story of Eunice Paiva, whose husband Rubens was “disappeared” and murdered in 1970s Brazil. The film had to overcome a lineup including Danish true-crime story The Girl With the Needle, Iran-set legal drama The Seed of the Sacred Fig and trans gangster musical Emilia Pérez,…

RED SEA FILM FOUNDATION-SUPPORTEDPROJECTSWIN ACCLAIM AT BERLIN INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL

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TêtesBrûlées, The Heart Is a Muscle, and Yalla Parkour Shine at Berlinale with Red Sea Film Foundation’s Support. At the 2025 Berlin International Film Festival, three films supported by the Red Sea Film Foundation—TêtesBrûlées, The Heart is a Muscle, and Yalla Parkour—were honored with prestigious awards, underscoring the Foundation’s role in fostering impactful storytelling. “The Heart Is a Muscle’ was awarded the prestigious Ecumenical Jury Prize in the Panorama section.The film follows Ryan, whose five-year-old son briefly goes missing at a barbecue. His violent reaction to the incident sets off…

Information day on “Reducing food waste: stakes, solutions and collective actions”

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An information day on “Reducing food waste: stakes, solutions and collective actions” was held on Friday, February 28, 2025 at the Mechtel Hotel in Tunis. The day was organized by the Institut National de la Consommation (INC), in collaboration with FAO Tunis, to raise awareness of the importance of reducing food waste and to announce the launch of a national strategy to reduce food waste. The topics covered included the presentation of experiences adopted nationwide and in certain countries to reduce food waste, as well as the current data on…

Fifty-Three Islamic Countries in ICESCO Unanimously Approve Riyadh Charter for AI in the Islamic World

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ifty-three Islamic countries, members of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), have unanimously approved the Riyadh Charter for Artificial Intelligence in the Islamic World. The charter was announced during the Global AI Summit, organized by the Saudi Data and Artificial Intelligence Authority (SDAIA) in September 2024 in Riyadh. It has been described as a milestone in establishing a shared ethical and strategic framework for AI in the Islamic world. The charter was approved during the 45th session of the ICESCO Executive Council, held in Tunisia, with the…

Moody’s upgrades Tunisia’s rating to Caa1 with stable outlook

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Moody’s announced on February 28 that it had upgraded Tunisia’s credit rating from CAA2 to CAA1 with a stable outlook. Moody’s also upgraded the rating of the Central Bank of Tunisia’s senior unsecured debt from Caa2 to Caa1, and maintained the stable outlook. According to the agency, the revision of Tunisia’s rating reflects the improvement in the external debt repayment profile of Tunisia’s private sector, as well as the Central Bank of Tunisia’s (BCT) ability to maintain stable foreign exchange reserves over the past two years. As a result, Tunisia’s…

WB approves US$100 million project to strengthen higher education, boost employability in Tunisia

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The World Bank’s Board of Directors approved a US$100 million project (nearly TND 316 million) on Thursday to improve students’ employability and strengthen the quality and governance of higher education and scientific research institutions in Tunisia. This project is designed to equip students with the skills and knowledge required by the labour market while also supporting ongoing reforms to enhance university management and strengthen links with industry, the WB said. The project, the Strengthening Tertiary Education for Employability, Innovation and Resilience (STEEIR) project, revolves around two main components. “The first…