Day: May 13, 2025

Tunisian company transforms olive waste into eco-friendly fuel

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In Tunisia’s olive groves, an innovative company is addressing environmental challenges by transforming agricultural waste into valuable energy resources Tunisian company, BIOHEAT, says it has developed technology that compacts olive residue—locally known as “Fitoura”—into efficient fuel briquettes. “So, one kilogram from us replaces four kilograms of firewood, reducing CO2 emissions during combustion. In addition to that, the carbon footprint of its production is minimal. We don’t use dryers, we use air drying. We use minimal resources for compaction. So the carbon footprint during production is minimal. In addition, the carbon…

FIPA: Foreign investment up 26.1% in the first quarter of 2025

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Tunisia succeeded in attracting foreign investment worth 730.8 million dinars (MDT) in the first quarter of 2025, compared with 597.5 MDT in the same period of 2024, an increase of 26.1%, according to data published by the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency (FIPA-Tunisia). These investments were broken down into 3.6 MDT of portfolio investments and 727.2 MDT of foreign direct investment (FDI), which recorded an increase of 25.6% compared with the first quarter of 2024. The manufacturing sector accounted for almost 62% of these investments, with 452 MDT, up 72.3% year-on-year.…

Show of Economic and religious life of Phoenicians and Punic peoples in old port of Bizerte

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In the ancient Phoenician language, which has its roots in the Semitic language, the ancient port of Bizerte addressed the audience on Sunday evening that accompanied the event “Return of the Phoenicians” or “Year of Hyam”, which is the literal translation of the phrase “people of the sea” in Phoenician. Organized as part of the 34th Heritage Month celebrations, this cultural and scientific event was a journey back in time to a time when the Canaanites crossed the sea to the western coasts of the Mediterranean, where they merged with…