Day: July 9, 2025

“The Birthday Party” officially selected at the Locarno Film Festival

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Mohamed Hefzy joins the film as Executive Producer, and Film Clinic Indie Distribution will handle the film’s distribution across the Middle East. The Locarno International Film Festival has officially selected “The Birthday Party”, directed by Miguel Ángel Jiménez, for its 78th edition. The film will have its world premiere on August 7 in the festival’s main section, Piazza Grande, held in the town’s iconic open-air square that accommodates up to 8,000 viewers. Mohamed Hefzy joins the film as Executive Producer, and Film Clinic Indie Distribution will handle the film’s distribution…

AMCHAM Tunisia: Tunisia, US negotiate reduction of customs duties to 10%.

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President of the American Chamber of Commerce in Tunisia (AMCHAM Tunisia), Marouane Ben Jemaa, said that Trump’s correspondence received by Tunisia had also been sent to 12 other countries, including Japan and South Korea. Speaking to Expresso on Tuesday, July 8, 2025, he pointed out that the United States had granted Tunisia a deadline running from July 8 to August 1, during which negotiations between the two parties are continuing, with the aim of reaching an agreement around a rate of 10%, as has been the case for some countries…

Tunisia’s Travel Resurgence: 4.3 million tourists now and still rising

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According to the Tunisian National Tourism Office, Tunisia welcomed 4.3 million tourists in the first half of 2025, marking an 11% increase on the same period last year. With tourism revenues surpassing 3 billion dinars (around US$1 billion), it’s evident that the country’s beaches and ancient ruins are once again generating significant revenue. ‘Tourism is now one of the sectors contributing most to the inflow of foreign currency into the national economy,’ said Mohamed Mehdi Haloui, head of the National Tourism Office, speaking to Mosaique FM. He described the 2025…