Day: November 2, 2025

Tunisia Lands Major MEDUSA Submarine Cable, Boosting Digital Sovereignty

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The MEDUSA submarine cable, a strategic 8,700-kilometer project, made landfall in Bizerte on November 1, 2025. The cable, supported by the European Union and implemented by AFR-IX Telecom, will connect Tunisia to several countries across Africa, Europe, and the Middle East. The CEO of Tunisie Telecom, Lassaad Ben Dhiab, hailed the landing as a “major technological milestone.” He stated that the state-of-the-art infrastructure will multiply Tunisia’s international bandwidth capacity by eight, enhancing the reliability and security of data exchange. Ben Dhiab emphasized that MEDUSA is an “essential backbone” for supporting…

Third “Seasons of Creativity” Theatre Festival Opens in Tunis

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The third National Festival of Tunisian Theatre, “Seasons of Creativity,” launched on Saturday evening, November 1, at the Fourth Art Hall in the capital. Organized by the Tunis National Theatre under the supervision of the Ministry of Cultural Affairs and in partnership with the Abdelwahab Ben Ayed Association, the festival runs until November 8. The opening ceremony was attended by theatre artists, intellectuals, and ministry representatives. The Director of the Tunis National Theatre and Festival Director, Moaz El Merabet, emphasized the festival’s role as an annual competitive space for Tunisian…