Day: December 6, 2025

Marrakech Film Festival Concludes Industry Event with Record Participation

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The 8th edition of the Atlas Workshops, the industry pillar of the Marrakech International Film Festival, concluded Thursday after five days of intensive meetings and development sessions. The event, dedicated to advancing projects from Morocco, the Arab world, and Africa, ran from November 30 to December 4. This year’s program assembled 350 film professionals from around the globe to focus on 28 selected projects from emerging talents. The lineup included 17 films in development and 11 in production or post-production, originating from 12 different countries. Participants, which also included 11…

Tunisia Revives Decades-Old Megaproject to Pipe Water From North to Parched Interior

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The debate over a monumental project to transfer surplus water from Tunisia’s wetter north to its drought-stricken central interior has resurfaced, with a focus on supplying the critical region of Kairouan. The plan aims to alleviate severe water shortages and frequent cuts, driven by a deep drought and critically low groundwater levels. The Scale of the PlanAccording to public radio reports citing officials, the proposed system would span 400 kilometers, cross eight regions, and consist of four phases. The pivotal fourth phase, dedicated to Kairouan, would link the Nebhana and…

EU Launches €20 Million Digital Trade Initiative to Boost Tunisian SMEs and Regional Integration

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The European Union has unveiled a major four-year program based in Tunisia. The initiative, titled “Digital Commerce and E-commerce in the MENA Region,” will run from 2025 to 2029 with a core mission: to accelerate Tunisia’s digital transformation and pry open European markets for its small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Funded jointly by the EU and Germany, the program will be implemented on the ground by GIZ Tunisia and the UN’s International Trade Centre (ITC). Officials frame it as a strategic investment in economic partnership and regional integration, aiming to…