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Red Sea Film Festival to Spotlight Acclaimed Tunisian, Spanish Titles in 2025 Lineup

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The Red Sea International Film Festival will feature two highly anticipated special screenings at its fifth edition in December 2025, presenting the Saudi premieres of Tunisia’s “The Voice of Hind Rajab” and Spain’s Oscar-submitted “The Path.” Scheduled for December 4–13 in Jeddah’s historic Al-Balad district, the festival will showcase Kaouther Ben Hania’s powerful hybrid documentary-drama, which reconstructs the final hours of six-year-old Palestinian girl Hind Rajab in Gaza. The film uses a striking visual approach to confront the human cost of war. Alongside it, Oliver Laxe’s “The Path”—a Cannes 2025…

Arab Film Festival Berlin Launches Open Call for 2026 Edition

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 The Arab Film Festival Berlin (AFFB), Germany’s largest cinema event dedicated to Arab-language film, has announced an open call for submissions for its 17th edition, scheduled for April 22-28, 2026. The festival, organized by the non-profit Arab Center for Arts and Film Culture, serves as a crucial platform for innovative filmmaking from the Arab world and its diaspora. Since its founding in 2009, the event has worked to challenge stereotypes and present new perspectives on Arab culture and history through cinema. The program is structured around two main sections: Beyond…

Ithra Names Six Finalists for Landmark 10th ‘Iqra’a’ Reading Competition

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The King Abdulaziz Center for World Culture (Ithra) has revealed the six finalists for the tenth edition of its prestigious ‘Iqra’a’ (Read) competition. The finalists, representing five Arab nations, will compete for the “Reader of the Year” title at the grand finale on December 5-6, 2025. Marking a decade of promoting literacy and cultural dialogue, this year’s theme, “The Impact of Reading Never Fades,” attracted a record 192,000 participants. The finalists are Abdulilah Al-Bahrani (Saudi Arabia), Ameen Chaabane (Tunisia), Younes Al-Issaoui and Hiba Yamout (Morocco), Sarah Ben Ammar (Algeria), and…

Tunisian Business Council Wins Top Award at FOCIA Forum in Guinea

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The Tunisia Africa Business Council (TABC) was awarded the Premier Prize at the FOCIA 2025 Forum held in Conakry, recognizing its pivotal role in advancing continental economic cooperation. The award was presented to TABC President Anis Jaziri, citing his personal commitment and the organization’s structured approach to economic diplomacy. It highlights TABC’s vision for deeper regional integration and its success in networking African economic stakeholders. The ceremony occurred during a multi-sector TABC economic mission to Guinea from October 28 to November 2, timed with the forum. The Tunisian delegation, comprising…

European Tourists Return to Tunisia’s Gafsa in Landmark Visit

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European Tourists Return After 14 Years as Government Pushes for Regional Tourism Revival A group of 160 European tourists arrived in the Tunisian city of Gafsa on Tuesday, marking the first significant visit of its kind in over 14 years and signaling a potential revival for the region’s tourism industry. The arrival is a direct result of a strategic push by Tunisia’s Ministry of Tourism to diversify the nation’s tourism sector beyond its coastal resorts. A recent government directive has encouraged the promotion of lesser-known inland destinations, positioning Gafsa as…

Boxing Film “Giant” Opens the Fifth Edition of the Red Sea International Film Festival

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The Red Sea International Film Festival has announced that its fifth edition will open with the highly anticipated boxing drama “Giant”, directed by British-Indian filmmaker Rowan Athale. The film tells the inspiring true story of British-Yemeni boxing legend Prince Naseem “Naz” Hamed and will have its Middle East and North Africa premiere on December 4, 2025. “Giant” stars Egyptian-British actor Amir El-Masry as Prince Naseem Hamed, tracing his remarkable journey from humble beginnings in Sheffield to becoming a world champion and one of the most iconic figures in British boxing.…

Tunisia says It “Will Not Become a Transit Zone” as 10,000 Migrants Repatriated

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Tunisia has repatriated approximately 10,000 irregular migrants so far this year, Foreign Minister Nafti announced on Tuesday, highlighting a large-scale operation as the nation faces mounting pressure from the European Union to curb Mediterranean crossings. The majority of those returned are from sub-Saharan African countries, according to the minister. In a statement to Parliament, Foreign Minister Mohamed Ali Nafti detailed that the repatriations were conducted through a voluntary return program, coordinated in partnership with the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The program has involved organizing weekly flights to facilitate the…

Gabes: Urgent Reform and the Imperative of Coexistence

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The people of Gabes are living a nightmare. For years, they have endured an environmental crisis of staggering proportions, their health and livelihoods poisoned by the legacy of industrial pollution. As they face rising rates of respiratory disease, cancer, and other ailments, their suffering is not just a statistic; it is a national shame. The President himself has rightly termed it an “environmental assassination,” a powerful indictment of the criminal and archaic policies that brought this region to its knees. The recognition from the highest levels of the state is…

Tunisian Educators Equipped with Robotics and AI Skills to Future-Proof Classrooms

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A specialized training program in Tunisia is empowering K-12 educators to bring robotics and artificial intelligence directly into their classrooms, marking a significant step toward future-ready education in the region, edtechinnovationhub (ETIH) reports. The initiative, developed in collaboration with Tunisia’s Ministry of Education and the Arab League Educational, Cultural and Scientific Organization (ALECSO), provided educators with a comprehensive, hands-on journey. Teachers progressed from mastering fundamental skills to designing creative, real-world applications, gaining practical expertise in both robotics and AI. The curriculum was structured to build competency progressively. Participants began by…

EBRD’s Strategic Investment in Tunisia’s Phosphate Sector

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) has awarded a significant grant of A$1.8 million (approximately €1 million) to the fertilizer company PhosCo to advance its Gasaat Phosphate Project in Tunisia. This move is a strong vote of confidence in the project’s potential to contribute to Tunisia’s economy and is seen as a step toward securing sustainable mineral supply chains for the West. The grant is complemented by a further A$1.1 million investment from PhosCo’s Managing Director, Taz Aldaoud, who exercised his options early to help finance the project. The combined funds of A$2.9 million…