Star Wars locations in Tunisia hoping for the return of...
“THIS is where it all began,” says Abdou Ameur. “This is the house where Luke Skywalker grew up.” A low, domed building, a bit like an igloo, stands deserted and...
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Egypt revamps cave museum devoted to Nazi general
An old field telephone from the 1940s, a Nazi flag and a map of Tobruk greet visitors to the newly reopened Rommel Cave Museum in Marsa Matrouh, one of Egypt’s lesser...
Traditional Falconry Festival Still a Major Tourist Attraction in Tunisia
t’s exactly three months to this year’s Falconry Festival, one of the oldest and most popular festivals in Tunisia, and locals are already preparing for the special carnival. The festival basically...
Arab films explore gender themes in festival return to Canberra
The 14th annual Arab Film Festival Australia (AFFA) returns to Canberra on September 1-2, focusing on gender themes with an impressive program of four features and four short films. AFFA will screen films...
Tunisia’s heritage sites stay empty, even as tourism picks up
Foreign visitors may now be returning to the country after the Arab Spring and ISIL-claimed attacks, but many say the government is failing to make the most of the country’s history...
Restrictions made by politicians and administrative workers on journalists edge...
Restrictions made by politicians and administrative workers on journalists rose significantly last July. The number of breaches made by officials doubled compared to June, the National Union of Tunisian Journalists...
Tunisian actor reportedly in talks to star in Aladdin as...
Dutch-Tunisian actor Marwan Kenzari is reportedly in negotiations for a potential role as Jafar in Disney’s live-action remake of Aladdin. News of his potential role has been going viral in...
Syria is ‘Hell on Earth’ as Sebastian Junger documents in...
Pop, pop, pop: the sound of constant gunfire fills the air, and it’s nearly impossible to tell who is being targeted. Everyone in Daraa, Syria, who is protesting on the...
Paestum Tourism Bourse launches cooperation with Tunis
The organizers of the Mediterranean Bourse of Archaeological Tourism in Paestum travelled to Tunisia to work with a group of experts on the development of agreements on cultural cooperation with...
Jahwar Soudani wins Best Actor for “The Last of Us”
Jahwar Soudani’ beat Richard Mofe Damijo, Sambasa Nzeribe, Ramsey Nouah and David Oyelowo to win the 2017 AMAA Best Actor for his role in “The Last of Us” Jahwar Soudani won,...
