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...
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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,...
Commission approves disbursement of €100 million in assistance to Tunisia
The European Commission, on behalf of the EU, has today approved the disbursement of a €100 million loan to Tunisia. This represents the third and last tranche of the €300...
UNESCO declares Ahmedabad as India’s first world heritage city
UNESCO, the UN cultural agency, has declared Ahmedabad as a world heritage city, the first city in India to make it to the list. The decision was taken on Saturday...
TAP and Andalou agency ink cooperation agreement
Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP) news agency and Anadolu Agency signed on Friday a cooperation agreement. The agreement was signed by TAP CEO Lotfi Arfaoui and Anadolu Agency’s Deputy Director-General Mustafa...
Ending Impunity for Crimes against Journalists
Op-ed co written by Swedish Minister of Culture and Democracy, Alice Bah Kuhnke and Irina Bokova, UNESCO Director-General The safety of journalists is deteriorating across the globe. Journalists and media...
