Category: National

In order to develop the quality of education and to promote research and innovation, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research is working to lay the foundations for positioning Tunisia as a centre of higher education and scientific research at international and regional level. The main measures to achieve this were outlined by the Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research, Mondher Belaid, at a forum on the internationalisation of the higher education system in Tunisia, which took place on 14 and 15 November. Speaking at the forum, Belaid…

-Tomorrow, November 6, field works for the effective count will begin with 106440 workers. -Advanced and protected technologies to ensure the confidentiality of data and sub-Saharan migrants will be subject to the census. -The launch of the 2024 General Population and Housing Census, the 13th census that Tunisia has experienced since independence, was announced on Tuesday at the berges du Lac. During a press conference attended by a large number of representatives of public authorities and media professionals, the Minister of Economy and Planning pointed out that the night between…

Ambassador of Indonesia to Tunisia Zuhairi Al-Masrawy : -Talks underway to import and invest in Tunisian phosphate; Indonesia’s annual needs estimated at 3.5 million tonnes – Establishing companies in Indonesia to import dates, olive oil and harissa -Setting up a travel agency to promote the Tunisian destination Indonesia’s ambassador to Tunisia, Zuhairi Al-Masrawy, said that talks are underway between Jakarta and Tunisia to import and invest in Tunisian phosphate. He noted that his country’s annual needs for this material are estimated at 3.2 million tonnes over the next five years…

Credit goes to ANSA The headquarters of the Italian Development Cooperation Agency (AICS) in Tunis hosted the launch of the Mednet Mediterranean Network for One Health, a project funded by the Italian Development Cooperation Agency (AICS) and implemented by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise (IZS Teramo) in coordination with the Tunisian Ministry of Health and the World Health Organization (WHO) Tunisia, ANSA reports. “The One Health approach is at the heart of Italy’s strategy to respond effectively to health emergencies,” said the Italian Ambassador to Tunisia, Alessandro…

Preliminary turnout at 27.7 per cent by the time polls closed, according to ISIE Incumbent Tunisian President Kais Saied has won a second term in Sunday’s election with 89.2 per cent of the vote, according to an exit poll. “The estimated results indicate that Kais Saied has won the presidential election with 89.2%, or 2,194,150 votes,” said Hassan Zargouni, director of the Sigma Conseil polling company, on Tunisian public television. The electoral authority announced the final list of candidates on 2 September, including three candidates: incumbent President Kais Saied, opposition…

The Tunisian coastguard recovered 12 bodies of undocumented immigrants, including three infants, after their boat sank off the island of Djerba in south-eastern Tunisia. ‘A total of 29 immigrants were rescued during the operation, and the search for the missing, whose number was not specified, is still underway,’ Houcemeddine Jbabli, spokesman for the Tunisian National Guard, told media ‘The boat set sail this morning at around 5.15 am local time (0415 GMT),’ said Mr Jbabli, adding that most of the immigrants were Tunisian nationals, accompanied by two foreign immigrants. TunisianMonitorOnline

A ceremony will be held on September 23 at the residence of the Saudi ambassador to mark the celebration of the 94th national day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia under the slogan ‘we dream we achieve’.Several senior Tunisian officials, ambassadors accredited to Tunisia, political, economic, cultural and media figures, as well as Saudis in Tunisia, are expected to attend this outstanding ceremony. On this occasion, Saudi ambassador to Tunisia, Dr Abdulaziz bin Ali Al-Saqr, is expected to deliver an address in which he will focus on Saudi national achievements…

Tunisia has made headway in reducing chlorofluorocarbons (HCFCs), a subclass of fluorinated gases and substances that deplete the ozone layer and act as powerful greenhouse gases, according to a press release from the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO). In a statement issued on Tuesday to mark the International Day for the Preservation of the Ozone Layer on 16 September, UNIDO praised the country’s progress in implementing the Montreal Protocol. According to UNIDO, Tunisia’s climate action in this area, described as an ‘important step forward’, has resulted in the consumption…