Conference Contrasts Authoritarianism and Democracy in Middle East
The Center for the Study of Islam and Democracy (CSID) held its annual conference in Washington, DC on April 26 to discuss the perilous state of democracy in the Middle...
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Urgent Tunisian measures to reap benefits of joining COMESA
Digitization of business transactions to dismantle obstacles to investors and launching new maritime route to deliver exports to African markets The Tunisian government unveiled a package of urgent reforms aimed...
Closer integration of Tunisia with Europe to include agriculture
82% of farmers fear the DCFTA would benefit only large farming operations that have easy access to bank loans and markets. Tunisia, facing lingering social and economic problems, has begun...
THE RISE OF OLIVE OIL FROM TUNISIA
Olive oil is becoming more and more popular with food lovers who enjoy a good quality olive oil as much as a glass of expensive wine. And just as wine...
Tunisian coalition fails to agree on economic reforms, cabinet reshuffle
Tunisia’s coalition government fails to agree on a new economic plan and a cabinet reshuffle, as the IMF prepares to review the country’s next loan tranche. Tunisia’s ruling coalition has...
Asteroid that killed the dinosaurs caused massive global warming
The asteroid impact that wiped out the dinosaurs caused temperatures to rise by 5°C. Earth stayed that hot for 100,000 years. That’s much hotter than expected, which could mean we are...
Agriculture marked as Africa’s path to prosperity, and Dube Port...
Processing zones for staple crops, an initiative aimed at boosting food security, have been earmarked for several locations in Africa, and KwaZulu-Natal’s Dube Port is seen as providing valuable lessons....
How Tunisia’s Startup Act is a blueprint for other African...
Tunisia’s new startup act, which was passed last month, is a blueprint for how other African countries could create an enabling environment for innovators and tech startups from the “bottom-up”, says a former...
Tourism to ‘prevail’ over terror threat
Tourism growth “will prevail” over security threats from terrorism, Tui Group chief executive Fritz Joussen has insisted. Tui returned to Tunisia from the UK last week for the first time...
Arab Index: 74% of Arabs support establishment of democratic regime...
The results of the survey conducted by the Arab Centre for Research and Policy Studies showed that 74 per cent of the respondents in 11 Arab countries support democracy, compared...
