Tunisia explores new Silk Road to revive its economy
Tunisia is exploring the new Silk Road, which is expected to make it an investment hub in the region after officials revealed that the government is moving towards a strategic...
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Tunisia’s Democratic Experiment Enters New Phase with Local Elections
Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution in 2011 that ousted then-President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali set off the Arab Spring, a series of popular uprisings throughout the Middle East and North Africa that...
Doctors’ brain drain saps $2b from Africa – report
A new report on good governance released by the Mo Ibrahim Foundation has revealed that Africa loses about $2 billion a year due to doctors and health practitioners leaving the...
French-Tunisian baker on the secrets behind Paris’ best baguettes
A French-Tunisian baker, who has won the right to supply the French presidential palace with baguettes for a year, says kneading is the secret behind his prize-winning loaves. “A lot...
Tunisia’s ‘Start-up Act’ provides incentives for entrepreneurs
While experts agreed the law was a step in the right direction, they warned it should not be considered Tunisia’s sole economic lifeline. A new “Start-up Act” approved by Tunisia’s...
Tunisia in transition with hope and challenges, UN expert says
Tunisia has continued to make progress on democracy since the revolution more than seven years ago, including a Constitution guaranteeing fundamental rights for all Tunisians, but there is still a...
Tunisia Set To Become A ‘Startup Nation’ – Parliament Passes...
After two years of deliberation, the Tunisian Parliament passed the ‘Startup Act’ early this month. The Act was formulated by keeping the ecosystem involved and is touted to set the...
Data privacy: new global survey reveals growing internet anxiety
2018 poll of internet users in both developed and developing countries shows varying patterns of attitudes and behaviours toward the digital economy. Nearly four fifths of internet users in North...
Sabbaths in Tunisia’s narrow streets witness cultural history
Historical mansions, which have been the subject of legends, where gentlemen resided and assemblies of literature and culture were established, sabbaths invite one into a history where dreams and reality...
This Man Hopes to Bring Peace to the Middle East...
In 2006, Ron Bruder, an American entrepreneur and property developer, set out to see if he could crack one of the Middle East’s most explosive and intractable problems: youth unemployment....
