With laws against rape and child marriage, 2017 was a...
In India, lawmakers ruled that having sex with a wife aged 15-18 is punishable as rape, while Lebanon, Tunisia and Jordan scrapped laws that allowed rapists to escape punishment if...
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Tunisia’s annual inflation reaches 6.3 % in November
Tunisia’s annual inflation rate reached 6.3 % in November from 5.8 % in October, according to data released by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) on Thursday. The food price...
Tunisia working on issue of duties on Turkish goods
Tunisia is working to resolve the issue of duties on Turkish imports through developing exports from both countries, Tunisia’s minister of development, investment and international cooperation said on Thursday. “We...
African Development Bank supports Tunisia digital plan with new loans
The African Development Bank has signed two new loans for the government of Tunisia. The financing will support increased technical education and training and the National Strategy Tunisia Digital 2020....
Tunisian Tourism starts to show recovery: Foreign Tourist arrivals up...
The number of foreign tourists in Tunisia rose by 23%t in 2017 compared with the previous year, official data revealed. Tourism revenues were, on December 20, 2017, at 2,696.5 million...
Foreign Ministry expresses will to reactivate Libyan-Tunisian Higher Committee
The Undersecretary of the Libyan Foreign Ministry, Lutfi Al-Moghrabi, has expressed that the ministry is working to reactivate the Libyan-Tunisian Higher Committee and implement its outputs as an important tool...
Turkey’s Erdogan signs defence, investment agreements as he visits Tunisia
Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Wednesday signed agreements in Tunis on defence, investment and the environment. The Turkish president and his Tunisian counterpart expressed their determination to boost economic...
The Sahara: a solar battery for Europe?
TuNur, a small company based in the UK, has applied to the Tunisian Government to begin construction of a 4.5GW concentrated solar power (CSP) project in the Sahara Desert. If...
Tunisia’s Olive oil production reaches highest growth (IOC)
The International Olive Council (IOC) estimates that Tunisia registered over the 2017/2018 campaign the highest growth in olive oil production, with 120%. The production estimated this year at 220,000 tonnes,...
UNICEF calls for action to end digital divide
Only 15 per cent people have access to the Internet in the least-developed countries, a UNICEF report has revealed. In developed countries, an estimated 81 per cent people use Internet,...
