First post-revolution local polls set for December 17
“The municipal elections will take place on December 17 2017,” president of the Independent High Authority for Elections (ISIE) Chafik Sarsar told media on Monday. “The armed forces will go...
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Youssef Chahed to start Monday his African tour
Prime Minister Youssef Chahed will visit Monday Niamey, capital of Niger, the first stage of his African tour during which he will also visit Burkina Faso and Mali. This 4-day...
Airline electronics ban causes dismay in Tunisia, Morocco
Royal Air Maroc, Morocco’s largest airline, announced it would bar electronic devices, excluding cell phones and medical items, from cabins on flights directly to and from the United States, in...
Tunisia: State recovers 14,000ha of agricultural lands from “terrorists”
Tunisia’s State Secretary to Land Domains and Public Affairs, Mabrouk Korchid, announced last Thursday that the State recovered 14,000 hectares of agricultural lands which were illegally occupied by what he...
First National Anti-Corruption Pact to be launched on April 19
The first National Anti-Corruption Pact will be launched on April 19, the National Anti-Corruption Authority (French: INLUCC) annouced. In this connection, the INLUCC) will organise a ceremony for the presentation...
Tunisia to host tourism trade shows
From April 5 to 8, five exhibitions focusing on tourism and leisure will be held at the Tunis convention center in the capital. Tunisia’s capital, Tunis, will host five simultaneous...
EC donates € 60 million for Support Programme for Education,...
The European Commission (EC), on Friday, granted €60 million (more than 146 million dinars) to finance the Support programme for Education, Mobility, Research and Innovation (EMORI) in Tunisia. The donation...
Tunisian-German project for waste recycling
A large delegation from the German city of Rostock last Tuesday began three-day working visit to Bizerte. This is part of the implementation of the Friendship and Co-operation Agreement established...
Tunisia’s marriage restriction ‘undermines human rights’
A Tunisian marriage law has been criticised for undermining “a fundamental human right” by campaign groups in the North African nation. Currently if a non-Muslim man wishes to marry a...
Ottoman citadel in Tunisia bears witness to time
An Ottoman heritage site located at the highest point of the city of Kef in northwestern Tunisia, Kef Castle has been witnessing history for four centuries. The castle (or kasbah)...
