Tag: Tunisia

Tunisia: Elyes Fakhfekh Tasked to Form Cabinet

January 21, 2020

President Kais Saied Monday picked former finance minister Elyes Fakhfekh to form a cabinet after the parliament early this month rejected a first government led ... Read More

Tunisia: Proposed PMs Brief President Kais Saied on their Strategy if Confirmed

January 19, 2020

Tunisia’s Former Minister of Economy, Hakim Ben Hammouda, who has been nominated by seven parties for the position of Prime Minister on Saturday briefed President ... Read More

Tunisia Shuns Berlin Conference for Late Invitation

January 19, 2020

Tunisia has turned down the invitation to participate in the Berlin Conference held this Sunday, January 19, because the invitation was late and because Tunis ... Read More

King Mohammed VI, President Kaïs Saïed Agree to Exchange Visits shortly

January 16, 2020

King Mohammed VI had Thursday a phone conversation with the newly elected President of Tunisia Kaïs Saïed during which they agreed to exchange visits, says ... Read More

Morocco’s Company Nareva Wins Energy Deal in Tunisia

January 16, 2020

The consortium led by Moroccan energy company NAREVA and French ENGIE group won an international bid for the construction of 120 MWp solar power plant ... Read More

Tunisia: Political Deadlock Continues with PM-Designate’s Failure to Win Confidence Vote

January 13, 2020

The political deadlock in Tunisia is likely to go on for some time after the parliament on Friday rejected, in a confidence vote, the government ... Read More

Tunisia: LGBT community leader flees to France over death threats

January 10, 2020

Former presidential candidate, rights activist and leader of LGBT community in Tunisia has fled the country for France arguing that he had received threats to ... Read More

Tunisia: Security forces bust arms smuggling operation from Turkey to Libya

January 9, 2020

The Tunisian Interior Ministry Wednesday said it has seized arms and cash en route to troubled neighboring Libya from Turkey. Khaled Hayoun, spokesman for the ... Read More

EBRD Supports Tunisian SMEs with €2 Mln Loan

January 9, 2020

EBRD signs a €2 million loan with Advans Tunisie, equivalent to 6.5 million Tunisian dinars. The funds to boost Technical assistance will help strengthen credit ... Read More

Tunisia: Two outgoing ministers kept in new cabinet

January 3, 2020

Tunisia’s nominal Prime Minster Thursday unveiled his long awaited cabinet with only two ministers of the former cabinet kept. Habib Jemli appointed by his party, ... Read More