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Tunisia: President Saied woos Qatar’s Emir to fund projects in Tunisia

President Kais Saied said Monday that he presented to visiting ruler of Qatar Emir Tamim Bin Hamad Al-Thani several projects that Qatar can contribute to finance.   These projects include Kairoun hospital complex, according to press reports. Emir Tamin began Monday a two-day visit to the North African country, the first visit since March 2019, […]

Tunisia: Security forces nab ISIS affiliate planning attack in Ramadan

Tunisian security forces arrested an Islamic State group (ISIS) sympathizer who was planning terror attacks against vital state institutions in the holy month of Ramadan scheduled to start late this month, the Tunisian interior ministry said in a statement Tuesday. The terrorist, according to the statement, has developed a plan targeting security establishments and vital […]

Australian Fortescue Metals Group inks iron deposit mining deal with Gabon

Australian iron ore company, Fortescue Metals Group, has signed a deal with Gabon, to explore an iron ore deposit in Belinga, north-east of the country, with short-term investment put at $200 million. Fortescue per the deal will commence mining in the second half of 2023. The company in a statement said with the mining convention […]