European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen in Rabat feb-9-2022

Tunisia: Strengthening Commercial Ties with Russia

Tunisia and Russia are fostering their bilateral relationships with the visit of Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov to the country. Discussions behind closed doors will be dominated by trade and commercial topics after trade between the two countries dropped during last year. Despite the immense attention that the presence of Russian troops in Ukraine has attracted, […]

Tunisian Electricity Company Blames Heatwave for Recent Power Outages

Mounir El Ghabri, Director of Citizen Relations at the Tunisian Electricity and Gas Company (STEG), has attributed recent power outages to exceptional weather conditions, notably a sharp rise in temperatures. Speaking on Thursday, 24 July 2025, El Ghabri described the company’s overall service delivery as “good,” emphasising that the disruptions were limited in scope and […]

Morocco Unveils Plan to Triple Investments by International Film Producers

A plan to set up financial incentives to attract more international filmmakers to Morocco was unveiled in Rabat with the aim of tripling investments by foreign producers in the Kingdom. Speaking at a conference, Director General of Morocco’s cinema center (CCM) Sarim Fassi Fihri underscored the plan’s beneficial impact on job creation notably in the […]