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Tunisia’s Premier Najla Bouden Wednesday indicated that her country is keen to make smart investment into education as part of efforts to get rid of extremism. “Tunisia is committed to supporting smart investment in education and training, exploring alternative sources of funding, and encouraging public-private partnerships to invest in the future of our children,” she […]
UGTT, Tunisia’s most powerful workers’ union, has called for a general strike for this Tuesday to denounce the stabbing of a high school teacher by a student in the costal town of Ezzahra, south of capital Tunis. Sahbi Ben Slama, a high-school History and Geography teacher was assaulted by a student who stabbed him multiple […]
Four Tunisian workers have lost their lives during an accident on the Bouri Offshore Field, about 120 kilometers north of the Libyan coast, Tunisia’s consul general in Tripoli told state-run agency TAP. Taoufik Guesmi told the agency their corpses would be repatriated either Sunday or today Monday. The men working for Tripoli-based Mellitah Oil & […]
A Tunisian court has issued an international arrest warrant against former President Moncef Marzouki accused of treason after he allegedly played a key role in the postponement of Francophonie Summit initially slated in the North African country for November this year. The communication office of the Tunis First Instance Court confirmed Thursday to State news […]
Tunisian Moeni Chaabani, current boss of Egyptian football club Al Masry and former head coach of Tunisian giants Esperance de Tunis, has been nominated for the 2021 International Federation of Football History & Statistics (IFFHS) Coach of the Year award. The 40-year old former soccer player is the only coach in the Arab world to […]
Libya’s Premier Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah has charged several countries including neighboring Tunisia, Belgium and Malta of stealing and seizing Libya’s money and assets, Libya Observer reports. Dbeibah leveled the charges during the Public-Private Partnership Workshop held early this week in Tripoli. For the Libyan Premier, the oil-rich country is unlikely to recoup its assets frozen in […]
Tunisia’s national carrier, TunisAir, signed Thursday an acquisition deal with Airbus for four A320 neo passenger jets with possibility for a fifth one following the delivery of the ordered aircraft, Tunisie Numerique reports. The airline will take delivery of the first jet in December whereas the remaining three will be delivered in the course of […]
Tunisia’s media regulator, HAICA, Wednesday shut down two media outlets for operating without license, Business News reports. The HAICA, the media says, has seized equipment belonging to the private television Nessma TV and radio Radio Coran in line with the code of conduct article 116 of media in the North African country. The new seizure […]
While most countries opt for vaccine pass and campaigns to encourage people to get vaccinated, Tunisia’s president took a drastic decision by ordering the withholding of wages of public sector employees who have not taken Covid-19 vaccine yet. These employees will also be banned from resuming their jobs until they get inoculated, Tunisian presidency said […]
Abir Moussi, head of the Free Destourian Party has denounced results of 2019 elections arguing that they were rigged to benefit incumbent President Kais Saied. Speaking to local radio station Jawhara FM, Moussi finger-pointed Ennahdha party for rigging last presidential elections that took place following the death of President Caid Essebsi, Webdo Tunis reports. President, […]