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Morocco will suspend from April 15 all flights to and from Tunisia over increase in Covid-19 contaminations in this country. The suspension will remain in force until further notice, Moroccan authorities said. Tunisia thus becomes the 40th country with which Morocco has suspended all travel by plane, as new variants of Covid-19 emerge. Tunisia […]
Tunisia’s interior ministry and the US embassy in the North African signed Monday a memorandum of understanding, MoU, aiming at cooperation between the two countries in the area of the fight against terrorism, reports say. Tunisian Prime Minister, Hichem Mechichi who also doubles as the country’s interior minister noted that the deal is in line […]
China and Tunisia signed Tuesday inked a grant deal valued at around $14.2 million (TND40 million) earmarked for the financing of projects in the North African country. The signing took place between Tunisia’s top diplomat Othman Jerandi and his counterpart Zhang Jiang. The deal did not detail projects to be determined by both countries, Webdo […]
A high key Tunisian delegation has flown to Russian Monday in a bid to promote the North African country as a tourism destination among Russian tourists. Tourism Minister Habib Ammar, head of the national observatory of new and emerging diseases Nissaf Ben Alaya, and Secretary of state of the foreign ministry Mohamed Ali Nafti will […]
Tunisia’s counter-terrorism forces Thursday killed on Salloum mountain, in the restive Kasserine governorate, a couple of terrorists who off late joined the ranks of terrorist organizations. The National Gard forces surrounded the couple during an operation near the mountain. The couple died after the woman, from Asian origins, detonated her subside belt. The blast also […]
Tunisia Thursday subscribed for a €82.5 million loan from the World Bank, destined to support the vaccination campaign against the COVID-19 pandemic. The agreement for the subscription, in the pipeline since December, was signed by Tunisian Finance Minister Ali Kooli and WB Manager for Tunisia. The loan will come to maturity in 2039 at […]
Tunisia loses around $106.8 million annually owing to power theft through illegal connections, an official of the power and gas company (STEG) said Tuesday. Khaled Makni, head of the STEG energy loss reduction department, told local Shems fm at least 20 thousand Tunisians are involved in the theft cross the country. The theft occurs either […]
Chinese and Turkish textile companies will supply the Tunisian armed forces with uniforms over the next three years for a value estimated at around $22.7 billion. The procurement, kept secret, was disclosed by Nafaa Ennaifer, the President of the Tunisian Textile Federation who on a Facebook post said the contracts awarded to the foreign […]
A Tunisian court Monday sentenced for money laundering popular French-Tunisian rapper, Iteb Zaibet, aka Rayan Sanches or Swagg Man, Webdo Tunis reports. The Criminal Chamber specialized in financial corruption cases also fined the 37-year old rapper $35,744. The court also ordered the transfer of $6.8 million to state treasury. The Nice-born rapper has been in […]
A court in Aix en Provence, southern France, Thursday, ordered the release of a TunisAir flight attendant arrested last Sunday at Marseille Provence Airport for smuggling cigarettes into France. The flight attendant, a lady, will be however sued for recidivism, reports say. French authorities at Marseille airport rounded three flight attendants on a […]