Category: Tunisia

Renewable energy: Italy, Tunisia revive plans for 600 MW project

May 3, 2019

Italy and Tunisia are reviving plans for power interconnection between the two countries. The project has been under development by Italian transmission company Terna and ... Read More

Qatar’s Nebras Power acquires 60% of Tunisian Energy Company

May 2, 2019

Nebras Power has announced it acquired 60 per cent of stakes in Tunisia’s Carthage Energy Company making the deal the first expansion of the company ... Read More

Libyan crisis at focus of Italian Premier’s talks in Tunis

April 30, 2019

The Libyan crisis has been at the focus of talks Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte held on Tuesday in Tunis with President Beji caid Essebssi as ... Read More

Tunisia-al Qaeda: Mine explosion kills one soldier, wounds three

April 29, 2019

A soldier died Friday in the blast of a land mine allegedly planted by an al-Qaeda-linked terror group, in the restive mountainous region of Kasserine ... Read More

Tunisia, Russia contemplate setting up of free trade area

April 26, 2019

Tunisia and Russia are contemplating the setting up of a free trade area. The project was discussed at the 7th session of the Tunisian-Russian Joint ... Read More

Tunisia: President Caid Essebsi to represent ruling party at November elections

April 25, 2019

Nidaa Tounes Executive director Wednesday said the party’s founder and country President Beiji Caid Essebsi will be the political movement candidate for this year presidential ... Read More

Banking: Beijing-based AIIB welcomes Tunisia as 97th member

April 24, 2019

The Tunisian development, finance and international cooperation ministry Tuesday said the North African country has officially become full member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank ... Read More

Libya: NOC Chairman refuses to talk at Paris Oil conference in protest to France alleged support for Haftar

April 24, 2019

The Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) that manages the North African country’s oil resources has refused to make comments during an international oil ... Read More

Tunisia: tourism arrivals rise by 17.4% in Q1; revenues by 35.1%

April 22, 2019

Tunisian tourism has scored a 17.4 percent in the number of arrivals in the first quarter of the year, while yearly revenues of the sector ... Read More

Tunisia thwarts attempt to smuggle 5,800 psychotropic tablets to Algeria

April 22, 2019

Tunisian customs officers have thwarted this Monday (April 22) an attempt to smuggle 5,800 psychotropic tablets to Algeria, reported the Tunisian news agency TAP. According ... Read More