King Mohammed VI had Thursday a phone conversation with the newly elected President of Tunisia Kaïs Saïed during which they agreed to exchange visits, says the Royal Office in a communiqué. The phone call, at the initiative of the Moroccan Monarch, provided an opportunity “to underline the strong historical relations binding the two brotherly […]
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Morocco’s Company Nareva Wins Energy Deal in Tunisia
The consortium led by Moroccan energy company NAREVA and French ENGIE group won an international bid for the construction of 120 MWp solar power plant in Gafsa, Tunisia. The consortium will be responsible for developing, designing, financing, building, operating and maintaining the photovoltaic power plant over a period of 20 years from commissioning. The Gafsa […]
Tunisia: Political Deadlock Continues with PM-Designate’s Failure to Win Confidence Vote
The political deadlock in Tunisia is likely to go on for some time after the parliament on Friday rejected, in a confidence vote, the government formed by Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli, an independent who had been proposed by Islamist Ennahda Party. The coalition government formed of independent lawmakers was rejected after over 12 hours of […]
Morocco on Way to Tip Arms Balance with Algeria
The heavy weights of the Maghreb are taking their arms race to the skies with Morocco opting for advanced US jets while Algeria sticks to its Russian supplier amid a lethargy in their bilateral ties on the back of diverging stands on the Sahara issue. Morocco has on multiple occasions extended an outstretched hands policy […]
Tunisia: LGBT community leader flees to France over death threats
Former presidential candidate, rights activist and leader of LGBT community in Tunisia has fled the country for France arguing that he had received threats to his life. Mounir Baatour, a candidate at last year presidential elections has told Thomson Reuters Foundation he had received threats and had to flee to France where he was granted […]
Tunisia: Security forces bust arms smuggling operation from Turkey to Libya
The Tunisian Interior Ministry Wednesday said it has seized arms and cash en route to troubled neighboring Libya from Turkey. Khaled Hayoun, spokesman for the ministry told local media Shems FM that security forces have seized arms and that investigations revealed that the shipment was coming from Turkey and meant for Libya. The weapons and […]
EBRD Supports Tunisian SMEs with €2 Mln Loan
EBRD signs a €2 million loan with Advans Tunisie, equivalent to 6.5 million Tunisian dinars. The funds to boost Technical assistance will help strengthen credit and operational risk management. The EBRD is helping to increase the availability of funds for small firms in Tunisia through a local currency loan equivalent to €2 million to Advans […]
Turkish defense company BMC to supply Tunisia with nine 4×4 armored military vehicles
Turkey’s defense company BMC won an international tender to manufacture for the Tunisian interior ministry nine 4×4 Medium Class Multi-Purpose Armored Vehicles (MPAVs). The value of the contract has not been revealed but the North African country will become the first country in the world to use the military vehicles aside the Turkish military. The […]
Tunisia: Two outgoing ministers kept in new cabinet
Tunisia’s nominal Prime Minster Thursday unveiled his long awaited cabinet with only two ministers of the former cabinet kept. Habib Jemli appointed by his party, the Islamist Ennahdha party, in October following parliamentarian elections has proposed a 28-member cabinet including four women. The team approved by President Kais Saied is almost made of new faces […]
Tunisia Starts Tenure as Non-permanent Member of UN Security Council
Tunisia, on Wednesday, officially started serving as non-permanent member of the UN Security Council for the period 2020-2021, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in a statement. Tunisia’s priorities and strategic options within the framework of its non-permanent membership in the Security Council are centered mainly on issues of conflict prevention and peaceful settlement in […]