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Tunisian writer Fawzia Zouari has been crowned laureate of the 15th edition of Cinq Continents literature of La Francophonie for her novel “Le corps de ma mère” (My mother’s body). She succeeds Congolese writer In Koli Jean Bofane author of “Congo Inc. Le testament de Bismarck” (Congo Inc. Bismarck’s will). Zouari’s novel depicts her mother. […]
A first instance court at Nabeul has sentenced eleven people to fourteen years in prison for attacking a police office and using arms in 2013 at Kelibia as they protested against assassination of Chokri Belaïd, a political figure, a judiciary officer says. The ruling according to Rihab Mhadhbi, spokesperson of the court, was made in […]
Morocco has gained three places in the Global Enabling Trade Report ranking as the second most trade friendly country in Africa. Morocco jumped in the report, issued by the World Economic Forum, from the 52nd place in 2014 to the 49th in 2016 coming ahead of South Africa (55th), Tunisia (91st), Egypt (116th), Algeria (121st) […]
Rached Ghannouchi and his party have been urged to reconcile Muammar Gaddafi’s loyalists and Islamists, London-based The New Arab reports. Ghannouchi according to Qatari media has been in contact with Libyan sides. A source in the Tunisian Islamist party told the media that Ghannouchi “had recently met with a delegation of acceptable Gaddafi-affiliated figures to […]
Tunisia has been chosen unanimously in Antananarivo, Madagascar to host 18th summit of Francophonie, a year to mark the 50th anniversary of the organisation. The North African country was chosen November 27, the last day of the organisation’s summit which took place in the Malagasy capital. The international organisation of La Francophonie is an international […]
Over 2,000 delegates are expected to attend “Tunisia 2020” forum Tuesday dedicated to drum up investments to the North African country unable to fulfil hopes of millions of youth who spearheaded the 2011 democratic revolution. France and Qatar are the main backers of the initiative expected to the attract $30 billion to cover 142 projects. […]
Tunisia will be hosting an International Investment Conference in Tunis from Tuesday, seeking support and investors to revamp its ailing economy. According to Fadhel Abdelkefi, Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation, “the conference is an opportunity for the North African nation to present its major infrastructure projects to international investors in order to provide […]
President al-Sisi of Egypt has confirmed that his government has been providing support to the Libyan National Army (LNA) under the command of Field Marshall Khalifa Haftar. The Egyptian president stated that “it is our country’s priority to back up national armies, for example in Libya, to assert control over Libyan territories and deal with […]
Tunisians and victims’ families of March 2015 Bardo attacks of Tunis can begin to see the light at the end tunnel as French ambassador Friday announced trial of the culprits can commence in the first half next year after judge in charge of investigations wrapped up the process. Three gunmen reportedly Islamic State group (IS) […]
The Tunisian wife of Algerian terrorist Mokhtar Belmokhtar has been arrested along with another Tunisian woman in East Libya, reports say. Anti-terrorism authorities of Libyan rival government based in the Eastern city of Beida announced the arrest of the women along with their driver. The two women according to Libyan sources were heading to South […]