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The number of pay TV subscribers in the Middle East and North Africa will reach 21.3 million in 2020, says a report released by Digital TV Research Ldt. According to latest “Digital TV Middle East & North Africa Forecasts”, Turkey will account for 37 pc of the overall digital TV market in the five coming […]
Tunisian lawmakers have criticized at a plenary session the 2015 supplementary finance bill saying that is does not match the aspirations of the Tunisian people. While the majority of Tunisian lawmakers threw their support behind the anti-terrorist bill last week, the MPs were very critical of the supplementary finance bill discussed at a parliamentary plenary […]
The Tunisian President’s decision to prolong the state of emergency for two months has stirred a debate among the members of parliament. While the government says it is a necessary step because another terrorist attack with an impact like that of the Sousse beach attack will paralyze the state, critics argue the government is exploiting […]
Tunisia is preparing a five year development program that is expected to begin next year and the Minister of Development, Investment and International Co-operation Yassine Brahim said the plan will include strategic orientations and national priorities. The plan seeks the revival of Tunisian economy and also focuses on the social challenges after the end of the […]
On the second day of the three-day Annual Conference of Heads of Diplomatic, Permanent and Consular Missions in Tunis, Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche said the decision to appoint a consul-general in Damascus was in the interest of the Tunisian state and its citizens despite the Arab League sidelining the Assad regime. Speaking to reporters on […]
The Tunisian House of People’s Representatives adopted at a plenary session articles 16 to 34 of the 139-article anti-terrorism and money laundering law. Among the articles approved is the imposition of the dead penalty for “terrorist” crimes but critics say that the law vaguely defines terrorism and could serve as a tool to suppress the activities of […]
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy charged Algeria and Libya for being sources of the unfortunate spell of violence rocking Tunisia in reference to the two deadly terrorist attacks that stroke Tunisia this year. He made the comments during his visit to Tunisia earlier this week. Nicolas Sarkozy, running as candidate of the French main opposition […]
A Tunisian delegation composed of senior officials has ended a visit to the United Kingdom with the hope that the travel warning issued after 30 British tourists were killed at the terror attack in Sousse will be lifted. The officials said warnings against non-essential travels to Tunisia would ruin the economy and could push people […]
President Beji Caid Essebsi has stated that he is interested in collaborating with partners that will help to solidify Tunisia’s security as he warned that attacking the wall being built at the Tunisian-Libyan borders will be considered as a threat to the country’s security. President Essebsi was speaking to private TV channel Attassia when he […]
Tunisian Prime Minister habib Essid’s last week decision to talk to Prime Minister David Cameron has paid off as the UK government is expected to review its decision to ban travels to terrorism-rocked Tunisia. British ambassador to Tunisia, Hamish Cowell, announced Tuesday that his government wants to review its travel advisory to Tunisia as soon […]