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Tunisia has launched preparations to restore the synagogue in Ghriba, also known as the Djerba synagogue, before many Tunisian Jews set off on the pilgrimage journey next month on the occasion of the Jewish holiday Lag B’Omer. This year, the holiday will be additionally accompanied by the adoption of the country’s new constitution guaranteeing freedom […]
Tunisia’s interim Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, talked about security in North Africa in the aftermath of the Arab Spring which affected all the countries in the region and the struggling Tunisian finances. He is in the U.S to meet President Obama and their discussion would be centering on Tunisia’s transitional period and its walk towards […]
The Barcelona-based Union for the Mediterranean officially launched last week an employability-skills training program labelled “Skills for Success: Employability Skills for Women” aimed to provide economically disadvantaged girls and young women who have completed secondary school (aged 15-20) with specific knowledge, skills and tools to enter the job market. The program includes training in English […]
The Tunisian government announced earlier last week that it was planning to increase retirement age to 62. Then, on Friday (28 March), Rachid Barouni was named the chief of the country’s national social security fund (CNSS). Mr Barouni is assuming this position amidst controversy over the planned reform of retirement policy. The proposed plan aims […]
The co-founder and President of the Ennahda Party, Rached Ghannouchi, has revealed his views of what the future holds for Tunisia. Ennahda was heading a coalition government which was replaced by a technocratic government after two political assassinations. Tunisia has a new constitution and is preparing for elections. The country’s economy is struggling to recover […]
Economists are getting increasingly optimistic about the plan of Tunisia’s Prime Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, to tackle persistent unemployment and a tight budget. Mr Jomaa has recently visited a number of Gulf countries, accompanied by a delegation of businesspeople led by the head of the Tunisian Union of Trade, Industry, and Handicrafts (UTICA), Wided Bouchamaoui. Mr […]
The Tourism Ministry is trying very hard to revive tourism by making it a destination “that’s cheap to one and that is ‘fun’” in order to attract budget holiday destination. Minster Amel Karboul has approved several promotion videos to attract new visitors. Desert tourism is also being developed. Minster Karboul is conscious that Tunisia is […]
After Abdelmalek Sellal’s resignation as the Prime Minister at the beginning of the month to head the campaign of President Bouteflika, hints have begun to emerge over the possible reforms to be undertaken if the latter stays in power. Constitutional and administrative reforms are high on the agenda while efforts to attract investment will be […]
Negotiations on restoring peace and stability on the border crossing Ras Jedir between Libya and Tunisia started on Friday (March 14). Their ultimate aim is to open the border and restore commercial activity taking place in the vicinity of the crossing. The negotiations come after weeks of rising tensions in southern Tunisian cities along the […]
Mehdi Jomaa, Tunisia’s Prime Minister, announced that the government was facing a harsh financial situation that required sacrifices from all Tunisians. This “confession” came during his first televised appearance since he took the office in December last year. In his own words, the situation is much more complicating than they thought and therefore sacrifices will […]