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The fifth edition of the World Nomads Festival, to be held in New York next May, will honor Tunisia and its rich arts and culture just two years after the North African country ignited the Arab Spring flame. The event, organized by the French cultural Center in New York, French Institute Alliance Française (FIAF), is […]
Latelec manifested its desire to leave the shores of Tunisia, after a heavy loss due to frequent strikes caused by the revolution. An estimated loss of $22,5million has been registered by the French company which is a subsidiary to the group Latécoère. The company has plants in El Meghira and Charguia but the operations have […]
Globalization is generally viewed as the inevitable solution to many of the world’s inequality issues, especially where access to education and educational resources are concerned. Technology as a facilitator of educational equity through increased access to education and educational resources is also viewed as an inevitable leveler of the proverbial global playing field. Technology is […]
Hope is twinkling in Tunisia after a report stated that sectors involved in travel and tourism have attained positive results during 2012. The report from Timetric claimed that tourism has recovered from the woes of the 2011 revolution. It pointed out that the increase in activity of local tourism and the arrival of foreign tourists […]
The Tunisian ministry of transport has announced and made public on Thursday the information that the railway from the Redeyef mine has begun service since the 19th of this month. The railway transports phosphate from the mine site but has been laying idle for almost two years. It is run by the state owned Tunisian […]
Štefan Füle, Commissioner for Enlargement and European Neighborhood Policy, has become the first highly positioned European Union (EU) representative to visit Tunisia and have a discussion with the new government. At the end of his visit, he said the EU will support the country’s transition period after signing an agreement to finance social programs aimed […]
Three North African countries namely Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria will be benefitting from the Open Data Platforms alongside other 17 other African countries launched by the African Development Bank (AfDB). Upon completion of the project in July 2013, it is believed that quality data on Africa will be brought to the doorsteps of its users […]
If Egypt has declared that it’s no more interested in International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) loan, Tunisia on the other hand has not ruled out its emergency loan which is on standby. However, planned protests and strikes for the following weeks might jeopardize the Tunisian government’s ability to overcome its shaky finance and at worst, its […]
The 10th conference of the Organization of Arab Petroleum Exporting Countries (OAPEC) will be held Libya in 2014 to discuss several issues related to world oil market, the challenges facing Arab crude producing countries and ways to support Libya’s post-revolution development and reconstruction. The conference, to look also into sustainable development of energy sources throughout […]
Tunisian authorities have awarded an oil exploration permit to Ukraine’s YNG Exploration Limited. The permit authorizes the Ukrainian firm to begin explorations in the 988 KM² Araifa site in Tatounie, southern Tunisia. The firm will conduct seismic exploration and proceed to the drilling of two test wells over a five-year period at an estimated cost […]