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Several experts wonder whether Moroccan banks and businesses operating in Tunisia will leave or halt operations in response to President Kais Saied’s premeditated, hostile and unjustified provocative action against Morocco. It is inconceivable that Moroccan financial and services companies, which employ thousands of people in Tunisia, will continue making business as usual amid a serious […]
Japan dealt a blow to the Tunisian President Kais Saied who unilaterally invited the head of the Algeria-sponsored Polisario separatists to Japan-Africa development summit TICAD. The Japanese foreign minister made it clear the separatist entity had no place in TICAD and its presence does not mean Japan recognizes it. “Before concluding my speech I would […]
Morocco has decided to boycott the North African Karate Championship, scheduled to be held in Tunis September 7 to 11. The decision to cancel the participation of Moroccan athletes in the championship was announced by the Royal Moroccan Federation of Karate and associated disciplines in a press release, without giving the reasons behind the decision. […]
In response to Moroccan condemnation of Tunis hostile stands regarding Rabat’s supreme interests manifested in the reception of the Polisario militias’ chief, Tunisia has issued a statement that only adds insults to injury and seals the support of Tunis to the Algeria-backed Polisario front. Morocco has said in a statement that Tunis has multiplied hostile […]
The presence of the Polisario leader at a Japanese-African development conference was denounced by many African states that deplored the absence of Morocco, the second African investor in the continent. In this connection, the President of Guinea Bissau and current chairman of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), Umaro Sissoco Embalo, left the […]
The demise of Tunisia’s regional foreign policy was sealed by President Kais Saied who led his country to become a vassal state serving Algeria’s schemes in the region, on top of which supporting separatism in southern Morocco. Saied offered a state welcoming reception to leader of the self-proclaimed SADR republic Brahim Ghali, whom he invited […]
Under pressure exerted by the Algerian military junta, Tunisian president Kais Saed made on Friday a hostile and provocative act against Morocco’s territorial integrity and sovereignty over its Sahara. He rolled out the red carpet to Polisario chief Brahim Ghali, an enemy of Morocco, a war criminal wanted by European justice from crimes committed against […]
Tunisian customs detained Tuesday for several hours a group of Japanese space engineers upon arrival at Carthage international airport in possession of a satellite blueprint mistakenly taken for a spying device, reports say. The engineers, according to Tunisian Space Association, were interrogated for two hours and they were only released following the intervention of the […]
The Japanese ambassador to Tunisia Monday announced the launch of a committee tasked to boost investments and assist Japanese investors in overcoming challenges, mainly administrative red tape. Shinsuke Shimizu made the announcement during a press conference at the chamber of commerce of the North African country, in the build up to the 8th Tokyo International […]
Tunisia’s national soccer team Carthage Eagles will play world’s largest FIFA World Cup winners Brazil in a friendly match on September 22 as both sides prepare for the 2022 world cup to take place in Qatar. The fixture, according to Eric Frozio, correspondent of French media L’Equipe, Canal Plus in Brazil, will take place in […]