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Tunisia: Capital punishment for sixteen jihadists involved in the Ben Guerdane bloody attacks in 2016

Tunisian justice has sentenced sixteen jihadists to death for their involvement in the terrorist attacks which in 2016 left dozens dead and others injured in the Ben Guerdane region, near Libya’s borders. According to a press release from the Court of First Instance of Tunis, the criminal chamber specializing in terrorism cases also pronounced judgments […]

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Russian tourists expected back in Tunisia

The Russian tourism federation has revealed that Russian holidaymakers are expected in Tunisia amid growing international condemnation of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The federation, according to Russian TV (RT), said that Tunisian Tourism Minister Moez Belhassan expressed the North African country’s keenness to welcome Russian tourists adding that Tunis is not planning to impose any […]

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Ex-Tunisian PM Fakhfakh indicted for illicit enrichment

A court in Tunisia has indicted former Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh for illicit enrichment during his tenure in power from February to September 2020 after which he was forced to step down over accusation of conflict of interest. According to the communication office of Tunis court of first instance, the former Premier who has been […]

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Former TunisAir CEO launches political party

Olfa Hamdi, ex Chief Executive Officer of Tunisia’s national carrier TunisAir, is expected tp launch this Thursday her political party, one year after her sacking. Hamdi named the party La troisième République [The Third Republic] as stated in a Facebook live. Hamdi was appointed CEO of the national carrier on Jan. 07 2021 with the […]

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Canada hiring trained Moroccan nurses to plug staff shortage

The Quebec Government has launched a recruitment campaign to address urgent and severe nursing shortage due to burnout from overworked nurses amidst the recent surge of Omicron. The province’s labor immigration minister Jean Boulet has announced a $65 million funding over two years to properly “recruit and integrate” nurses from Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Cameroon and […]

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Canada Hiring Trained Moroccan Nurses to Plug Staff Shortage

The Quebec Government has launched a recruitment campaign to address urgent and severe nursing shortage due to burnout from overworked nurses amidst the recent surge of Omicron. The province’s labour immigration minister Jean Boulet has announced a $ 65 million funding over two years to properly “recruit and integrate” nurses from Morocco, Tunisia, Algeria, Cameroon […]

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US provides $35 million for Tunisia SMEs

The US embassy launched Tuesday a financial support scheme worth $35 million in a favor of Small and Medium Size Enterprises (SMEs) that have difficult access to loans to grow their activities, Business News reports. The US aid agency, USAID, is partnering with the Arab Tunisian Bank (ATB) and US International Development Finance Corporation on […]

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Tunisia to benefit from AfDB program to promote investment in decentralized renewable energy

Tunisia will benefit from the African Development Bank’s (AfDB) Leveraging Energy Access Finance Framework (LEAF) program to promote investment in decentralized renewable energy backed by the Green Climate Fund. With a commitment of $164 million, the Abidjan-based bank will help scale up decentralized renewable energy (solar home systems, green mini-grids, and solar solutions for commercial […]

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World Bank lends Tunisia $400m for social reforms

The World Bank Tuesday announced the intent to provide $400 million to Tunisia in view of backing social reforms. Ferid Belhaj, World Bank Vice President for Middle East and North Africa, made the announcement to Tunisian Prime Minister Najla Bouden during a visit. The World Bank official also indicated that the US-based institution will help […]

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Tunisia: Kais Saied officially dissolves the high judicial council

Tunisian President Kais Saied Sunday officially dissolved the High Judicial Council; the country’s judicial independent body that he accuses of being in league with some politicians and refusal to rule over some corruption and assassination cases in the country. He signed the decree for the move in the presence of Prime Minister Najla Bouden and […]