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Nebras Power has announced it acquired 60 per cent of stakes in Tunisia’s Carthage Energy Company making the deal the first expansion of the company into North Africa. The Dutch affiliate of the Doha-based company, Nebras Power Investment Management, completed the acquisition this week as the company makes its first foray into North Africa. The […]
The Libyan crisis has been at the focus of talks Italian Premier Giuseppe Conte held on Tuesday in Tunis with President Beji caid Essebssi as well as with his Tunisian peer Youssef Chahed. Giuseppe Conte, who is in Tunisia to take part in the 1st session of the Tunisian-Italian Higher Council of Strategic Partnership, voiced […]
Tunis is hosting this April 29-30 the eighth Joint Retreat of the African Union Permanent Representatives Committee (PRC) and the African Union Commission (AUC) in preparation of the first Coordination Summit between the African Union and the eight Regional Economic Communities scheduled to take place in Niamey, Niger in July. The meeting is focusing on […]
A soldier died Friday in the blast of a land mine allegedly planted by an al-Qaeda-linked terror group, in the restive mountainous region of Kasserine region, according to statement by the Defense Ministry Saturday. The incident, which happened during army routine patrol, in the region near the Algerian border, also wounded three other soldiers according […]
Tunisia and Russia are contemplating the setting up of a free trade area. The project was discussed at the 7th session of the Tunisian-Russian Joint Economic Commission held Friday in Tunis. “Tunisia and Russia will examine the procedures needed to establish a free trade zone between the two countries,” Trade Minister Omar Behi was quoted […]
Nidaa Tounes Executive director Wednesday said the party’s founder and country President Beiji Caid Essebsi will be the political movement candidate for this year presidential elections though the 92-year old statesman recently cast doubt about seeking a second term in office. Khalid Shaukat, in a statement to Qatar News Agency (QNA), said Essebsi who has […]
The Tunisian development, finance and international cooperation ministry Tuesday said the North African country has officially become full member of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), based in Beijing, China. “The AIIB approved the accession of Tunisia on April 22,” the ministry said in a statement. Tunisia, which made the request to join the financial […]
The Chairman of Libya’s National Oil Corporation (NOC) that manages the North African country’s oil resources has refused to make comments during an international oil conference in Paris, in protest to France’s support of warlord Khalifa Haftar, who has been waging on war on the UN-backed unity government in a move to control capital Tripoli. […]
Tunisian tourism has scored a 17.4 percent in the number of arrivals in the first quarter of the year, while yearly revenues of the sector have jumped by 35.1 percent from last year’s proceedings. The figures were reported by London-based Asharq Al-Awsat daily, which quoted tourism minister Rene Trabelsi. The increase generated $262.6 million in […]
Tunisian customs officers have thwarted this Monday (April 22) an attempt to smuggle 5,800 psychotropic tablets to Algeria, reported the Tunisian news agency TAP. According to a press release by the Customs services, the psychotropic pills, concealed in a car bearing an Algerian registration plate, were discovered during an inspection operation at the customs border […]