Tunisia interior minister named new PMTunisia's interior minister Hichem Mechichi has been appointed to form the next government, the president's office said, amid political tensions among major parties in the North African country.....
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Wind energy in Tunisia, major wind farm as part of renewable energy planUPC Renewables (UPC) and the Climate Fund Managers (CFM) have partnered to develop a 30 megawatt wind farm in Sidi Mansour, Tunisia that will help the country meet its 30% renewable energy target by 2030. Tunisia announced the launch of its solar energy plan in 2016, aiming to increase the role of r....
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The Qatar Crisis Polarizes TunisiaLike many Arab and African countries, Tunisia has faced pressures as a consequence of the three-year-long Gulf crisis.
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Tunisian woman sentenced to prison over joke alluding to the QuranAs Tunisia battled the coronavirus pandemic in May, and millions in the North African country found themselves confined to their homes, a lighthearted Facebook post about the virus caught Emna Chargui's eye and brought a brief moment of laughter in a period of uncertainty.....
Public debt, populism and protests as Tunisia faces crisisThe collapse of Tunisia's shortest-lived government since its 2011 revolution has plunged its young democracy into a new crisis after successive failures by elected leaders to turn political freedom into economic success.....
The 27-member European Union is urging all its nations to "gradually lift travel restrictions" for residents of 13 countries, including South Korea,.... because of what it sees as the improved COVID-19 conditions in thos....
Tunisia PM will reshuffle cabinet amid row with moderate Islamist partyTunisia's Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh said Monday he will conduct a cabinet reshuffle in the coming days amid a row with the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, in what appears to be a step to remove Ennahda ministers in the government.....
Morocco's New Ambassador to UAE, Mohamed Hamzaoui: An Expert in PoliticsRabat – Mohamed Hamzaoui, Morocco's new ambassador to the UAE, is one of the 19 new heads of diplomatic missions King Mohammed VI appointed during a ministerial council on Monday, July 6. While Hamzaoui has never worked in the UAE before, his diplomatic resume is filled with experience in Arab....
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Looted skulls and human remains are being sold in black markets on FacebookIn 2013, an American collector visiting Tunisia entered the Sousse catacombs — an ancient necropolis that holds some of the oldest Christian burials in the world — and stole a skull with a "very dark ancient patina" (as he described it) during renovations of the catacombs. The collector put the ....
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The Latest: UN warns terrorist groups could exploit pandemicGENEVA — Secretary-General Antonio Guterres warned Monday that the COVID-19 pandemic can provide new opportunities for the Islamic State extremist group, al-Qaida and their affiliates as well as neo-Nazis, white supremacists and hate groups.
The U.N. chief said it's too early to fully assess th....
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Looted Skulls And Human Remains Are Being Sold On Facebook Black MarketsAn investigation into the black markets operating on Facebook has claimed that looted skulls and other human remains are a thriving online business — despite both the legal and moral implications.
According to Live Science, an investigation into the human remains-focused black markets showe....
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U.N. adopts resolution calling for pandemic-related halt to conflictsUNITED NATIONS – The UN Security Council on Wednesday, July 1, unanimously adopted a resolution calling for a halt to conflicts to facilitate the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic , after more than 3 months of painstaking negotiations, diplomats said.
The resolution, drafted by France and Tu....
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European Union officially bans travelers from the United StatesThe European Union confirmed on Tuesday that the US travel ban will continue into July, as the US is one of several countries that has failed to contain the spread of the virus.
Brazil and Russia were also omitted from the list of approved countries, which includes Australia, Canada, Japan, N....
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European Union Remains Closed To US Travelers, Will Open To 15 Nations On July 1The European Union (EU) has opened up its borders to travelers from 15 countries, but the U.S.A is not one of them, Forbes reported, due to the fact that the coronavirus pandemic here shows no signs of abating.
On Tuesday, the member states of the organization voted to reopen travel to the region....
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Why is hip-hop brining change in Tunisia’s Kasserine Mountains?Bordering Algeria, poverty and unemployment in Tunisia’s Kasserine Mountains has gone some way towards nurturing young recruits for extremism. Hip hop dancing, however, has emerged as a new way to potentially combat militant recruitment.View on euronews....
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Tunisia premier says virus-hit economy to contract 6% in 2020TUNIS, Tunisia – Tunisian Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh warned on Thursday, June 25, that his country's economy, hit hard by the coronavirus pandemic , would contract by around 6% this year, as public companies flounder.
"All state enterprises are in bankruptcy," he declared in a speech to ....
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Tunisia protesters, police clash anew in deprived southTunisian youths clashed with police overnight in a town in Tunisia's deprived south, where a protest movement is demanding jobs and services, the interior ministry said Wednesday.....
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Wind energy in Tunisia, the Sidi Mansour wind farm advancesClimate Fund Managers (CFM) and UPC Renewables (UPC) are partnering on the development of the 30MW Sidi Mansour wind farm in Tunisia, which will provide a proof and concept and support for the country's target of 30% renewable energy by 2030. In 2016, Tunisia announced the launch of the Tunisian Sol....
India elected non-permanent member of UN Security CouncilUnited Nations: India was elected as non-permanent member of the powerful UN Security Council for a two-year term on Wednesday, winning 184 votes in the 193-member General Assembly. Along with India, Ireland, Mexico and Norway also won the Security Council elections held Wednesday. There were 192 ....
Death toll in migrant ship disaster off Tunisia rises to 46The death toll from a ship packed with African migrants that sank off the Tunisian coast this week has risen to 46 after Tunisia recovered more bodies Thursday, a civil protection official told Reuters.....
With Russia making moves in Libya, the US wants to boost its ties with neighboring TunisiaAFRICOM
In the wake of the recent arrival of Russian fighter jets in Libya, the US military is in talks to boost its ties with neighboring Tunisia.
The head of US Africom and Tunisia's minister of defense recently discussed opportunities for training and planning exercises and reaffirmed the cou....
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What Is the Key to Tunisia Successfully Beating COVID-19?Although other nations, such as New Zealand, have received kudos for their handling of the COVID-19 pandemic, one country that has not received the praise it is due from the international media brigade is Tunisia. The small North African country with a fragile economy has achieved a result that ma....
Students in Tunisia aid hospitals running out of supplies by 3D printing 1000 face shieldsSituated on Tunisia’s border with Algeria, Jendouba's few hospitals are understaffed and often lack sufficient supplies.
So a group of engineering students launched the “Save Ain Draham” initiative, supported by Mercy Corps and Khir Khmir Association, using a 3D printer and ....
Migrant shipwrecks off Tunisia leave 1 dead, over 80 rescuedTUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — At least one migrant has drowned, six are missing and over 80 have been rescued off Tunisia's coast, authorities said, amid a new wave of dangerous attempts to traffic migrants across the Mediterranean Sea into Europe.
The Tunisian coast guard rescued 11 migrants after an ....
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Tunisia to reopen mosques, cafes and hotels on June 4Tunisia will reopen places of worship, restaurants and hotels from June 4, authorities announced Thursday, more than two months after closing them over the coronavirus pandemic.....
Tunisia relaxes curfew with virus outbreak slowingTunisia has announced a reduction of its nightly curfew hours, state media reported Wednesday, after three consecutive days without recording any new coronavirus cases and as the government relaxes a general lockdown.....
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New resolution on pandemic truce presented to U.N. Security CouncilUNITED NATIONS, USA – Germany and Estonia submitted Tuesday, May 12, a resolution to the UN Security Council on a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world during the coronavirus pandemic, to replace one drafted by France and Tunisia that the United States has blocked .
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US reversal prevents UN vote on pandemic truceThe United States on Friday stunned other members of the UN Security Council by preventing a vote on a resolution for a ceasefire in various conflicts around the world to help troubled nations better fight the coronavirus pandemic, diplomats said.
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US, China block UN resolution in WHO spatUNITED NATIONS: The United States and China remained at loggerheads on Thursday over a UN Security Council draft resolution calling for a 90-day humanitarian pause in conflicts worldwide in the face of the coronavirus pandemic.
The stalemate — over a mention of the World Health Organisation (WH....
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Tunisia to partially reopen economy from next weekTunisia will start relaxing its coronavirus lockdown next week, reopening parts of the food and construction sectors and allowing half of government employees to return to work, it said Wednesday.....
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Will COVID-19 Change Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia?The novel coronavirus known as COVID-19 spread to North Africa more than two months ago. Since then, there has been speculation among observers that the effects on society, the economy and political life may be changed in both the short term with people's habits and the long term as governments take....
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Emirates becomes first airline to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 tests for passengersEmirates in coordination with Dubai Health Authority (DHA) will be introducing additional precautions. Passengers on today's flight to Tunisia were all tested for COVID-19 before departing from Dubai. Emirates is the first airline to conduct on-site rapid COVID-19 tests for passengers. The quick blo....
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Apple launches Apple Music in 52 more countriesApple is expanding many of its services to a large number of new countries.
The company is making Apple Music available in 52 additional countries, and with a very good deal: a six-month, free trial of the service.
Additionally, Apple is making the App Store, Apple Arcade, Apple Podcas....
Tunisia arrests 2 for trying to infect police with virusTunisia said Thursday that two men, including a suspected member of a militant network, had been arrested over an alleged "terrorist" plot to infect security force personnel with coronavirus.....
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Tunisia tourism could lose $1.4 bln, govt seeks loan guarantee to issue bondsTunisia's vital tourism sector could lose $1.4 billion and 400,000 jobs this year due to the new coronavirus pandemic, an official document showed, as the country seeks a loan guarantee from bilateral partners to issue sovereign bonds this year.....
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IMF grants $745 million to Tunisia for virus responseWASHINGTON, USA – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Friday, April 10, approved a $745-million emergency loan for Tunisia as it continues to roll out an unprecedented number of aid packages to countries battling the coronavirus .
"These resources will help address urgent fiscal and bal....
