Tunisia delivered 2,156,240 COVID-19 vaccines (1,525,157 first shots and 631,083 boosters) from the start of the national jab drive last March 13 to July 11. 736,666 Tunisian nationals are fully vaccinated, 631,083 of whom have been administered their second shots and 105,250 have only been delivered one shot as they had already been infected with the virus, the Health Ministry […]
About 100 COVID-19 fatalities have been reported in schools during the 2020/2021 school year, Education Minister Fethi Slaouti said at the Forum of Careers for Baccalaureate Graduates’ Orientation, held by VTC on July 12-13. The sacrifices made by the whole educational staff have contributed to the success of the 2020/2021 school year, he affirmed during this meeting held at the […]
The Ministry of Women, Family and Elderly Affairs has decided to suspend the activities of all public and private childcare institutions, except for vital services of boarding, lodging and psychological care. This decision was taken in light of the increase in the number of children infected with the coronavirus, the ministry said in a statement on Monday. All summer events, […]
President of the Republic Kais Saied received Monday morning the first dose of the COVID-19 vaccine at the vaccination centre in cité Errafeha in Mnihla, reads a statement of the Presidency of the Republic. Saied pointed out that he is fully aware of the current situation with Tunisian hospitals and healthcare centers. Hospitals have been under mounting pressure because of […]
250 thousand COVID-19 vaccines and medical equipment will be delivered, Tuesday by plane, by Algeria to Tunisia. This aid, which aims to support Tunisia’s efforts to stem the pandemic, was announced by Algeria’s President Abdelmadjid Tebboune during a phone talk held Monday with President Kais Saied. On this occasion, Tebboune highlighted Algeria’s position to stand by Tunisia in its fight […]
A military plane will land Tuesday in Tunisia to deliver Turkish aid consisting of 50 thousand doses of COVID-19 vaccines, oxygen concentrators and medical supplies, the Presidency of the Republic said in a statement Monday. The Presidency of the Republic expressed its deep gratitude to the Turkish authorities for this noble gesture aimed at supporting the state’s efforts to stem […]
The Health Ministry on Monday granted an exceptional and provisional marketing authorisation on the Tunisian market to the Chinese COVID-19 vaccine Sinopharm. The authorisation was granted following a study of the file by the committee of experts in virology and toxicology, and the technical committee of pharmacology, the Ministry said in a statement. Source: TAP News Agency
Tunisians stranded on the Tunisian-Libyan border had been allowed to return back home on Sunday. They began to cross into Tunisia via the Ras Jedir border crossing, according to TAP correspondent in Medenine. The Libyan travelers are still waiting for an authorization to return to their country. The Libyan authorities require a PCR test certificate, a “mandatory” document to return […]
The number of journalists who were victims of physical attacks rose sharply in June 2021 compared to May, the Monitoring Unit of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT) said on Monday in its latest report. “Eighteen attacks against journalists were reported in June 2021 compared to 13 in May,” the monitoring unit added. Police officers come first in attacks […]
A phone talk between Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi and his Algerian counterpart Ramtane Lamamra was held on Monday. On this occasion, Jerandi highlighted the privileged, strategic and brotherly relations between both countries, based on cooperation, respect and mutual belief in the shared destiny. He further highlighted the shared commitment to boost the political consultation […]
Al-Bawsala organisation condemned the violation, for the second time in two weeks, of article 103 of the rules of procedure of the House of People’s Representatives (French: ARP). «This is a flagrant violation of the principle of transparency of public meetings and an attack on the right of access to information for citizens,» the organisation said in a statement on […]
The INVESTMED project will launch, in September 2021, its training programme on sustainable business management aiming to have a positive impact on startups and MSMEs in the green, blue and creative and cultural industries in three Arab countries namely Tunisia, Egypt and Lebanon. INVESTMED is a project co-funded under the ENI CBC MED programme that aims to address economic and […]
