Renewable energies: Launch of whole sector chained by bureaucracy

Less than 10 years ago, Tunisia reached the deadline for achieving one of the objectives of the Tunisian solar plan, namely the production of 3815 megawatts (MW) of electricity, from renewable energy and thus increase the share of these energies in the overall production to 30% in 2030. But since the adoption of this plan in 2015, the installed energy […]

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Mechichi examines in Geneva ways to help Tunisia produce COVID-19 vaccine

Director-General of the World Trade Organization (WTO), Ngozi Okonjo-Iwealala, said Wednesday in Geneva (Switzerland) that she will work with the World Health Organisation (WHO) to help Tunisia manufacture the anti-COVID vaccine in Tunisia, a statement of the Prime Ministry reads. She stressed, in a statement to the media, reported at the end of the talks with Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, […]

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Morocco-USA: Trade Multiplied Fivefold Since 2005 (Diplomat)

This commercial dynamic has allowed the creation of thousands of jobs and contributed to the economic development of the Kingdom and the United States, underlined Green on the occasion of the celebration of the 15th anniversary of the American-Moroccan Free Trade Agreement, organized by the American Chamber of Commerce (AmCham Maroc) and the American Diplomatic Mission in Morocco. “There are […]

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Head of Govt. Presents Results and Prospects of CRIs’ Reform

In response to a question on “the reform of the CRIs and its impact on the economic and social development of the regions”, during the monthly session of general policy questions in the House of Representatives, the Head of Government said that the volume of investments recorded a significant increase of 154% in 2020, jumping from 59.7 billion dirhams in […]

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Giant Tanger Med in Vogue Despite Pandemic (Jeune Afrique)

“The Moroccan hub continues to trace its path in the Mediterranean Sea, of which it has become the number 1 complex for containerized traffic,” wrote Jeune Afrique, noting that the economy of Tanger Med is “in good shape” in 2021 and the figures for the beginning of the year “have even surpassed those of last year”. Recalling the figures in […]

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World Judo Championships qualifiers: Ghofrane Khelifi eliminated in round 2

Tunisian judokate Ghofrane Khelifi (U57 kg) was defeated by Dutch Sanne Verhagen at round 2 of the World Judo Championships Seniors Hungary 2021 qualifiers Tuesday. Previously, Oumaima Bdioui (U48 kg) was eliminated in the second round by Italian Francesca Milani. The other Tunisian judokates Nihel Landolsi (U70kg) and Nihel Cheikhrouhou (+ 78kg) will compete, next Thursday and Saturday respectively. Source: […]

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Arab Shooting Championship: Tunisia win two gold medals

The national shooting team won two gold medals at the 16th Arab Shooting Championship held in Cairo, Egypt from June 1 to 12 with the participation of more than 300 shooters, said President of the Tunisian Shooting Federation Ridha Manai. The medals were won by Olfa Cherni in the individual 10m air pistol competition as well as by the women’s […]

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Siliana sees surge in coronavirus fatalities and infections

Six more coronavirus fatalities and 53 infections were reported in the governorate of Siliana over the past 48 hours. Hence, the region has seen 237 deaths and 6,171 infections since the outbreak of the pandemic, according to an updated report released Tuesday by the local health directorate in Siliana. 75 patients are currently at the governorate’s hospitals, including 8 in […]

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COVID-19: Monastir reports 1 death and 34 more infections

The governorate of Monastir reported one more COVID-19 related death, taking the death toll to 534 since the outbreak of the pandemic. 34 further infections were recorded, bringing the caseload to 19,751, including 18,275 recoveries. The region counts 942 active virus carriers, 92 of whom in public and private health facilities, according to the local health directorate’s updated report released […]

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