A platform to appraise the performance of municipalities in Tunis was launched, the Arab Governance Institute (AGI) announced on Saturday. “Baladiameter is an interactive online tool made available on www.baladiati.tn,” AGI Executive Director Donia Torki Saturday told TAP on the sidelines of a seminar on “Local Governance: Challenges and Solutions.” Citizens can “freely and instantly” assess the performance of their […]
A serviceman opened fire, Monday morning, wounding his colleagues in the Bushusha military barracks, in Bardo, spokesman for the National Defence Ministry Colonel-Lieutenant Belhassen Oueslati said. The Anti-Terrorist Brigade are checking the surroundings and inside the mosque near the barracks, TAP journalist on the scene pointed out. According to spokesman for the Interior Ministry Mohamed Ali Laroui “No shooting took […]
Tounes Ta3mal 2.0, a platform to help young jobseekers was launched Friday by Microsoft, in partnership with Silatech, said Microsoft Tunisia Citizenship Programme Manager Alia Mahmoud. The platform provides access to 400 lessons to strengthen professional skills of Tunisian youth, particularly those seeking jobs, besides career guidance, entrepreneurial training, internship proposals volunteer activities. It also offers young promoters a direct […]
A fifth victim succumbed to his injuries following the shooting in the Boushusha military barracks, in Bardo. The new toll was provided by spokesman for the Presidency of the Republic Moez Sinaoui when presenting the outcome of the President of the Republic’s visit to U.S.A., May 20-21. A serviceman had opened fire, Monday morning, on his colleagues inside the Boushusha […]
The Tunisian-Moroccan cultural days will be held from May 27 to 29 in Tunis, with the participation of several creators and intellectuals from the two countries. The programme of these days, to be held by the Ministry of Culture and Heritage Preservation, in collaboration with Morocco’s embassy to Tunisia, includes lectures, a book fair, a fine arts exhibition as well […]
UK Minister for the Middle East and North Africa Tobias Ellwood visits Tunisia, welcoming progress and reiterating continued UK support Foreign Office Minister for the Middle East and North Africa said: “I was delighted to make my first visit to Tunisia. “In my discussions with Tunisian Ministers and political leaders I conveyed my warm congratulations on the completion of the […]
The Boushusha shooting “is an isolated act,” confirmed, Monday, spokesman for the National Defence Ministry Belhassen Oueslati, specifying that the gunner soldier “had family problems.” Speaking to reporters, Oueslati announced a new toll of 8 dead and 10 wounded, including a serious one. The gunner soldier, who was also shot dead, was a corporal who had been transferred to a […]
Deputy Secretary-General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Bouali Mbarki said “despite the legitimate demands of job-seekers in the Gafsa region, the UGTT is opposed to any blocking of the functioning of the Gafsa Phosphate Company (CPG) and calls for the resumption of work in units of the company that employs thousands of people. Speaking at the opening of […]
Another group of Tunisians, held in Libya, will be released Sunday or Monday, head of the anti-illegal migration office in Tripoli Abderrazek Tahar Cheniti said Saturday. More than 100 Tunisian nationals were already released last Wednesday and Thursday, he added in a statement to TAP. The Libyan official said it is not possible, now, to determine the exact number of […]
Tunisian judoka Faisal Jaballah (100 kg) finished 7th at the World Judo Masters 2015 held Saturday and Sunday in Rabat (Morocco). After winning his first preliminary bout over Moroccan Mehdi Melki, Faisal Jaballah conceded two defeats to Japanese Chichinoheacute Ryu and to Georgian Levani Matiashvili in repechage. This edition brought together the 250 best judokas in the world, including Olympic […]
Tunisia’s Inter-professional Fruit Group (GIFruits) is organising next May 27 an event to showcase the country’s early fruits on the celebration of Tunisia’s Day at Expo Milano 2015. The objective is to promote Tunisian fruits, particularly quality and competitive early fruits that mature two weeks before those of European countries, according to Director General of GIFruits Mohamed Ali Jendoubi. The […]
Some 39 agricultural projects worth 191 million Tunisian dinars (MTD) remain blocked until now, Minister of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries Saad Seddik said on Saturday. This number exceeded 200 in 2012 and 2013, but from the end of 2014 and early 2015, works of several projects have resumed, he noted at a seminar on “difficulties of implementation of public […]
