The Ministry of Transport denied reports by Libyan media on the launch of regular flights between the Tunis-Carthage airport and the Misurata airport via the Zouara airport, Libya. The ministry said in a statement released Monday that the Directorate General of Civil Aviation in Tunisia is still waiting to receive from the Libyan sides security documents required pursuant to the […]
Tunisian athlete Sarra Mzougui won Sunday the gold medal in her category (-78) in the Junior World Judo Championships organised in Miami, Florida, October 22-26. Mzougui beat at final French Hawa Camara (silver medal). Thanks to this medal, the Tunisian athlete, who ranks now 10th in the world in her junior category, has won 500 points which would allow to […]
Tunisia gly denounced Friday’s terrorist attacks in North Sinai, Egypt, which killed and injured several security personnel. Tunisia urged anew the international community to combat terrorism in its various facets and rise up against the organisations that offer support and financing, the Foreign Ministry said Saturday in a press release. It also expressed solidarity with Egypt, government and people. International […]
Eight youths were arrested, Thursday evening in Nabeul, for belonging to a banned terrorist organisation. According to an informed security source, these suspects were arrested following the security campaign launched by the security units in Nabeul and neighbourhoods. Several computers which were in the possession of one of the suspects were seized, the same source said to TAP correspondent. Investigations […]
Mufti of the Republic Hamda Said decried the use of children by terrorists as a human shield and called it a cowardly and despicable act. The repetitive attacks against the country and the people while using innocents as human shields make the crime even more shameful, the Mufti said Friday in a press release. Hamda Said underlined that putting children […]
Canadian Foreign Minister John Baird congratulates Tunisians for the legislative elections of October 26, that he described “historic”. “Canada congratulates Tunisia on the historic parliamentary elections held, on Sunday October 26, 2014” a statement of John Baird, released public Monday by the Embassy of Canada in Tunis, reads. “Tunisians have demonstrated diligence, determination and perseverance throughout their country’s transition to […]
U.S. President Barack Obama congratulated the people of Tunisia on the democratic election of new parliament, saying it is an important milestone in the country’s historic political transition, the White House said Sunday in a press release”. Tunisians continued to inspire people across their region and around the world, as they did during Tunisia’s 2011 revolution and with the adoption […]
The draw to determine the order of appearance of presidential candidates in election broadcasts and the order of candidates on ballot papers was made on Friday afternoon. The draw took place in the presence of two bailiffs and a number of presidential candidates. The Independent High Authority for the Elections has retained 27 candidacy files for the 2014 presidential election […]
Switzerland is committed to ensuring the success of the upcoming elections in Tunisia. Switzerland is a major stakeholder with a wide variety of programmes in Tunisia and is providing significant assistance to the UN Development Programme (UNDP), which is supporting the elections on behalf of the international community. In addition, Switzerland is promoting dialogue between the different parties and is […]
Leader in Ennahdha Movement Abdelhamid Jelassi called, on Sunday evening, for abstaining from commenting on the results of the legislative elections before their official announcement. In a conference held at the end of the vote, Jelassi stressed his party’s satisfaction at the conduct of the electoral process. Source : Tunis Afrique Presse
Presidential candidate of El-Mahaba current Hechmi Hamdi said, Monday, he withdraws from next November 23 race. The failure of the current to win a majority of seats in the Assembly of the People’s Representatives is behind such a decision, said official spokesperson for Al-Mahaba Said Kharchoufi. This would prevent the party from forming its next government and implementing its programme, […]
President of the Ennahdha Movement Rached Ghannouchi called on Tunisians to get results from official sources, namely the Independent High Authority for the Elections (ISIE). He said at an interview with a private TV channel that his party “will accept the election results,” and “calls for respecting the Tunisian people’s choice.” Commenting on indicators provided Sunday evening by a polling […]
