Interim Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa is to hold a news conference, Wednesday, on preparations ahead of elections. The news conference, set for 6PM at the Tunis Convention Centre, will follow an inauguration ceremony of the press centre at the same venue, the Aiser to the Prime Minister in charge of Communication told TAP. Source : Tunis Afrique Presse
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mongi Hamdi received, on Wednesday, true copies of credentials of the new ambassadors of Jordan Aoued Khaled Sarhan and Uruguay with residence in Cairo Augustin Milton Espinosa-Lloveras. Mongi Hamdi reiterated Tunisia’s commitment to strengthen the Tunisian-Jordanian co-operation, according to a statement from the Foreign Ministry. For his part, the Jordanian diplomat stressed the “g ties binding […]
Ettakatol Party leader Khalil Zaouia said that terrorism represents the main challenge for any government in Tunisia. Countering terrorism requires a g national consensus, he estimated in a statement to TAP, on the sidelines of a meeting held, Tuesday in Hammamet, by the party’s candidate list in the constituency of Nabeul II. Khalil Zaouia pointed out that the issue of […]
The growing link between cartels and armed jihadi militants along Tunisia’s borders with Algeria and Libya, combined with heightened ideological polarisation, could form an explosive mix ahead of Tunisia’s legislative and presidential elections. In its latest briefing,a href=”……stories201410221365.html” target=”_blank” Tunisia’s Borders (II): Terrorism and Regional Polarisationa, the International Crisis Group builds on its November 2013 report and analyses the alarming […]
Since the December 2010-January 2011 uprising, Tunisia has successfully overcome successive political crises, yet seems less able to absorb the impact of major jihadi attacks. As a result of the successful national dialogue, 2014 began on a note of optimism that led to a significant reduction in political tensions, but concerns are growing again. At the heart of this anxiety […]
National Defence Minister Ghazi Jribi and Qatari opposite number General-Major Hamad Ben Ali Al-Attia looked, Tuesday, at means to establish a Tunisian-Qatari partnership in the military industry field. According to a news release of the ministry, Wednesday, the two officials reviewed the agenda of the 1st Tunisian-Qatari Joint Military Commission due to convene in December. Al-Attia asserted on the occasion, […]
Democrat Current Secretary-General Mohamed Abbou estimated, Tuesday during a meeting in Monastir, that the situation in Tunisia could be improved, exhorting the next governments to endeavour to implement law. He added that the edification of a developed State is possible in Tunisia, notably by establishing a new regime in the next five years and through dialogue and not by political […]
Minister of Foreign Affairs Mongi Hamdi inaugurated, on Tuesday, the offices of Tunisia’s General Consulate in Istanbul, Turkey. At a ceremony held on the occasion, Hamdi paid tribute to the Turkish government for its co-operation in facilitating the starting of the Consulate’s activities. He urged Tunisians to vote massively in the upcoming presidential and legislative elections, recalling the concern of […]
Analysing the current political landscape, Afek Tounes Party Secretary-General Yassine Brahim estimated that the bipolarisation of the political life is positive since a single party can not dominate the country. It is important that a third party which has a political weight and an experience of governance be present, he added, expressing wish that his party will hold this third […]
Tunisia, on Tuesday, received an invitation from Russia to participate in the 2nd Arab-Russian Co-operation Forum scheduled for December 3 in Khartoum. The invitation was handed over to Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs Fayccedilal Gouia by Ambassador of the Russian Federation Alexandre Cheine at a meeting in the seat of the Ministry. The Secretary of State welcomed this initiative […]
The political and military developments and non-stop assaults on the Palestinian people were the centrepiece of a talk that President of the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) Mustapha Ben Jaafar had, Tuesday, with Member of Fatah Central Committee Azzam Al-Ahmad. The latter spoke of initiatives to rally international support for the Palestinian people in their fight for an independent state. He […]
Army forces, including reservists, will be fully mobilised to secure the upcoming elections, Spokesman for the Ministry of Defence Lieutenant-Colonel Belhassen Oueslati said at a press conference on Tuesday. Preparations of the Army ahead of the forthcoming parliamentary elections was the focus of the conference alongside the security situation in the country. Speaking of the logistical component, Oueslati noted that […]
