Tunisia has taken steps in recent years to increase the competitiveness and recognition of its olive oils – an important export for the country and source of income for over one million Tunisians. In 2017, industry stakeholders came together…
Read more from the source : UN Food and Agriculture Organization
Tags : Tunisia, olive oil, covid 19,
On 29th September 2020, at the Hôtel El Mechtel, Tunis, The Association Tunisienne des femmes démocrates (Tunisian Association of Democratic Women, or ATFD) teamed up with the Arab NGO Network for Development (ANND) to stage …
Read more from the source : FORUS
Tags : Tunisia, economy, development,
Tunisian authorities announced on Thursday, October 22, that the curfew in the Greater Tunis Area has been extended due to an increase in coronavirus disease (COVID-19) cases in the region. The curfew is in place from 21:00 – 05:00 (local time) Monday to Friday, and from 19:00 – 05:00 on Saturdays and Sundays. All non-essential businesses have been ordered to …
Read more from the source : Garda World
Tags : Tunisia, coronavirus, covid 19,
Standing side by side in their grey uniforms, they formed a whole, a sort of impenetrable, unwavering wall as a crowd of young protesters, boiling with anger, hurled insults and made obscene gestures at them. Yet, the response unit officers were, just like all Tunisian law enforcement officers, directly concerned by the crowd’s demands. Backed by around…
Read more from the source : The Africa Report
Tags : Tunisia, repression, human rights,
As the Arab Spring’s birthplace and its sole fledgling democracy, Tunisia represents an encouraging yet incomplete victory against authoritarian rule and violent extremism. Tunisia’s progress since the revolution in 2011 makes it an important…
Read more from the source : The United States Institute of Peace
Tags : Tunisia, arab spring, democracy,
The Tunisian authorities announced on Monday that their naval patrols had intercepted a total of 19 boats carrying 246 migrants hoping to make a new life in Italy. The vast majority of migrants were from Tunisia, 29 of them however came…
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Tags : Tunisia, migration,
The Principality of Monaco has recently signed its first funding agreement with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the two parties have agreed a tripartite declaration together with the Union for the Mediterranean …
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Tags : Tunisia, UNIDO, Monaco, Union for the Mediterranean,
A new Tunisian government, headed by 46-year-old Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, was sworn in before President Kais Saied at the Carthage Palace outside Tunis on Wednesday. The ceremony followed a marathon 15-hour confidence vote on Tuesday in which Mechichi and his 28-member Cabinet were confirmed by a vote of 134-to-67 with no abstentions…
Read more from the source : Deutsche Welle
Tags : Tunisia, new government, Hichem Mechichi,
It is a large white house with blue shutters in Al-Maharas, a small town in central Tunisia. The ground is immaculate. The rooms are empty. Through the open windows, we hear the sea. The scent of seaweed and sea salt tickles our nostrils…
Read more from the source : In depth news
Tags : Tunisia, migration, Libya,
Whether it occurs on a migratory route or in a conflict zone, the disappearance of a loved one is devastating to a family. Overnight, all contact is lost. The search and the waiting begin. Families look for any sign, any information to cling to, to keep hoping. Being without news of a loved one causes immense suffering and hardship for those that are left behind. In addition to…
Read more from the source : International Committee of the Red Cross
Tags: Tunisia, migration, disappearance,