Day: January 24, 2017

Jhinaoui: “Tunisia and Egypt most affected by situation in Libya, we help Libyans for dialogue and understanding”

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Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui said that “Tunisia and Egypt are the most affected countries by the crises in the Arab region, including the situation in Libya.” The Minister of Foreign Affairs, who chaired Tuesday the opening, with his Egyptian counterpart Sameh Chokri, of the 13th session of the Tunisian-Egyptian consultation committee, said that the consolidation of relations between the two countries “serves the causes of the countries of the region “, considering that” it is not possible to turn the back on the repercussions of the crises in the Arab…

Jihadists ‘stashed thousands of euros’ among graves at famous Paris cemetery

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Police say that they recovered a stash of jihadist money that was hidden in the famous Paris Montparnassee cemetery. Anti-terrorist police say they recovered €13,300 that was hidden in a crack in a grave in the Montparnasse cemetery, reported Le Parisien newspaper on Tuesday. The famous cemetery in the south of Paris is a popular stop on the tourist circuit due to some of the famous names that are buried there such as singer Serge Gainsbourg, philosophers Jean-Paul Sartre and Simone de Beauvoir and Irish writer Samuel Beckett. A police source…

Italian MEDI master trains Tunisian experts in migration, diploma ceremony to take place 27/1

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The Italian Cultural Institute of Tunis in conjunction with Lazio Region training service Eyes will be awarding diplomas in its MEDI master’s program in cultural mediation in a ceremony January 27 in Tunis, together with a conference organised by the Tunisian-Italian Chamber of Commerce and Industry (CTICI). The MEDI master’s degree aims to train experts in migration and intercultural relations to work in public institutions, non-profits, NGOs, and private companies in research, orientation, programme planning, service management, and monitoring. The work objective will be the evolution of integration and the…

Moody’s: Pressure on Tunisian banks to remain amid significant asset risk and challenging operating conditions

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Moody’s Investors Service says that subdued economic growth, evolving regulation and significant asset risk pressure will maintain pressure on Tunisian banks’ performance. Moody’s report, entitled “Banks – Tunisia: Subdued economic growth, evolving regulation and significant asset risk will maintain pressure on banking performance,” is available on www.moodys.com. Moody’s subscribers can access this report via the link provided at the end of this press release. “Asset risk is a major issue facing Tunisian banks, and we expect non-performing loans to remain at high levels — at around 17% of gross loans…

Tunisia: Ennahdha’s Chief Hails Trump

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Leader of the Tunisian Islamist party Ennahdha has debunked claims that the new US President Donald Trump is anti-Islam. For Rached Ghanouchi only Jihadists will fear Trump’s overt anti-Islam philosophy, huffpostmaghreb.com reports. “Terrorists are those who feel threatened by Donald Trump’s policy,” Ghanouchi said Saturday during a ceremony in the governorate of Mahdia to present condolences to the families of some Tunisian fishermen who died in December after their boat capsized. “Pure and peaceful Muslims need not to fear US President Donald Trump’s policy,” he added. Taking oath on Friday,…