“The Symphony of the 5 senses” theme of Pinna association Culinary Camp

The Tunisian Pinna APDPE Association is organising on July 20-22, 2018, in Haouaria (Tunisian Cap Bon) a culinary camp on the theme of “the Symphony of the 5 senses” in collaboration with the Indian Embassy to Tunisia. Yoga sessions are on the agenda of the Culinary camp to be offered by Indian Yoga Coach Dayaram Sharma.  The culinary camp will be an occasion for the camping lovers to take the first step towards inner peace and testing the five senses through Yoga, Nature walk, Peacebuilding, Meditation, wildness, outdoors activities and life in…

Some 3,073 illegal Tunisian migrants arrived in Italy since early 2018 (IOM Mission Chief in Tunis)

Some 3073 irregular Tunisian migrants have arrived by sea in Italy, since the beginning of this year, and until mid-July 2018, revealed Monday Lorena Lando, International Organisation for Migration (IOM) Mission Chief in Tunis. Tunisia ranked first in 2018 in terms of irregular migrant arrivals in Italy, during this period, she said, during her participation in a hearing session held by the Tunisian Affairs Committee on the subject of foreigners within the House of the People’s Representatives (HPR). The number of Tunisian migrants arriving in Italy from 1 January to…

BCE says PM should quit if crisis continues

President Beji Caid Essebsi called on Sunday for Prime Minister Youssef Chahed to step down or seek a confidence vote if the country’s political and economic crisis persists.  Prime Minister Youssef Chahed must “move to change the situation and improve it,” Essebsi said on Nessma TV. “If that is not possible, then he must resign or to go to the parliament” for a vote of confidence, he said. There is a difference between the parties and national organizations about the government, between government and key players like UGTT and some…

Matmata Underground Houses

Made famous by “Star Wars,” these troglodyte homes face an uncertain future. The Berber underground homes of Matmata lie in an arid, pockmarked landscape in the parched valleys of southern Tunisia’s Djebel Dahar region. Made famous by Star Wars, these traditional structures are now threatened as residents move away to live in towns and villages. Every Star Wars fan worth their salt knows a little about the location of Luke Skywalker’s house: not Tatooine, but the actual filming location in Tunisia. Or, to be more precise, the Hotel Sidi Driss in Matmata, chosen as the set…