Month: September 2018

A ceremony was held last Saturday in the Saudi Embassy in Tunis to mark the celebration of the 88th National Day of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the presence of a number of senior Tunisian officials, ambassadors accredited to Tunisia, a number of political, economic, cultural and media figures and Saudis in Tunisia. On this occasion, Saudi Ambassador to Tunisia, Mohamed bin Mahmoud Al-Ali voiced his best wishes and congratulations to the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud hailing the  successive and comprehensive developments in…

Tunisia is working hard to reinforce its cyber defense capabilities, through the establishment of a national strategy to combat cybercrime, said Kamel Akrout, a senior advisor for national security, on Monday. “No country in the world is safe from cyber threats and that’s why Tunisian authorities are developing competencies in this area,” said Akrout, at a workshop on Tunisia National Cyber Defense Strategy. Akrout said 82 percent of all crimes in the world are cyber crimes and 12 percent of these crimes are related to the espionage of government and…

A heavy rainfall killed five people in Nabeul province in northeast Tunisia, Tunisian Civil Protection Spokesman Moez Triaa toldmedia on Sunday. According to Triaa, the dead included two sisters and a 13-year-old child. Most of the Tunisian territory suffered a heavy rainfall since Saturday morning, especially the province of Nabeul, where the maximum rainfall reached 197 millimeters, according to Tunisian National Meteorology Institute.  Tunisian civil protection units and security forces helped 86 vehicles trapped on road and rescued a group of 25 Japanese tourists who were stranded near a beach area.…

The Tunisian fishermen retained by the Italian authorities for several weeks, have been released and are expected back in Tunisia in the next few days, announced Saturday, the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries (UTAP). The fishing vessel “Bourassine hc 1015” that belongs to the port of Zarzis had been seized since August 30, 2018, by the Italian authorities and its crew arrested, as they had rescued a group of 14 illegal immigrants after informing the concerned Italian authorities in advance. TunisianMonitorOnline (Source:TAP)

Tunis will host the 9th Annual Conference of the Pan African Lawyers Union (PALU) on September 27-29, 2018. “One Continent, One People, One Economy: Developing Africa through continental free trade and free movement” is the theme of the 9th Annual Conference of the Pan African Lawyers Union which will bring together at least 600 lawyers from all corners of the African continents. The PALU 9th conference will provide the opportunity for the participants to attend debates of current issues in the African continent and to voice aspiration for a united,…