Day: December 18, 2018

Over 13,500 Tunisian migrants reached Italian coasts illegally in 4 years (Report)

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The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights revealed that more than 13,500 Tunisian migrants reached illegally Italian coasts in the past four years. The President of the forum, Massoud Romdhani said that from January to the end of November in 2018, the number of irregular migrants exceeded 6,000, against 569 in 2015. He said that 67 % of the people who left the Tunisian territory in a non-regulatory way were between the age of 20 and 30 years old and most of them were unemployed or in precarious jobs.…

BEE set to launch internet service operations in Tunisia in Q1 2019

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BEE, a joint venture formed by Tunisian and foreign investors, will launch internet services in Tunisia in the first quarter of 2019, reports Ecofin. BEE will initially offer ADSL and VDSL services before expanding to others such as FTTH, IPTV and telephony, the new company’s operations manager Karim Labidi said. He said the project is administratively and technically ready for launch. A network of sales points is being installed in the country to be as close to clients as possible. BEE is counting on proximity and competitive prices to gain…