Day: July 28, 2019

Tunisia, China to bolster relations as part of BRI

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Tunisia is seeking to bolster collaboration with China as part of the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI).  The issue was at the centre of a meeting between Premier Youssef Chahed and head of the International Department of the Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC), Song Tao. Both sides are also likely to engage in further discussions aimed at encouraging a comprehensive Sino-Tunisia growth of relations. Chahed also highlighted the significance of cooperation between the two countries, voicing anticipation for a stronger presence in BRI. Tunisia attaches great…

Registration of presidential candidates to open on August 2

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Registration for candidates bidding for the presidency will start on August 2, an Independent High Authority for the Election (ISIE) official said Sunday, as Tunisia is striving to go through democratic transition after the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi on July 25.  Essebsi, Tunisia’s first democratically elected president, died on Thursday aged 92, nearly five years after he joined the Presidency in the Carthage Palace.  Shortly after his death, parliamentary speaker Mohamed Ennaceur was sworn in as interim president for a maximum period of 90 days, during which a…