Early presidential polls: Kais Said and Nabil Karoui at runoff election

Independent candidate Kais Saïd and Qalb Tounes (Heart of Tunisia) candidate Nabil Karoui reached the presidential runoff election, the Independent High Authority for the Elections (ISIE) announced on Tuesday afternoon. Kais Saïd is leading in the first round of the early presidential election with 620,711 votes (18.4%), while Nabil Karoui collected 525,517 (15.6%), according to the preliminary results announced by ISIE. Registered voters: 7,074,566 Voters: 3,465,184 Votes cast: 3,372,746 Spoilt ballots: 68,125 Blank ballots: 24,085ISIE ISIE President Nabil Baffoun said the filing of legal challenges against the preliminary results of…

More than 35 African countries attend SIAMAP 2019, new agreements to be inked

The Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries (UTAP) is organizing the 14th International Exhibition of Agriculture, Agricultural Machinery and Equipment (SIAMAP 2019) from September 24 to 29 at the Ek Kram Exhibition Centre in Tunis. More than 35 African countries and some 250,000 visitors are attending the show. In addition to the exhibitors’ pavilions, SIAMAP will organize scientific seminars on women farmers and their role in economic integration, renewable agriculture and research and technology tools. In addition, young people will participate in competitions to encourage them to invent new applications…