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Tasheer center and Umrah platform inaugurated in Tunis

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Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Hajj and Umrah, Tawfiq Al-Rabiah, announced on Monday the opening of a “Tasheer” visa application center in Tunis and the inauguration of a platform dedicated to the Umrah. In a joint press conference with Minister of Religious Affairs, Brahim Chaibi, the Saudi minister explained that the center would issue electronic visas for Saudi Arabia and various other services within a few hours. As for the digital platform for Umrah, the Minister explained that it will enable Tunisians to choose their accommodation and means of transport, as…

Iraq…a clear vision for the world Dr.. Abdullah Al-Alawi

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Iraq expressed a clear vision of the current international and regional changes based on firm foundations represented in achieving stability and peace for all peoples and commitment to international humanitarian conventions. This expression was made by Prime Minister Muhammad Shiaa Al-Sudani during his visit to the Russian capital, Moscow, and his meeting with President Vladimir Putin on October 10. Al-Sudani was clear in his rejection of Israeli violence against Palestinian civilians and his call to achieve peace by recognizing the rights of the Palestinian people. He also renewed his adherence…

AFRICA: with the exception of Egypt and Tunisia other countries will not achieve SDG6

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Published on the sidelines of the 78th General Assembly of the United Nations, the latest report on sustainable development in Africa assesses the continent’s progress in implementing the five main Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). It shows steady progress on the key targets of the SDGs, in particular on 4G mobile network coverage and access to drinking water and electricity. Out of 48 countries assessed in Africa, only Egypt and Tunisia are on track to achieve the goal of universal basic sanitation by 2030. The 2023 report on sustainable development in…

“HABIBA Jewellery: Timeless Tunisian jewelry takes the international arena by storm

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Credit goes to WIPO There are two vital ingredients in any entrepreneur’s recipe for success: passion and perseverance. Sonia Feki, founder of the HABIBA jewellery brand, has an unusual background. With a master’s degree in financial management from the Institut Supérieur de Gestion, she first worked in the banking and real estate sectors, then in distribution. Drawing on her experience in distribution, Sonia Feki decided to put this experience to work on a Tunisian range of luxury jewelry and accessories. It’s a dream she’s had for some time, and above…

Tunisia-US scientist Moungi Bawendi wins Nobel Prize in Chemistry 2023

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Along with American Louis Brus and Russian Alexei Ekimov, Tunisian-American scientist Moungi Bawendi has won the 2023 Nobel Prize in Chemistry for “the discovery and synthesis of quantum dots”, which light up computer and television screens and are used by doctors to map tumours. Bawendi, 62, is the Lester Wolfe Professor of Chemistry at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT). The three scientists were awarded the prize on Wednesday for “the discovery and development of quantum dots, nanoparticles so tiny that their size determines their properties”, according to a press…

CIFF 45th edition to feature 24 Egyptian and Arab films

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Films selected from all over the Arab Arab world encompass the diversityand richness of the region This year, the Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) will showcase a significantand rich selection of Egyptian and Arab films, constituting nearly a quarter of thefestival’s programme. These selections encompass a diverse range of Arabicfilms, including world premieres and internationally acclaimed films that havegarnered public and critical acclaim at various international film festivals. CIFF is committed to allowing its audience to experience the most recentcinematic offerings from Egypt and the Arab world. The festival is…

2,350 tourists aboard Costa Favolosa cruise ship as it berths at La Goulette port

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With 2350 tourists on board, “Costa Cruises” cruise ship Costa Favolosa docked at the port of La Goulette on Tuesday from Palermo, Italy, after an eight-year interruption. Launched in 2011, the Costa Favolosa is one of the largest cruise ships in the Mediterranean, with 1,508 cabins. It is 290 meters long and has 17 floors. Costa Cruises, founded in the 1940s, is one of the oldest customers of the Port of La Goulette and has been operating voyages to Tunisia since the 1980s. Costa Cruises’ return to Tunisian ports is…

We will not accept any implicit resettlement of immigrants, says FM to UN General Assembly

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Minister of Foreign Affairs, Nabil Ammar, said in his speech to the United Nations General Assembly in New York that “Tunisia will not accept the implicit resettlement of irregular migrants”, according to Foreign Ministry’s Facebook page. “Tunisia, in turn, condemns any irresponsible political and media exploitation of the suffering of the victims of irregular migration”, he continued, stressing the need to follow up the process of the “Conference on Development and Migration” hosted by the Italian capital, Rome, early last summer, with a Tunisian-Italian initiative”. The Foreign Minister declared that…

EBRD – AfDB: Employment Creation Task Force for Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt

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The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) and the African Development Bank (AfDB) have announced the establishment of a Task Force for Entrepreneurship and Job Creation in Tunisia, Morocco and Egypt. This is a joint task force to encourage entrepreneurship and stimulate job creation and growth in these three countries, according to an EBRD press release. The official launch of the Task Force took place yesterday, September 21, 2023, during a workshop at the AfDB’s North Africa Regional Office in Tunis. This joint Task Force on entrepreneurship and very…

€127 million aid package announced by EC to support implementation of MoU with Tunisia

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” In support of the implementation of the Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on a strategic and comprehensive partnership between the EU and Tunisia, the European Commission announces a 60 million euro budget support package for Tunisia and a migration operational assistance package worth around 67 million euros, to be disbursed in the coming days, contracted and delivered rapidly respectively, according to a press release from the Commission of the European Union published on Friday. This follows Thursday’s telephone conversation between Olivér Várhelyi, Commissioner for Neighborhood and Enlargement Policy, and Nabil…