AAAID supports agricultural development projects in Sidi Bouzid

The Arab Authority for Agricultural Investment and Development (AAAID) will support agricultural development projects in the governorate of Sidi Bouzid as part of the “Central Production Market Platform Project”, which covers 70ha at a total cost of TND 116 million. This project was the focus of a meeting held on Tuesday between the Minister for the Economy and Planning, Samir Said, and the Chairman of AAAID, Mohammed bin Obaid Al Mazrooei. AAAID will contribute TND 22.3 million to the capital of the company managing this project. The two parties also…

Glass industry: Pakistani company presents its production project in Tunisia to FIPA

A delegation from the Pakistani company TARIQ GLASS INDUSTRIES LTD, comprising Mr Mohamed Baig, Deputy Managing Director, and Mr Mustafa Baig, Technical Director, visited FIPA-Tunisia on September 1, 2023. TARIQ GLASS INDUSTRIES LTD is the leading glass manufacturer in Pakistan. It has grown from a family business established in 1982 to a company listed on the Pakistan Stock Exchange. It produces over 1,500 tonnes of float glass, glass for tableware and containers (opal and pharmaceutical glass). The company exports to 50 countries. According to FIPA, during the meeting, the company’s…

Tunisian and Saudi officials assess bilateral cooperation and discuss crises in region

The 3rd session of the monitoring and political consultation committee between Tunisia and Saudi Arabia was held on Sunday in Riyadh, under the chairmanship of the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil Ammar, and his Saudi counterpart, Prince Faisal bin Farhan bin Abdullah Al Saud TAP reports. The committee agreed to step up the pace of consultations between the two countries, to ensure regular and recurring coordination meetings and to work to speed up the resolution of crises in certain “sister countries” in order to ensure security…

Tunisian Hatem Sellami uses artificial intelligence and data science to optimise promotions

A computer scientist, he has extensive experience in predictive analysis. His company Cognira helps retailers and wholesalers to better manage and optimise their promotions. Hatem Sellami is a Tunisian computer scientist who graduated from the Georgia Institute of Technology in 1995 with a doctorate in computer engineering, and from the Georgia Tech Scheller College of Business in 1996 with a master’s degree in finance and technology management. He is a co-founder and the CEO of Cognira. Founded in 2015, Cognira is a US-based company that provides retailers and wholesalers with…

Oscars 2024: Tunisia Picks Kaouther Ben Hania’s ‘Four Daughters’ for International Feature Category

Ben Hania’s last feature, ‘The Man Who Sold His Skin,’ made the Oscar shortlist in 2021. Kaouther Ben Hania’s “Four Daughters” is the film that will represent Tunisia at the 96th Academy Awards for Best International Film «Oscars» 2024. According to the rules for the 2024 Oscar nominations, candidate films must have been released in their country of origin between December 1, 2022 and October 31, 2023. A shortlist of 15 films will be announced on December 21 and a shortlist of five films will be announced in early January…

Tunisia to get UN-backed $100m financing package to support youth projects

Tunisia is set to receive a financing package of $100 million to be used to support employment and youth projects, the UN Resident Coordinator in the North African country announced Thursday, August 31. Arnaud Peral made the announcement on the sidelines of a workshop organized by the Tunisian ministry of Planning and Economy in conjunction with the UN. The workshop aimed at preparing Tunisia’s participation in the World Leaders Summit on Sustainable Development Goals at the United Nations headquarters in New York on September 18 and 19, “Webdo Tunis reports”.…

Tunisia: Olive oil export revenues rose by 36.9% at the end of May 2023

Tunisian olive oil export revenues have increased by 36.9% since the start of the 2022/2023 campaign until the end of May 2023, reaching 2.1 billion dinars, despite a 9.8% drop in the volume of exports (to 132.5 thousand tonnes), according to data published on Monday by the National Observatory of Agriculture (ONAGRI). In fact, the average price of olive oil during the first seven months of the 2022/2023 campaign increased by 52% compared with the same period of the previous campaign, with a variation of 14 DT/kg to 20 DT/kg…

World Bank finances Tunisia-Europe undersea cable project to connect energy grids

The Tunisia-Europe undersea cable project, which would link the electrical grids of Tunisia and Europe, has received approval for $268.4m in finance from the World Bank Group‘s board of directors. Additionally, it will assist the trade in renewable energy. Which is crucial to Tunisia’s plan for climate change and sustainable development. The initiative will strengthen the World Bank’s long-standing collaboration with the Tunisian government in the energy sector, according to Alexandre Arrobbio, the country’s World Bank manager. Furthermore, Italy’s Terna and Tunisia’s Steg are working together to build the 600-megawatt Tunisia-Europe undersea cable…

Nearly 700 migrants on boats from Tunisia and Libya reach Italy overnight

Nearly 700 migrants reached the Italian Mediterranean island of Lampedusa in boats overnight, the Italian news agency ANSA reported on Thursday morning. Altogether, 14 disembarkations were recorded. The boats arrived in port unassisted or the people were rescued at sea off the island. By Wednesday, more than 1,200 people had arrived, bringing the total number of migrants who have reached Lampedusa since Wednesday to almost 2,000. Ten of the 14 boats left from the Tunisian coastal town of Sfax, ANSA reported. Another boat left from Kerkenna, also in Tunisia, while…

Tunisian star Fares Landoulsi starts shooting new film ‘Hearts of Salt’ by Director Rosa Russo

Along with Tunisian star Fares Landoulsi, the cast includes English actor Alexander Vlahos, Eleonora De Luca and Paride Benassai… Tunisian star Fares Landoulsi is taking part in the shooting of the new film ‘Hearts of Salt’ (‘Cuori di sale’) by documentary director Rosa Russo which started on June 19. The new film also features Agrigento actor Gaetano Aronica in the cast. It is the story of a British ornithologist who arrives in Sicily to investigate the effects of climate change on migrations: he will witness a series of dramatic events…