Tunisia can be platform for German companies says Martin Henkelmann

Martin Henkelmann, Director- General of the Tunisian-German Chamber of Industry and Commerce (AHK Tunisia), said there is “a tripartite partnership programme that will be established between a German company, another Tunisian and a potential partner, particularly in three target countries namely: Ivory Coast, Cameroon and Kango “. Tunisia can be a platform for German companies to go, in particular, to sub-Saharan Africa and French-speaking Africa” and there is work that has been done for this at the level of this mixed chamber, he told Express FM on Friday. He also…

International Festival of Science, Engineering and Technology in Monastir

Thousands of youth from 22 countriesrt  take part in the International Festival of Science, Engineering and Technology hosted by Monastir on March 17-21, at the initiative of the Tunisian Association for the Future of Science and Technology, TAP reports. The festival was kicked off on Saturday evening by Monastir Governor Akram Sebri, in the presence of the ambassadors of Palestine and Mexico to Tunisia and MPs from the region. Over 200 projects are presented by young candidates aged between 6 and 24, in the technological innovation and robotics competitions, the…

Challenging mix of modern art, politics and history in Bardo museum exhibition

The “Barker of Bardo,” a fictional persona created by Faten Rouissi, welcomes visitors to an exhibition of contemporary art. While the Bardo National Museum usually greets visitors with mosaics on the walls of white-clad rooms, these days guests are greeted by a giant white statue with a muzzle strategically placed where the head should be, lit with a blue projector highlighting a card that reads: “The Barker of Bardo.” Instead of the iconic mosaics, it is the “Barker of Bardo,” a fictional persona created by Faten Rouissi that welcomes visitors…

Partnerships key to promoting economic empowerment for rural women in the MENA region

The economic empowerment of rural women in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) region was the topic of a side-event organized by the governments of Italy and Tunisia, in cooperation with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO), UN Women and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO). The event featured a range of high-level speakers from Italy, the MENA region, UN agencies and non-governmental organizations, and was moderated by Omar Hilale, Permanent Representative of the Kingdom of Morocco to the United Nations in New York. “Women face several barriers…

Migrants: Italian naval ship San Giusto berths in Tunisia

The Italian naval ship San Giusto is in Tunisia for the second time as part of the European Union Naval Force Mediterranean – EUNAVFOR Med operation Sophia, of which Tunisia  is a partner, ANSAmed reports in its website. San Giusto is berthed in La Goulette. EU ambassador in Tunisia, Patrice Bergamini, and Sophia commander Rear Admiral Enrico Credendino, said at a joint press conference that the EU naval mission launched on May 18, 2015, served to combat migrant trafficking and save lives in the Mediterranean, according to the source. “This…

New combined cycle power plant for Tunisia

A groundbreaking ceremony has taken place for a new gas-fired combined cycle power plant has been laid in Tunisia. The $340m Rades C plant is about 10 km east of the capital, Tunis, and will have a capacity of 450 MW. Initial gas turbine operation is scheduled to be finished before summer 2019, with combined cycle full operation expected a year later, at which time the plant will provide about 10 per cent of Tunisia’s total power generating capacity. The plant is being built by Japan’s Mitsubishi Hitachi Power Systems…

Spokesman: Libya Seizes Tanker Suspected Of Fuel Smuggling, Arrests Crew

Libya’s naval forces seized a Togo-flagged fuel tanker and arrested its Greek crew on suspicion they planned to smuggle oil out of the North African country, a spokesman for the forces said on Thursday. Libya’s western coast is a departure point for the smuggling of heavily subsidised gasoline to neighbours such as Tunisia and Malta, where retail prices are much higher. “The naval forces seized a Togo-flagged oil tanker in the territorial waters without permissions from the state of Libya. It has the name LAMAR,” naval forces spokesman Ayoub Qassem…

Xodus Delivers Tunisian Decommissioning study for TPS

Xodus Group has delivered a decommissioning and abandonment study for wells, surface and subsea facilities in Tunisia on behalf of Thyna Petroleum Services (TPS). Xodus developed a decommissioning cost estimate for four onshore fields, one offshore field and two onshore storage and processing sites. The six-week study provided a high-level risk and opportunities assessment and reviewed regulatory and environmental aspects for facility and infrastructure removal. The scope of work also included the creation of an asset register, the development of an abandonment strategy and site remediation in line with current…

World Happiness Report: Tunisia ranks 111th out of 156 countries

Tunisia ranks 111th in the World Happiness Report 2018 with 4,592 points, TAP reports It is an annual report published by the U.N. Sustainable Development Solutions Network and as a relatively new survey of the state of happiness in the world of 2018, gives an idea of the state of the world’s countries per the resulting ranking of 156 countries by their happiness levels, and 117 countries by the happiness of their immigrants, the source added. The report covers the period from 2015 to 2017. According to the report, Tunisia…

Nigeria, Tunisia to strengthen bilateral relations

Nigeria’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, Geoffrey Onyeama, has stressed the need to strengthen the bilateral relations that exist between Nigeria and Tunisia. The two countries are to strengthen relations especially in the areas of trade, economy and technology. Mr. Onyeama made the call at a business forum preceding Nigeria-Tunis Joint Ministerial Commission in Abuja. The Minister said that the two-day meeting marked another milestone in the bilateral relations between the two countries. ‘‘We appreciate the impressive development that had taken place in Tunisia which had really catapulted the country to…