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Flights Resume between Tunisia, Libya after Seven-Year Halt

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The National carrier, Tunisair, announced a scheduled flight on Monday from Carthage International Airport to Mitiga Airport in Tripoli, noting that the plane would return the same day at 4:10 pm (GMT). The company had postponed the flight resumption date, which was scheduled on April 27, due to the epidemiological situation and the decline in the number of passenger trips between both countries. Tunisair had earlier pointed to attempts to secure five flights per week to Libya, an average of three flights to Tripoli and two weekly flights to Benghazi,…

Exercise Phoenix Express 2021 begins in Tunisia

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13 countries are participating in Exercise Phoenix Express 2021. Credit: US Navy. The North African joint military maritime exercise, Phoenix Express, has started in Tunis, Tunisia. The US Navy has announced the start of the 16th iteration of North African multinational joint military maritime exercise ‘Phoenix Express 2021’, Naval-Technology reports. The drill is being conducted in Tunis, Tunisia, and across the Mediterranean Sea. Exercise Phoenix Express is one of the three regional maritime drills executed by US Naval Forces Africa (NAVAF). The exercise, which will run until 28 May, will…

Tunisian olive oil Triomphe Thuccabor keeps on accumulating successes with Gold at JOOP competition

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After its recent gold medal award at the Berlin Global Olive Oil Awards (Berlin GOOA), Tunisian olive oil brand Triomphe Thuccabor distinguished itself during the Japan Olive Oil Prize (JOOP) by winning another gold medal. Maher Ben Ismail olive grower of the Ben Ismail family Farm proudly announced the performance of their organic brand Robuste Triomphe saying “with great pride we announce the new award for our organic brand Robuste Triomphe”. “This time the gold award in the organic category is at the international competition of the best olive oil…

IMF ‘ready’ to help Tunisia with aid package: official

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The IMF stands “ready” to offer Tunisia an aid package to deal with the current financial crisis, a fund official said Thursday. However, there is “no timeline” for finalizing an agreement, spokesman for the International Monetary Fund Gerry Rice told reporters. The Washington-based crisis lender’s staff met with Tunisian officials earlier this week, and the ongoing technical discussions are focused on understanding “their plans for that economic reform program,” he said. Rice did not provide details on the size of the loan program under discussion, but said, “we stand ready…

INTERNATIONAL CALLS FOR ITALY TO RETURN ILLEGAL WASTE FROM TUNISIA

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Credit goes to Réseau Tunisie Verte Forty-four international environmental groups co-signed a demand yesterday (3 May) calling for the Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi and European Commissioner Virginijus Sinkevičius to order the immediate repatriation of Italian municipal waste that was illegally shipped to Tunisia last year. In July 2020, Italian company Sviluppo Risorse Ambientali exported 282 containers to the Tunisian port city of Sousse, which it claimed was processed waste that would be recycled. The containers were listed as storing plastic scraps for recycling, but customs officers in Tunisia discovered…

Triomphe Thuccabor olive oil wins gold medal at the Berlin GOOA

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Tunisian olive oil brand Triomphe Thuccabor has won a gold medal at the Berlin Global Olive Oil Awards (Berlin GOOA). It is a competition event that encapsulates multi-year collective knowledge and expertise of high-profile scientists, food tech pioneers, and key business players, setting the standards for a credible, transparent, and trustworthy global olive oil competition. The Berlin GOOA Awards aims to become synonymous with the excellence and quality recognition competition in the olive oil industry, offering a prestigious European Olive Oil Award with Global Reach. Every year, Triomph Thuccabor travels…

Tunisia plans to construct a waste sorting/treatment center

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The Ministry of Local Affairs and the Environment has recently launched a call for applications for the construction of a waste sorting/treatment center in Tunisia in a bid to improve household waste management as the North African country’s population keeps on growing. According to the Word bank, back in 2019, the country had a population of about 11.6 million which is expected to increase to more than 11.9 million by the end of this year (2021). In a statement, the Department of the Environment specified that this action is part of the…

FinTech Expensya raises $20 million

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Expensya announces a $20 million round of financing from MAIF Avenir and Silicon Badia. ISAI, the iconic French Tech fund led by Jean-David Chamboredon, and Seventure Partners, which took part in the company’s previous round of funding ($4.5 million in December 2018), also participated in the deal. Founded in 2014 by Karim Jouini and Jihed Othmani, two former Microsoft engineers, the Franco-Tunisian FinTech initially tackled the management of expense reports before expanding its scope at the end of 2018 to all professional expenses (overheads, online purchases, public transport…). “This is…

Jewish pilgrimage in Ghriba sees dwindling numbers amid Covid-19 fear

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The annual Jewish pilgrimage to the Ghriba synagogue on Tunisia’s Djerba island started on Monday, but without the usual crowds due to Covid-19 restrictions. The pilgrimage to Ghriba – the oldest synagogue in Africa – takes place from April 25 to May 2 for the island’s Jewish community and the few faithful able to make the trip from abroad. Last year it was cancelled due to the pandemic, but this year it is taking place – albeit with pilgrims praying individually and wearing face masks. Beginning 33 days after the…

Maritime line between Libya and Tunisia reopened

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The Libyan – Tunisian Economic Cooperation Council announced the opening of a maritime line between the two countries soon. The Council announced on Social Media that the Executive Director of the Libyan-Tunisian Economic Cooperation Council, Saber Baqra, voiced the willingness of a group of Libyan and Tunisian businessmen to work to improve Tunisian-Libyan trade ties and establish joint investment projects during his meeting with the Tunisian Minister of Transport and Logistics Moez Chakchouk. After the necessary procedures and arrangements on the Tunisian side were completed, the Director of the Council…