Month: June 2024

640 million people in COMESA,market with significant opportunities for Tunisians

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Tunisia will soon join COMESA’s real-time e-payment platform The Common Market for Eastern and Southern Africa (COMESA) offers great opportunities for cooperation and investment potential for Tunisian businessmen, said Teddy Yagambaram Soobramanien Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the COMESA Business Council (CBC), during a parallel workshop at the seventh edition of the international conference ‘Financing Investment and Trade in Africa / Fita 2024’. ‘COMESA is one of the largest regional economic blocs in Africa, which makes it a key gateway to trade development in the continent,’ Subramanian said during a…

Fourth edition of INNOVA FOR TUNISIA LAB launched in Tunis

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The fourth edition of the ‘LAB INNOVA FOR TUNISIA 2024’ management training project was inaugurated on Monday in Tunis. The event, organised by the ITA/ICE – Italian Agency for Foreign Trade, in collaboration with its training office in Rome, was attended by the Italian Ambassador to Tunis, Alessandro Prunas, and Minister of Communication Technologies, Nizar Ben Néji. At the opening ceremony, Ambassador Prunas underlined the importance of technology and ICTs as areas of development for Italian-Tunisian collaboration, recalling the recent signing of a memorandum to strengthen exchanges and expertise between…

From January to May, Tunisia prevents 30,281 undocumented migrants from crossing Mediterranean

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Tunisia thwarted attempts by around 30,281 undocumented migrants to reach Italy via the Mediterranean in the first five months of 2024, the Tunisian National Guard said on Tuesday. ‘During the same period, Tunisian Maritime Guard units thwarted 1,041 attempts to smuggle migrants to the Italian coast,’ the National Guard said in a statement posted on its Facebook page. It added that Sea Guard units also recovered 462 bodies of illegal migrants, including seven Tunisian nationals. Located in the central Mediterranean, Tunisia is one of the most popular transit points for…

24th Session of the Arab Radio and TV Festival

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Opening ceremony revenues to benefit victims of Palestinian genocide The 24th edition of the Arab Radio and Television Festival will dedicate the revenues from the opening ceremony to the victims of the genocide in occupied Palestine, as it was decided during a working session to look into the logistical and technical preparations. The 24th edition of the Arab Radio and Television Festival will be held from June 26 to 29 under the slogan ‘Supporting Palestine’. Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister in charge of the Cultural Affairs Ministry, Moncef Boukthir,…

Peace Tree Planted at Game Art Park

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The scorching sun of June 8 on Saturday did not prevent people from rallying around the blessed tree of peace (olive tree) and planting it in the integrated entertainment complex ‘Game Art Park’, in the suburb of Gammart, to the sound of the Tunisian and Palestinian national anthems by the wonderful voice of Alia Al-Salami. The event was attended by Minister of Environment Leila Cheikhaoui Mahdaoui, Ambassador of Palestine to Tunisia Hayel Al Fahoum, Ambassadors of Cuba, Senegal, Ukraine and Argentina, a representative of the British Embassy, and several political,…

Italy signs agreement to welcome migrant workers from Tunisia

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Italy signed an agreement on Friday to take in some 4,000 Tunisian workers, in line with its promises to help the North African state stem the pressure of migrants at its borders. The agreement was signed during a visit by Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani to Tunis, where he was due to meet his counterpart Nabil Ammar and President Kais Saied, his office said. It provides for regular migration channels for “skilled workers” wishing to come to Italy, according to an Italian news note. Rome has also promised to help Tunisia…

Tunisia seeks South Korean expertise for 5G rollout

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The Tunisian government sees 5G technology as a means of accelerating the digital transformation of various economic sectors, including agriculture, education and transport. The executive has set November 2024 as the launch date for ultra-high-speed internet in the country. Tunisia and South Korea have agreed to collaborate on the deployment of 5G technology, according to a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by Nizar Ben Neji, Minister of Communication Technologies, and his South Korean counterpart, Lee Jong Ho. The signing took place on the sidelines of the Global ICT Leaders Forum…

Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia: “President Xi Jinping has accepted invitation to visit Tunisia”

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Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia Wan Li said that President Xi Jinping has accepted the invitation extended to him by President Kais Saied to visit Tunisia, the date of which has not yet been set. During a press conference held on Thursday evening to talk about the outcomes of President Saied’s visit to China and the 10th session of the Ministerial Meeting for Arab-Chinese Cooperation, he said that President Saied was invited to participate in the China-Africa Summit to be hosted by Beijing the early next September. The Chinese ambassador reviewed…

Economic diplomacy gives Tunisia access to Asian and Latin American markets

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CEO of the Export Promotion Centre (CEPEX), Mourad Ben Hassine, said that his institution is working with the Ministry of Trade to implement a national export strategy focusing on several markets, including Asia and Latin America. In response to a question about Tunisia’s economic diplomacy, Ben Hassine added that a plan had been established to identify Tunisia’s strategic orientations of market access. In an interview with TAP’s TV studio, Ben Hassine noted that technical committees would be meeting permanently to resolve problems hampering the export of agricultural products to China.…

Inaugurating of Ahmed Soekarno Street in Berges du Lac

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Zuhairi Al-Masrawy, Ambassador of Indonesia to Tunisia, inaugurated Indonesian leader Ahmed Soekarno Street on Thursday morning in the presence of several regional officials of the Tunis Governorate, municipalities, media representatives, members of the Indonesian community and students. The Ambassador highlighted the historical, political and cultural significance of this inauguration, reviewing the strong ties between the two brotherly countries since the first visit of Habib Bourguiba during the national liberation movement to Indonesia in 1951, followed by the opening of Tunisia’s office in Jakarta in 1952, making Indonesia the first country…