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Unearthing the Catacombs of Sousse

Ahmed Jawadi — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 17:29:53 +0000

From the first century AD, Christians were considered a threat to the unity of Rome and were oppressed and persecuted by Roman authorities for more than four hundred years across the empire. In fact, they were not even allowed to bury their dead in ordinary cemeteries. Thus, they resorted to “catacombs,” which were underground passageways [...]

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Tunisia’s Aging Population Faces Challenges

Ahmed Jawadi — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 13:05:08 +0000

Life expectancy for Tunisians has been increasing and is now estimated at 74.5 years, according to the World Bank. As Tunisians are living longer, the aging population is expanding. One in ten Tunisians are over 60 years of age, according to the National Institute of Statistics. This figure is expected to increase to 15.2% in 2025 and 20% [...]

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Cruise Liners Return to Tunis in 2012

Ahmed Jawadi — Wed, 04 Apr 2012 16:50:47 +0000

Yesterday, the MSC Splendida docked at the port of La Goulette: the first of around 200 scheduled visits from cruise liners before the season ends in November. More than 3,000 tourists from countries as far afield as England, Spain, Italy, China and Thailand spent the day visiting Tunis and the northern suburbs of Carthage and [...]

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The Other Face of Kairouan

Ahmed Jawadi — Fri, 30 Mar 2012 14:10:50 +0000

Kairouan is the fifth-biggest city in Tunisia with more than 150,000 inhabitants. It’s 155 km south of Tunis and 65 km west of the Sahel – Tunisia’s eastern coast. The Arabs founded the city in the 7th century and made it into a military base during their conquest of the Maghreb and Spain. Later it became [...]

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