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Group of 25 Expresses Concerns With HAARO

Imen Haddad — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 12:12:41 +0000

The High Authority for the Achievement of the Revolutionary Objectives (HAARO) continued yesterday morning’s work by hearing representatives of parties and regions that have strongly criticized the performance of HAARO for its indifference to political, economic, and social problems. The meeting of the High Forum was marked by the presence of representatives from the “Group [...]

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Rachid Kechiche and Moncef Hergli Interviewed by the Investigating Judge

Imen Haddad — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:36:08 +0000

The 12th office judge interviewed Rachid Kchich, former finance minister, and Moncef Hergli, former Secretary of State to the minister responsible for privatization, yesterday morning. Kchich’s two-hour interview focused on the privatization of public enterprises. The former minister is accused of using his authority for personal benefit and the abuse of his office. The judge chose [...]

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Policemen Receive Wage Increase

Imen Haddad — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:19:26 +0000

Tunisian police officers will soon benefit from a wage increases of around 120 dinars per month. The order of the increase was issued in July by the the Tunisian General Trade Union (UGTT). In addition to this overall increase, 90% of all agents will receive promotions that carry a salary increase. Source : Le Temps

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Protesters Threaten Water Supply to Greater Tunis and Two Other Governorates

Imen Haddad — Fri, 12 Aug 2011 11:14:30 +0000

The residents of eight rural towns near the water reservoir in Kasseb, Mannouba, organized a sit-in and cut the water supply to the Greater Tunis district and the delegation of Amdoun in Beja Governorate yesterday, August 11th. The Kasseb reservoir is the largest in Tunisia, supplying water to six total governorates within Greater Tunis and [...]

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Civil Society Organizations Establish National Observatory to Monitor the Elections

Imen Haddad — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 12:18:01 +0000

Mokhtar Trifi, President of the Tunisian League for the Defense of Human Rights (known by its French acronym, LTDH), announced yesterday during a press briefing held at LTDH headquarters in Tunis, the launch of a national observatory to monitor the upcoming elections by a coalition of civil society groups. The observatory will follow the electoral [...]

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Union of Tunisian Workers (UTT) – An Influencial New Movement

Imen Haddad — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 11:27:00 +0000

The issue of union pluralism was raised again at a press conference with Hassan Kanzari, secretary-general of the Union of Tunisian Workers (UTT). The press conference concerned the TRANSTU strike that slowed down public transportation in Tunis on Tuesday, August 9th. UTT is putting the transitional government under pressure to accept it as a partner [...]

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Tunisia Airlines delays the flights to Jeddah and Medina

Imen Haddad — Thu, 11 Aug 2011 09:40:00 +0000

Tunis_airlines Tunisian Airlines announced yesterday that all the flights to Jeddah and Medina in Saudi Arabia will be delayed. The delay comes after an objection from the Saudi authorities that refused to allow Tunisian travellers who are flying to Saudi for Hajj. The Saudi airports are overcrowded and it might take a couple of days [...]

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Release of Twenty Drivers Held Hostage

Imen Haddad — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:39:43 +0000

Today, August 10th, twenty drivers who had been held hostage from Thursday, August 4th to Tuesday, August 9th were finally released. The drivers had been kidnapped by protesters participating in sit-ins in the town of Sbih, Skhira in Sfax. The sit-in began last Thursday on the road leading to Menzel Lahbib, Governorate of Gabes, and [...]

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New TV Channels Will Receive Authorization Next Week

Imen Haddad — Wed, 10 Aug 2011 12:11:01 +0000

In a press conference held yesterday, August 9th, Kamel Laabidi, president of The Commission for Information and Communication Reform (INRIC), announced that by the end of this week a number of new TV channels will receive authorization to begin broadcasting. So far, 33 requests for the establishment of new TV stations have been received by [...]

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Jbeniana: Good Reasoning Calms Fighting

Imen Haddad — Mon, 08 Aug 2011 12:42:09 +0000

After two days of bloody conflicts between residents of Jbeniana and Msatria, life returned to its normal rhythm thanks to the good reasoning of leaders in both towns and the efforts of the Governor of Sfax, Mouhammed Ali Jandoubi . The governor gave orders to start a cleaning initiative in the region, using all the [...]

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