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For French Visa Applicants in Tunis, Shorter Queues Come at a Price

Samia Fitouri — Tue, 03 Apr 2012 15:20:43 +0000

Starting from April 16, applications for an entry visa to France should no longer be submitted at the French general consulate located in downtown Tunis. According to an official statement released by the general consulate of France in Tunis, application will be outsourced to a multinational company called TLS Contact, situated in Les Berges du [...]

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Legislative Immunity Lifted for Two Constituent Assembly Members

Samia Fitouri — Mon, 02 Apr 2012 17:52:10 +0000

Two members of Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly (CA) saw their legal immunity suspended this morning, with the Assembly voting during a closed session that they would need to stand trial. The two CA members are Moncef Cheikhrouhou and Khemais Kssila, representatives of, respectively, the opposition Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) and the Ettakatol party, which is part [...]

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Tunisia’s Educational System Open for Reform

Samia Fitouri — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 13:47:54 +0000

A three-day national conference on how to reform Tunisia’s educational system will kick off tomorrow in the Tunisian capital. Experts in education, members of various civil society organizations and political parties, and a high number of parents will attend the conference. The event will discuss the way forward regarding the necessary reforms that the Tunisian educational [...]

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Airbus To Set Up Civil Aviation Park in Tunisia

Samia Fitouri — Tue, 20 Mar 2012 13:43:28 +0000

Airbus, the world’s top aircraft manufacturer, announced on Monday, March 19th the company’s intention to set up a civil aviation park in Tunisia over the next few years following a meeting between Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali and Airbus Middle East President Habib Fekih. While the project’s location is currently being reviewed by the aerospace company, [...]

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Internet Freedom in Tunisia Hovers between Present Fragility and Future Hope

Samia Fitouri — Thu, 15 Mar 2012 13:10:00 +0000

Last Tuesday Tunisia celebrated the National Day of Internet Freedom. A ceremony was held at the Carthage Presidential Palace, where the Tunisian President paid tribute to the memory of Zouhair Yahyaoui. Yahyaoui was one of Tunisia’s first vocal online political dissidents who fought against corruption during the Ben Ali era. His publication of the critical [...]

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Hundreds Suspected of Being Connected to Crime Arrested in Southern Tunisia

Samia Fitouri — Mon, 05 Mar 2012 12:21:18 +0000

In a coordinated effort, regional security forces have arrested hundreds of individuals suspected of being connected with criminal activity over the course of the past several days in Tunisia’s southern regions. After conducting a series of spontaneous raids in the regions of Medenine, Ben Guerdane, Zarzis, and Jerba (governorate of Mednine) security officials have taken [...]

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Italian-Tunisian Partnerships Promote Environment and Renewable Energy Cooperation

Samia Fitouri — Thu, 01 Mar 2012 15:53:32 +0000

An Italian delegation headed by the Italian Minister of Environment, Territory and Sea Corrado Clini visited Tunisia earlier this week to meet with the Tunisian Minister of Investment and International Cooperation Riadh Bettaieb as well as the newly-appointed Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Memia Benna. Clini emphasized his country’s willingness to support Tunisia on a [...]

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Support Flows in from Tunisian Civil Society for Snow Affected Regions

Samia Fitouri — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 17:26:09 +0000

Following the heavy snowfall in Tunisia’s west and northwest regions, scores of Tunisian charities and non-profit organizations have pitched in to provide suffering families with needed assistance. Novelty road trips to regions buried in snow have been replaced by huge humanitarian caravans, carrying multiple tons of various forms of aid day after day. Much charity [...]

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Tunisia to Host Next Maghreb Summit

Samia Fitouri — Mon, 13 Feb 2012 19:28:21 +0000

According to a recent announcement by Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki during his first official visit to Algeria, Tunisia will soon host the revived Maghreb Summit. Several ad-hoc commissions will prepare a comprehensive survey to assess the feasibility of covering the many sensitive issues currently affecting the Maghreb region in the forthcoming summit. In a press [...]

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Tunisia Still Undecided Over Form of Government for New Democracy

Samia Fitouri — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 19:53:55 +0000

Nearly four months after Tunisia elected a corps of delegates to write the country’s new constitution, these representatives are no closer to reaching agreement on one of the most fundamental tenets of such a document: what form of government will define Tunisia’s future? The process of drafting the new Tunisian constitution will begin on February [...]

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