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After the wave of cold and heavy snow that hit Tunisia last week, the northern regions are now witnessing dense rains. In Grand Tunis, it rained for long hours last night, causing localized flooding on some roads and metro tunnels. Nabeul, Bizerte and Zaghouan – neighboring governorates of Tunis – all received heavy falls. The [...]
By: Faten Bouraoui Local, regional, and national authorities, advised inhabitants residing along the Medjerda river, which crosses through Algeria and Tunisia, to take precautionary measures in anticipation of large quantities of melting snow. According to the National Institute of Meteorology, the melting snow could worsen the current situation in the Medjerda river-basin where valleys are [...]
In spite of recent measures undertaken by the government to deliver aid to those suffering from the severe cold wave, which has descended on Tunisia’s isolated northwestern regions, four patients died at the Ain Draham hospital yesterday night because of the isolation in which the hospital now finds itself due to high levels of snowfall. [...]
Several regions in Tunisia continue to combat the intense cold wave that has recently struck the northwest of the country. Daily social routines and commercial activity in these areas has been severely affected, as temperatures have plunged to negative five degrees Celsius. Heavy snowfall has accumulated to a depth of more than 80 centimeters in the [...]
Residents of the southern Tunisian towns of Tataouine and Matmata, small desert cities that furnished the setting for Star Wars movies, woke up to an unusual sight today: snow. The snow started to fall overnight from Sunday to Monday, leaving a thin layer that was enough to transform the landscape from an arid desert to a [...]
Following the cold front that has hit the western and northwestern regions in Tunisia, now covered in white layers of snow, various relief efforts are taking place in order to support citizens in need. Heavy snowfall and low temperatures have caused significant difficulties for the inhabitants of the governorate of Kef and Thala, a town [...]
As temperatures dropped below zero in the Tunisian north-west over the past few days, the scarcity of essential goods has made conditions even harder for inhabitants of the region. The recent cold fronts, accompanied by snow in the north-west mountains, have forced inhabitants of these remote regions, such as Kef and Jandouba (mainly Tabarka and Ain Draham), to [...]
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Extra Cost for French Visa Offset by Faster Services, French Consul Says
“A visa is not a stamp on a passport, it is more complicated than that,” said Bertrand Weisberger, a representative of TLS Contact, the company chosen by the French embassy in Tunis to contract out its visa processing services. Today, the French embassy held a press conference at the new visa services headquarters in Lac 2 [...]
What’s On in Tunis May 16 – 22, 2012
The big event of this week is the continuing festival of contemporary art, Carthage Contemporary. The centerpiece of the month-long event is the international exhibition Chkoun Ahna (Who are We) at the Musée Nationale de Carthage on Byrsa Hill. The multimedia exhibition explores Tunisian identity from the perspective of the diverse and varied contributions that [...]
Carrefour Employees Affiliated with the CGTT Union to Strike from May 25-26
Carrefour employees affiliated with the Tunisian General Labor Confederation (CGTT) union announced a strike from May 25-26 in a press release yesterday. On Sunday, a meeting was held at the CGTT’s main office in Tunis. CGTT members, who work in Carrefour’s Tunisian branches, called for a general strike to bring attention to certain unsatisfactory working [...]
Palestinian Hunger Strike Ends on “Nakba” after Viral Internet Campaign
Around the world, supporters of Palestinian prisoners are celebrating today. Yesterday, prisoners in Israeli jails ended their hunger strike that had lasted, for some, for over 70 days. At one point around 2,000 prisoners were involved in the strike, protesting poor conditions in Israeli jails, and demanding to be able to see their families from [...]
Two Moroccan Jihadist Scholars Detained at Tunis-Carthage International Airport
Two Moroccan Jihadist scholars, Hassan Kettani and Omar Hadouchi, were detained yesterday night at Tunis-Carthage International Airport. Over 100 sympathizers flooded the airport at midnight, calling for the release of both men from Tunisian custody. Mohamed Sofiene, a self-described Salafist and one of the supporters who went to the airport, explained that the reasons behind the detainment [...]
Candidate for Libyan Constituent Assembly Assassinated After Filing to Run
A candidate for the Libyan Constituent Assembly Elections was killed on Sunday after he was pursued by five cars shortly after he filed papers to run, according to Mohammed Salah the Deputy Head of Libya’s High Security Commission. The AFP has reported that Khaled Abu Salah, a 40-year-old physician was murdered 30 kilometers from Ubari [...]
Constituent Assembly Opposition Members Accused of Vote Fraud
During yesterday’s National Constituent Assembly plenary session, opposition members were accused of vote fraud. “While voting on one of the articles concerning the complementary budget, 162 votes were counted, while there were only 146 members present in the session,” said Constituent Assembly member Jawhara Ettiss, from the Ennahdha party. According to Ettiss, a number of opposition [...]
Rumors of Radioactive Waste in Gabès Governorate Proven False
Today, Minister of Public Health Abdellatif Mekki denied the claim that there was radioactive landfilled waste in the region of Ben Ghilouf in Hamma, a city in the governorate of Gabès. He declared on the air to Mozaique FM that a team of observers from the National Center of Nuclear Sciences and Technologies visited the targeted region to [...]
