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Fri, 23 Jul 2021 07:44:12 GMT
Tunisia's Political Turmoil Exacerbates Covid Crisis As Death Toll Rises
[RFI] In Tunisia, public anger over how the government has been handling the Covid pandemic is rising, highlighting an ongoing political power struggle between the President and the Prime minister.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:10:28 GMT
Tataouine Reports 19 Coronavirus Fatalities, 264 New Infections in 48 Hours
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Local Health Directorate in Tataouine announced 19 more fatalities of the coronavirus during the last 48 hours, in addition to 264 new infections.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:10:24 GMT
Olympics-Opening Ceremony Director Fired Over Holocaust Joke On Games Eve
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tokyo/Japan -- On the eve of the Tokyo Games, organisers fired the director of the opening ceremony over a joke he made about the Holocaust, while media reported former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, a staunch advocate for the Toky...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:10:21 GMT
Services - 22.9 Percent Increase in Investments Declared During First Half of 2021 - APII
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The reported investments in the services sector jumped 22.9% during the first half of 2021, reaching 542.4 million dinars (MD) against 441.4 MD during the same period of 2020, according to the latest data publi...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:10:18 GMT
Covid-19 - Death Count Up in Sidi Bouzid
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 14 COVID-19 fatalities were reported in Sidi Bouzid governorate, taking the death count in the region to 559, Deputy Director of Basic Healthcare in Sidi Bouzid Bechir Saidi told TAP Thursday.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:10:15 GMT
One Person Dies of Coronavirus in Monastir, 79 Infected
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- One person died of the coronavirus in Monastir and 79 were infected in the last 48 hours, the Local Health Directorate said on Thursday.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:10:14 GMT
President of Paediatric Association Says 3,000 Children Tested Positive for Covid-19 - in One Week
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the paediatric association Mohamed Douagi said 3,000 children have tested positive for the coronavirus in one week.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:10:11 GMT
150 Undocumented Migrants Rescued Off Zarzis Coast
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- At least 150 undocumented migrants of different nationalities, most of whom are Bangladeshi, have been rescued on Wednesday by 3 navy units backed by national coast guard units, as their boat is drifting some 3...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:10:07 GMT
France to Provide Tunisia With New Batch of 500 Thousand Covid-19 Vaccine Doses
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "France will provide Tunisia with a new batch of 500,000 COVID-19 vaccine doses," Minister of State for Tourism, French Nationals Abroad and Francophonie Jean Baptiste Lemoyne said Thursday at a meeting with Pr...

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:10:04 GMT
Gabes Logs Eight More Fatalities of Coronavirus, 30 New Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Eight people have died of the coronavirus during the last 48 hours in Gabes, where the death toll reached 499, said Director of Preventive Health in Gabes Yahia Hamdi on Thursday.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:10:00 GMT
Scientific Study to Be Conducted to Assess Covid-19 Vaccines' Efficiency in Tunisia
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A scientific study will be conducted shortly to assess the efficiency of the COVID-19 vaccines used in Tunisia, Head of the Clinical Immunology Ward at the Pasteur Institute Malika Ben Ahmed said Thursday.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:03:26 GMT
Mechichi Calls to Give Priority to Mobile Vaccination Campaigns
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, on Thursday, made an inspection visit of the vaccination campaign in the rural areas of Sejnan and Jomin in Bizerte, where he stressed the need to step up the vaccination pace.

Fri, 23 Jul 2021 08:03:22 GMT
Tunisair - Revenues Fall By 29,3 Percent and Passengers By 42 Percent During First Six Months of 2021
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The transport revenues of the Tunisair carrier declined by 29.3%, during the first half of 2021, to reach 183 million dinars, according to data provided by the company on the Tunis Stock Exchange website.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:29:46 GMT
PM Receives Minister of Social Affairs and Acting Minister of Health
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi met on Wednesday at the Kasbah Palace with Mohamed Trabelsi, Minister of Social Affairs and acting Minister of Health.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:29:44 GMT
Trade Balance of Fishery Products - Surplus of 102.7 MD Until End of May 2021
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The trade balance of fisheries products remains stable to the end of May 2021, recording a surplus of 102.7 MD against 101.5 MD, during the same period of 2020, according to the bulletin of the (National Observ...

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:29:41 GMT
President Saied and King of Jordan Exchange Eid Greetings
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied, had, Wednesday, a telephone conversation with King of Jordan Abdullah II Ben Hussein, during which they exchanged greetings on the occasion of the advent of Aid El-Idha.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:29:39 GMT
Head of State Holds Telephone Talks With Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied, spoke, Wednesday, by phone with Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Crown Prince of Abu Dhabi and Supreme Vice Commander of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) armed forces.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:02:54 GMT
Covid-19 - Death Toll Surges in Tozeur
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Three more COVID-19 fatalities were logged in the past 24 hours in Tozeur governorate, taking the toll to 204.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:02:51 GMT
Army Delivers Oxygen Concentrators to Hospitals
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Three military trucks transported on Tuesday 67 oxygen concentrators to hospitals in Sidi Bouzid, Gafsa, Beja, Jendouba, Kef, Zaghouain and Siliana, the National Defence Ministry said on Wednesday.

Thu, 22 Jul 2021 08:02:45 GMT
Volleyball-Friendly - Tunisia-Italy 0-3
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisia's national volleyball team conceded defeat to Italy 3 sets to 0 (20, 25-19, 25-16) at a friendly played on Wednesday, as part of their preparation of the Tokyo Olympic Games.

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:51:43 GMT
Covid-19 - 3-Day Supply of Oxygen On Its Way to Kébili Local Hospital (Official )
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Kébili local hospital has just overcome the critical phase of oxygen shortage, hospital director Salwa Mezgheni assured to TAP on Wednesday, pointing out that a load of oxygen is on its way to the establis...

Wed, 21 Jul 2021 13:51:41 GMT
Civil Society Calls for No Walk-in Vaccination Operations
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Civilian Committee to Combat COVID-19 called for the sole use of the Evax vaccination platform to summon candidates for vaccination by SMS and to avoid open-ended, walk-in vaccination operations.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:59:57 GMT
Saied and Al-Sissi Exchange Eid Al-Idha Greetings
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied Monday had a phone call with his Egyptian counterpart Abdelfattah al-Sissi during which both presidents exchanged greetings on the occasion of Eid Al-Idha.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:59:54 GMT
Saied Exchanges Eid Al-Idha Greetings With Mauritania's El-Ghazaouani
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied Monday had a phone talk with Mauritania's Mohamed Ould El-Ghazaouani during which they exchanged greetings on the occasion of the Eid Al-Idha.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:59:54 GMT
Foreign Trade Up in June 2021 - INS
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia's foreign trade edged up in June 2021 reaching levels surpassing those reported before the pandemic (February 2020), after declining for two consecutive months.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:59:52 GMT
Saied and King Salman Exchange Eid Al-Idha Greetings
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied has Monday a phone talk with Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, during which they exchanged greetings on the occasion of the Eid Al-Idha.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:59:43 GMT
Bizerte Logs 43 Fatalities of Coronavirus in 48 Hours
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Bizerte logged 43 fatalities of the coronavirus during the last 48 hours, in addition to 308 more infections reported on Monday.

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:59:41 GMT
Tunisia Takes Delivery of Medical Supplies From Spain
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A batch of oxygen generators, ventilators and various medical equipment, donated by the Kingdom of Spain to Tunisia was delivered Monday morning at the Tunis-Carthage airport to support the country's efforts in...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:59:38 GMT
Tunisia Takes Delivery of Health Equipment From Morocco to Set Up Field Hospital
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Four Moroccan military planes loaded with the remaining equipment necessary for setting up of the field hospital, have landed Monday at the Tunis-Carthage Airport as part of an urgent medical help ordered by Ki...

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 07:59:34 GMT
Nine Die of Coronavirus in Manouba, 434 More Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Nine people died of the coronavirus in Manouba during the last 24 hours, while 434 more people were infected and 197 patients recovered.



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