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Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:44:46 GMT
Jerandi, UN Official Discuss Situation in Occupied Territories
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The latest developments in the occupied territories, amid repeated violations of the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people were discussed at a meeting Tuesday in Islamabad, Pakistan, between Minister of F...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:19:10 GMT
Siliana - Specific Municipal Programme 2022-2024 Kicks Off in Bou Arada
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The specific municipal programme 2022-2024, funded in part by the European Union, started Wednesday in the delegation of Bou Arada, Governorate of Siliana, as part of the project to contribute to improving the ...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:19:07 GMT
Partnership Agreement On Recovery of Marine Plastic Litter in Kerkennah
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A partnership agreement on the recovery and export of plastic waste found in the marine environment on the island of Kerkennah (Governorate of Sfax), was signed Wednesday between "Seaqual Initiative," a collabo...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:19:06 GMT
Fazza Para-Athletics Grand Prix - Silver Medal for Mohamed Farhat Chida (Long Jump)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian Mohamed Farhat Chida (T38) won the silver medal in long jump at the second day of the Fazza Para-Athletics Grand Prix held in Dubai, with a jump of 6.30 m.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:15:26 GMT
Subscriptions to Second Tranche of National Bond Loan to Start Next June
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Subscriptions to the second tranche of the national bond loan will be launched next June, for an initial amount of 350 million Dinars (MD), Director General of Debt and Financial Cooperation at the Finance Mini...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:15:25 GMT
Municipal By-Elections in Sakiet Ezzit, Chihia, Kalâa Kebira, Tabarka and Azmour Rescheduled for March 26-27
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Municipal by-elections in Sakiet Ezzit and Chihia (Sfax), Kalâa Kebira (Sousse), Tabarka (Jendouba) and Azmour (Nabeul) will be held on March 26-27, the Independent High Authority for Elections (French: ISIE) ...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:15:22 GMT
Para-Athletics - Fazza Grand Prix - Raouaa Tlili Bags Gold in Discus
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian world and Paralympic champion Raouaa Tlili (F40) bagged the gold medal in discus at the Fazza Para-Athletics Grand Prix Tuesday in Dubai. Tlili achieved a throw of 33.77 m.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:15:19 GMT
Para-Athletics - Fazza Grand Prix - New Gold Medal for Walid Ktila (100m Wheelchair)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian Paralympic champion Walid Ktila (t34) stood out again at the Fazza Para-Athletics Grand Prix, after winning a gold medal in 100m wheelchair Tuesday in Dubai.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:15:18 GMT
Coronavirus - Sidi Bouzid Records 14 More Infection Cases
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Sidi Bouzid recorded 14 more coronavirus infection cases in the last 24 hours. This takes overall COVID-19 cases in the region to 39,720, since the spread of the pandemic.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 08:15:18 GMT
Jerandi Calls On OIC Member Countries to Address New Challenges Together
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad Othman Jerandi called on member states of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) to consider together the challenges imposed by changes taking ...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 07:57:17 GMT
Police Use Violence to Disperse INLUCC Sit-Inners - Legal Adviser
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "Police used violence to break up a sit-in protest which the National Anti-Corruption Authority staff resumed on Monday evening outside the Palace of Carthage, said INLUCC legal adviser Asma Arfaoui.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 07:57:14 GMT
House Price Index Up 6.2 Percent in Q4 2021 Year-On-Year - INS
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The house price index went up by 6.2% in the 4th quarter of 2021, year-on-year, after the increase in prices of building land by 9.6%, prices of apartments by 1.3% and those of houses by 2.1%, the National Inst...

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 07:54:32 GMT
Only 6,615 People Received Third Dose From March 15 to 21
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Health Ministry figures released Tuesday show 6,615 third COVID-19 vaccine doses were given in the period from March 15 to 21.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 07:54:30 GMT
U.S. Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security Expected Wednesday in Tunis
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- US Under Secretary of State for Civilian Security, Democracy and Human Rights Uzra Zeya is expected Wednesday in Tunis as part of a tour on March 21-30 which also includes Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates.

Wed, 23 Mar 2022 07:31:29 GMT
Jerandi, Pakistan's Qureshi Discuss Bilateral Relations, Stepped-Up Islamic Joint Action
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Aborad Othman Jerandi met with his Pakistani counterpart Shah Mahmood Qureshi as he attended the 48th Session of the Council of Foreign Ministers (CFM) conve...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 11:20:58 GMT
'Tunisia Can be Proud of Its Progress in Covid-19 Response' - WHO DG
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "Tunisia can be proud of its progress in the COVID-19 response" World Health Organisation (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said.

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:54:36 GMT
Tunisia Condemns Attacks On Saudi Arabia
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisia has strongly condemned attacks targeting vital sites and economic facilities in Saudi Arabia.

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:54:33 GMT
Fazza Para-Athletics Grand Prix - Ahmed Farhat Chida Bags Gold in 400 M
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian Paralympic champion Mohamed Farhat Chida (T38) won the gold medal in the 400 m at the first day of the Fazza Para-AthleticsGrand Prix held Monday in Dubai.

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:54:30 GMT
Tunisia, Algeria Discuss Ways to Bolster Cooperation Higher Education
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Prime Minister Najla Bouden discussed at meeting with Algerian Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research Abdelbaki Benziane Monday in Tunis ways to foster cooperation in higher education and scientif...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:54:27 GMT
Tunisia and Mauritania Sign MOU in Vocational Training
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Employment and Vocational Training Nasreddine Nsibi and his Mauritanian counterpart, Taleb Ould Sid Ahmed, on Monday, signed a memorandum of understanding between Tunisia and Mauritania on sharing e...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:54:25 GMT
Train Collision Injures 95 People - Civil Protection
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 95 people sustained injuries as two trains collided on Monday at 9:20 am near Djebel Jelloud (in the southern suburbs of the capital), said spokesperson for the Civil Protection Moez Triaa.

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:54:25 GMT
Train Collision in Tunis - Head of State Visits Scene of Accident
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Republic Kais Saied, on Monday, went to Djebel Jelloud in the capital, more precisely near the warehouses of the Tunisian National Railway Company of (SNCFT), where a train collision left sever...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 10:54:22 GMT
Presidential Decree On Penal Reconciliation Issued in Official Gazette
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Presidential Decree of March 20, 2022 on penal reconciliation was published in the Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia on Monday.

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:06:20 GMT
Siliana - Six People Sustain Minor Wounds As Train Derails in El Krib
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A train departing from El Kef to Tunis derailed Monday at the delegation of El Krib, (Governorate of Kef), causing minor injuries to six people, including the train driver, after the engine overturned.

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:06:16 GMT
Fazaa International Championships World Para-Athletics Grand Prix - Ahmed Ben Moslah Wins Gold Medal in Shot Put
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian Paralympic athlete Ahmed Ben Moslah (Shot Put, F 37) offered Tunisia its second gold medal at the Fazaa International Championships World Para-Athletics Grand Prix in Dubai, with a throw of 14.23 m.

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:06:15 GMT
'Tounesna', A Space for Reintegration of Tunisian Migrants Inaugurated in Gafsa
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "Tounesna" a space to assist the reintegration of Tunisian migrants voluntarily returned to the country was inaugurated Monday at the headquarters of the Office of Tunisians Abroad (OTE) in Gafsa, in the presen...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:06:15 GMT
Two Thirds of Tunisians Do Not Have Bank Account - Observatory
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Two thirds of Tunisians do not have a bank account, president of the Observatory of Financial Inclusion Abdelatif Hedia said Monday, stressing that access to a bank account remains an obstacle for a large segme...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:06:13 GMT
Former President of the Bar Association Released From Prison
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Former president of the Bar Association Abderrazak Kilani was released from prison, his lawyer Mohamed Hedfi said Monday. In a statement to TAP, Hedfi added that the investigating judge at the military court ha...

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:05:35 GMT
BCT Seeking to Involve Fintech Start-Ups in Process of Digitising Payments
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A Hackathon was recently held to select a shared platform for the aggregation of digital payments of major Tunisian public billers, said the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT).

Tue, 22 Mar 2022 09:05:34 GMT
Coronavirus - Bizerte Records Seven More Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Bizerte recorded 7 more coronavirus infections in the last 24 hours, after the results of 189 laboratory tests were released.



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