Day: March 9, 2017

More migrants fleeing to Tunisia from Libya, IOM

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The number of migrants coming to Tunisia from Libya has risen steadily in 2017. Many migrants have been left with no other option than to enter Tunisia in order to flee Libya in search of security and possibly a return to their countries of origin. A statement issued by the International Organization for migration (IOM) in Tunisia notes that since the beginning of 2017, 128 migrants ”stuck” in Tunisia have been able to return home thanks to an assisted volunteer repatriation program, and another 100 will be returned home in…

TUI fly Belgium confirms Tunisia return in late 1Q17

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TUI fly (Belgium) (TB, Brussels National) has confirmed that it will resume regular commercial flights to Tunisia later this month. According to scheduled data at hand, the Belgian leisure specialist will start a 2x weekly Brussels National–Enfidha return service using a combination of EMB-190, A320 (leased from SmartLynx Airlines (6Y, Riga)), and B737NextGen equipment effective March 31. Thereafter, a 2x weekly Brussels Charleroi–Tunis route will commence on June 23 using B737-800 jets. TUI fly spokesman, Florence Bruyere, said in a statement the decision to proceed with the relaunch came after…

‘I THOUGHT I WAS GOING TO DIE’ says Kathleen Khalili

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Brit holidaymaker, 46, with a brain tumour marries Tunisian toyboy 18 years her junior – but she’s now got the all-clear and they couldn’t be happier. A BRITISH woman wed a Tunisian toyboy 18 years her junior after a holiday romance because she thought she was dying of a brain tumour. Kathleen Khalili, 46, met Amir, 28, on a winter break in 2013 after being diagnosed with a tumour in her pituitary gland. She said she only agreed to a date because she believed she would die and she wanted…

Tunisia explores gender inequality on stage in ‘Terka’

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The 30-minute play ‘Terka’ put on stage at 4me Art by a Ihlem Marzouki University collective, the Tunisian Association of Democratic Women (ATFD), will serve as an introduction to debate on the issue of women’s inequality on International Women’s Day on Wednesday. Although Tunisia boasts some of the most advanced legislation in the Arab world on the sensitive issue of equal rights between men and women, there are many issues yet to be clarified as concerns family law such as inheritance rights, equality of parents as concerns their children and…

Nasdaq Dubai And Bourse De Tunis Sign MoU For Collaboration On Listings And Islamic Finance Solutions

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Nasdaq Dubai and Bourse de Tunis have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore collaboration possibilities, including initiatives regarding existing and future issuers and listings on the two exchanges. Ways to promote Islamic capital markets products and solutions will also be considered under the MoU, together with supporting potential links between central securities depositories in the respective jurisdictions. The MoU was signed in Tunis by Hamed Ali, Chief Executive of Nasdaq Dubai, the international exchange serving the MENA region and Africa, and Bilel Sahnoun, Chief Executive of Bourse de…

Tunisia: First signs of visitor recovery

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Rising German bookings spark hopes for an upturn this year. Tunisia has welcomed tentative signs of a long-awaited revival. The country’s German ambassador, Elyes Kasri, said at ITB that bookings from Germany rose 14 per cent in January and February, and he is hoping for 30-40 per cent growth by the end of 2017 to reverse two years of heavy losses. Kasri added that his government is talking to cruise lines MSC and Costa about making a return. Tunisia received only a few thousand cruise visitors last year, down from…

German-Arab Digital Forum at CeBIT

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A key forum that will focus on the digital transformation taking place in the Arab World will be held at CeBIT Hannover, Germany, on March 21. The first German-Arab Digital Forum is hosted by the Euro-Mediterranean-Arab Association (EMA), together with the CeBIT and German Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ). The spectrum of debates will include the alterations in frame conditions and infrastructure, as well as the up-and-coming regional hubs that are becoming centerpieces of digital economy in the Mena region. Due to the ever-increasing adoption of Internet…