Day: April 4, 2017

Germany supports implementation phase of Tunisian Solar Plan

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The German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ) will provide the Tunisian government with €7 million. The North African country will use the donation to finance the preliminary support project of its 1 GW renewable energy plan, which includes the installation of 650 MW of solar. The press office of the German Federal Enterprise for International Cooperation (GIZ) has confirmed to pv magazine that it has provided the Tunisian government with €7 million in funding to support the implementation phase of the country’s solar program Plan Solaire Tunisien (PST), as…

Tunisia: Libyan Airlines resumes flights to Djerba

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Libyan Airlines has announced that it will resume its flights from Tripoli to Djerba in Tunisia, suspended for six years. There will be two weekly flights to Djerba airport, every Sunday and Thursday, the spokesman for the Libyan company told the Libya Herald site. The first flight is scheduled for Thursday, April 6. Although under normal circumstances it is easier and faster to travel between Tripoli and Djerba by road, the road is regularly blocked, whether at the border or near Tripoli. There are several connections between Djerba and France,…

United Kingdom reveals aircraft cabin ban on electronics larger than phones

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United Kingdom has announced a ban on certain electronic devices being allowed in the cabin on Britain-bound flights from six Middle East countries. The attempted downing of an airliner in Somalia previous year was linked to a laptop device, and some media reports have claimed that the new security precautions are an attempt to stop similar incidents. A spokeswoman said: ‘Passengers travelling to the countries affected may wish to consider leaving their electronic devices at home, although this may be hard for many, especially business travellers and families travelling with…

Tunisians protest, ban Libyans from entering Dehiba border crossing over end of fuel smuggling

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Several Tunisian nationals and residents of Dehiba town in Tunisia, which is a border crossing town with Libya, have gone out in violent protests blocking the crossing and banning Libyan cars from entering Tunisia. The chaos erupted after the fuel and gas crisis commission of the Libyan government has taken measures and stopped nearly all the fuel smuggling movements that were taking place via that border crossing from Libya to Tunisia. “We have received killing threats by some of the Libyans who are directly damaged by the lawful end of…

Saudi Arabia’s Crown Prince visits Tunisia for bolstering friendship and cooperation relations

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Saudi Crown Prince Muhammed bin Nayef bin A bdulaziz, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior pays today visit to Tunisia. This visit is a pillar of bilateral relations, regarding its benefits for advancing and strengthening the relations of friendship  and  cooperation between Tunisia and Saudi Arabia. Besides, it will open new prospects in the relations with a brotherly country with which we have  strong and constructive relations throughout history that will continue to further succeed significantly given the current level of cooperation confirmed by figures in all fields. In…