Day: April 10, 2017

IMF “satisfied” with progress made in Tunisia

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International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission Chief, Bjorn Rother voiced, satisfaction at the progress made in Tunisia and reiterated that his team is determined to further support the reforms launched by the Finance Ministry, during the meeting of the official launch of the IMF review in Tunisia, “the Finance Ministry said in a statement. Chairing this meeting, Finance Minister Lamia Boujnah Zribi “commended the efforts made by the IMF’s technical assistance team and officials of the Ministry of Finance in matters of tax reform, whose two main areas of focus are…

Tunisia: 84% of Tunisians satisfied with hotel services (Khaled Fakhfakh)

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84% of Tunisians said they were satisfied with the hotel services in 2016, President of the Tunisian Federation of Hotels (FTH), Khaled Fakhfakh told Express FM on Thursday. “It is true that the quality of hotel services was satisfactory in 2016 but tourism is not limited to beaches and hotels. We must seek to diversify tourism products,” explained the president of the FTH. He added that the tourist season is promising: “we are optimistic about the upturn in the sector in the coming years; we should make more efforts to…

Louis Berger hired to modernize Tunisian educational infrastructure

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A Louis Berger-led (http://LouisBerger.com) consortium including GOPA and SCET Tunisia was selected by the Ministry of Education in Tunisia to provide technical assistance on a European Investment Bank (EIB) co-financed 213-million-euro school modernization program, Modernisation des Établissements Scolaires (MES). The three-year nationwide initiative will lead to nearly 60 new schools and 310 renovated educational facilities. “We are proud to support the Tunisian government modernize its educational infrastructure throughout the country,” said Jacques Blanc, senior vice president. “The joint venture will provide innovative engineering services, including energy efficiency, in key markets…

Ras Jdir border between Libya and Tunisia is open, officials say denying rumors

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The Ras jdir border crossing between Libya and Tunisia is still open from both sides with normal travelling movement, according to officials working at the border from both countries. On Sunday rumors spread on social media saying that the Tunisian part of the border had been shut preventing travelers from getting into Tunisia or departing it to Libya in protest of the strict measures taken by the Libyan gas and fuel commission against fuel smuggling from Libya to Tunisia. According to certain social media pages, clashes in Al-Zawiya on Sunday…

Ambassador of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia denies making statement to “Emirates Today” news website

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Ambassador of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques to the Republic of Tunisia, Mohamed bin Mahmoud Al-Ali, denied in a statement issued by the Embassy of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia in the Republic of Tunisia, what was published on the website (Homeland Outside the Squadron) attributed to “Emirates Today” news website, placing emphasis that he has never made a statement to this site or any other on this subject. He pointed out  that what was published in this website is pure slander and lies meant to undermine the distinguished…

Peace and diplomacy are options for Syria

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NO global outrage rained down on the United States and President Donald Trump after the latter ordered a missile attack on Syria in retaliation for what witnesses claimed was a sarin gas attack in the town of Khan Sheikhoun in the northwest province of Idlib, a rebel stronghold since it was captured by Islamist militants in March 2015. Israel, Japan and Turkey, as well as the United Kingdom and the European Union gave the US action a nod of approval as justifiable and understandable. The dissenting voices came from Russia…