Day: May 16, 2017

Best universities in the Arab World 2017

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Saudi Arabia has triumphed in a snapshot ranking released on Thursday: the top universities in the Arab world. Three of the top five universities were in Saudi Arabia, while Morocco and Egypt also secured three spots each in the top 15. The ranking is an initial release before consultation with the sector to determine how best to evaluate the region. Although none of the featured universities achieves a position higher than the top 300 in the overall World University Rankings, the two best universities in the Arab World – King…

Tunisia: “final agreement could soon be reached with Paypal” (Minister)

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A final agreement could soon be sealed with the online payment service “Paypal”, Minister of Communication Technologies and Digital Economy Anouar Maârouf told Express FM on Monday. “The management of ‘Paypal’ would have endorsed the plan proposed by the Tunisian authorities to circumvent the blockade of the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT),” said the minister, adding “a road map will be developed in the near future to finalize the details of access to the site, “he pointed out. “PayPal” is a payment service that allows users to pay for purchases…

Tunisia Seeks to Increase Exports to Russian Market

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Tunisia is banking on the Russian market in order to increase its exports. Many government and private institutions are seeking to boost the Tunisian presence in the promising Russian market. To emphasize the interest in the Russian market, the capital Tunis hosted a workshop to study the potential to export to Russia, the most important features of the Russian market, and the economic sectors and activities that can offer opportunities for Tunisians. In this context, Monya al-Saidi, head of the Confederation of Tunisian Citizen Enterprises (CONECT), which organized the workshop,…

E-commerce startup wins Seedstars Tunisia

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E-commerce startup Favizone has been named the winner of the Tunisian leg of the Seedstars World global seed-stage startups competition, and will now have the chance to pitch for up to US$500,000 in funding at the global final next year. The 2017 edition of Seedstars World will see local events take place in more than 25 cities across all the regions of Africa, with new countries such as Cameroon, the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), Mauritius, Madagascar, Sudan and Zambia added to the tour. The winner from each country is…

Kobler and Tunisian FM say limited LPA changes necessary

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UNSMIL chief Martin Kobler has praised Tunisia’s efforts to bring about reconciliation in Libya . In Tunis talks with foreign minister Khemaies Jhinaoui today Kobler said decisive decisions had to be taken to bring about change, adding there needed to be limited revision to the Libyan Political Agreement (LPA) for this to happen. It was critical that the Libyan Dialogue between Libya’s factions restarted as soon as possible. Though Italy has been praised for bringing together State Council head Abdulrahman Sewehli and House of Representatives president Ageela Saleh, Tunisia was…