Agricultural land heritage that turns to eco-tourism, aeronautic and leisure space for nature and aviation lovers

It is a private initiative launched by a man who is fond of farming and with an aviation enthusiasm. Mr. Abdellatif Ben Moustapha inherited an agricultural land in one of the most beautiful areas of northern Tunisia. His family is well-known by its inheritance of an agricultural land that hides a secret of picturesque beauty containing a glimpse of the history of Roland Garos journey to Tunisia aboard his plane on September 1913 without a stopover from Fréjus -on the Cote D’Azur- to Bizerte (Northern Tunisia),  when  he left with…

Two Tunisian films screening at UAE cinemas

The UAE will host commercial screenings of two Tunisian films in the coming weeks: Hedi by Mohammad Bin Attita, which releases in select theatres today, and Foreign Body by Raja Amari, starring Palestinian actress Hiam Abbas, to be released on December 4. Hedi follows the titular protagonist (Majd Mastoura), who is used to others making big decisions for him, until he meets the free-spirited Rim.  Foreign Body follows Samia, a young illegal immigrant in France, who is haunted by the thought of being followed by her extremist brother. The two titles will show at…

UNHCR report details changes in refugee and migrant risky journeys to Europe

A new report released today by UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, shows changes in the routes used by refugees and migrants to reach Europe during the third quarter of 2017. “Over the past months, the sea route to Greece has gained more traction, sea arrivals to Italy have reduced and we have seen migrants and refugees using increasingly diversified journeys to reach Europe,” said Pascale Moreau, Director of UNHCR’s Europe Bureau. The number of crossings from Libya to Italy has dropped, with some 21,700 people arriving by sea to Italy…

Promoting Food Safety and Trade with the Help of Nuclear Techniques

 Singapore Hosts Interregional Training Course on Strategic Food Monitoring and Sampling Plans Seventeen specialists in food safety from Singapore, Mongolia and Tunisia participated in a training course on Radionuclides in Food organised by the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in cooperation with the Government of Singapore through the Agri-Food & Veterinary Authority (AVA) at the Veterinary Public Health Centre from 9 to 13 October 2017. Food safety and quality have become increasingly important world-wide in recent years, not only in terms of protecting the health of the consumer and ensuring food security,…

Tunisian Authorities Rescue 9 Moroccans Off Southeast Coast

Twenty-two immigrants, including nine Moroccans, were rescued off Zarzis, southeastern Tunisia, Tunisian authorities revealed on Thursday. According to a statement by the Tunisian Ministry of Defense, the migrants had left Libyan port of Boukamech to return to the Libyan coast. The migrants are from Morocco, Tunisia, Egypt, Sudan, Niger, and Bangladesh, reported Maghreb Arab press (MAP). The rescued migrants were then handed over to Tunisian National Guards for the initiation of the necessary legal proceedings. 1,652 people were arrested in the first eight months of 2017 for non-regulatory migration, the majority of whom are Tunisian…

Agricultural land heritage that turns to eco-tourism, aeronautic and leisure space for nature and aviation lovers

It is a private initiative launched by a man who is fond of farming and with an aviation enthusiasm. Mr. Abdellatif Ben Moustapha inherited an agricultural land in one of the most beautiful areas of northern Tunisia. His family is well-known by its inheritance of an agricultural land that hides a secret of picturesque beauty containing a glimpse of the history of Roland Garos journey to Tunisia aboard his plane on September 1913 without a stopover from Fréjus -on the Cote D’Azur- to Bizerte (Northern Tunisia),  when  he left with…

UN road map faces deadlock after rejected by Libyan Higher Council of State

The Libyan UN-sponsored political agreement faced another deadlock after the Higher Council of State in the capital Tripoli rejected a proposal by the UN envoy to amend the agreement. The UN Mission has recently sponsored dialogue meetings in Tunisia between representatives of the Libyan political parties in order to amend the political agreement, the first stage of an action plan proposed by the UN Envoy to Libya, Ghassan Salame, in September that aims at ending the political division in the country. The eastern-based parliament on Tuesday approved the UN-proposed amendment,…

Tunisia Secures €112 Million Loan For Road Construction

The Board of the African Development Bank Group (AfDB) has approved a loan of €112 million to help finance the North-East Road Connectivity Support Project in Tunisia. The project aims to make the Tunisian economy more competitive through supporting the growing demand for the traffic of goods and people in Bizerte as well as better mobility and improved connections between the northern and eastern regions of the country. It is in line with three of the AfDB’s High 5 strategic priorities.  The first is ‘Industrialize Africa’ through developing nearby export-oriented…

Majority Of MENA Would Prefer To Be Self-employed

An annual survey exploring the state of entrepreneurism in the Middle East and North Africa has found that once again the majority of respondents (62%) would prefer to be self-employed—but a slew of obstacles, particularly related to financial resources, still remain a major impediment. The survey, entitled Entrepreneurship in MENA Survey, was conducted by Dubai-based job recruitment website Bayt.com along with online market research company YouGov. Data was collected online between October 1 to October 22 of this year, with 4,570 respondents from the U.A.E., Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Qatar, Oman,…

Tunisia: Fruits exports earnings soar 35% at Nov. 20

– Tunisia’s fruit exports earnings stood at 58.615 million dinars ($23.4 million) at last November 20, for the 2017 season. This is 35% more than during the past season, the ministry of agriculture, water resources and fishery said in a statement quoted by TAP. The surge is mainly due to a greater exported volume (23,780 ton or +2.7%), mostly to new commercial outlets. Among these, at the top are Qatar and Kuwait, whose imports from Tunisia respectively rose by 1,094% and 118%. Usual markets also overall recorded the same trend, all…