Day: February 21, 2018

UN pays tribute to Tunisia’s contributions to its peacekeeping operations

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The United Nations has expressed gratitude and appreciation to Tunisia for its ongoing contributions to UN peacekeeping operations,  TAP reports. “For more than fifty years, Tunisia has been a steadfast partner to the United Nations peace-keeping. We are grateful for the services and the contributions of Tunisian peacekeepers,” Jean-Pierre Lacroix, United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peacekeeping Operations was quoted as saying by a UN Information Centre (UNIC) statement released Wednesday. On the occasion, the United Nations produced a collection of posters paying tribute to the women and men of the Tunisian…

Tunisia, archaeological marathon in Carthage

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The fourth edition of the Carthage Race will be held on Sunday, February 25, between Carthage and Sidi Bou Said, along with  events scheduled throughout Tunisia, according to the Carthage Race website.  During the race,  runners will compete near important and well-known historic sites namely Carthage, Byrsa, Sidi Bou Said, Marsa, the cisterns of La Malga, the Acropolium and Roman theater, the source reports. According to a  statement of the National office of Tunisian Tourism an Ultra Trail that will be held on September 29-30. The Ultra Mirage El Djerid…

Riyeda entrepreneurship fair opens in Tunis

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Over 8,000 people are expected at the two-day entrepreneurship fair, Riyeda, which opened Wednesday in Tunis TAP reports. Representatives of public and private financing and support structures, young graduates with innovative ideas, job seekers, Tunisian and foreign experts as well as entrepreneurs are taking part in the fifth edition of this fair. Financing structures and event sponsors representatives  emphasised the need to strengthen the culture of entrepreneurship in order to create a generation of young entrepreneurs able to establish businesses and generate jobs. Winners of the Startup Tunisia Award were unveiled…

EBRD and FAO support sustainable olive oil production in Tunisia

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Phoenician travellers first introduced the olive tree to what is nowadays Tunisia. Its cultivation is said to have been refined here, before trees were taken northwards and westwards, into the heartlands of the Roman Empire. Tunisia is well established as a major exporter of olive oil, alongside Italy and Spain – and the country’s producers increasingly see the benefits of producing high quality extra virgin olive oil. This is helping them to become more competitive, while Tunisian oil is also being recognised more widely at home and abroad, according to…

Tunisia welcomes first Chinese charterd-flight tourist group

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The first Chinese chartered-flight tourist group arrived in Tunisia on Tuesday, as the North African country expects to attract more people from the world’s biggest tourist market. The trip route of the 165-tourist group, organized by China Youth Tourism Service (CYTS), one of the biggest tour operators in China, covers Tunisia, Morocco and Algeria. Song Chenxi, a tourist group member who works in Beijing, said she was impressed by the “half sea and half flame” of Tunisia when she first travelled to the country in 2012. This is why she…