Day: May 2, 2018

The Tunisian Startup Act – What Does It Change?

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As per Global Entrepreneurship Index 2018, based upon 14 parameters, Tunisia ranks 6th in MENA region and 40th worldwide on the health of the ecosystem. It is anticipated that this ecosystem could be the next game changer for the African continent. Fellow countries that rub shoulders with Tunisia are Botswana and South Africa.  As a startup ecosystem, Tunisia enjoys much higher startup skills and risk capital than its counterparts in Africa. Early last month, the much awaited Tunisian Startup Act was passed by the parliament.The law provided much room space for startups to…

Tunisian authorities insist country is safe for visitors

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Tunisian authorities insist the country is safe for holidaymakers as Tui resumed flights from the UK this week following Thomas Cook’s resumption in February. Tunisian officials were in London last week to meet UK security representatives. Communications chief Khalifa Chibani told Travel Weekly: “There is an intensification of security, with the presence of officers in resorts, on beaches, in hotels, in leisure centres, on roads used by tourist coaches and at all places that attract visitors. “We have mobile patrols on the coast and securing the outskirts of tourism resorts,…

Spotlight on the experience of international students in Tunisia

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Students from Tunisia part of the Al-Jisir Exchange Program talk to UA students at the Daily Wildcat about the different practices of journalism in Tunisia and the U.S. Manal Issa (Center right) gives examples of how reporting is different in her hometown. Last week, four students studying in Tunisia visited the UA School of Journalism and the Daily Wildcat newsroom as a part of the Aljisr Exchange Program. While Basheer Aldhorai focuses more on the contrast of cultures, Manall Issa gives a recap of her favorite moments and memories here…

In Tunisia, Jews gather at Africa’s oldest synagogue under tight security

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Under tight security at Africa’s oldest synagogue, Jewish pilgrims on Wednesday staged their biggest religious ceremony in Tunisia since a 2011 revolution undermined security in the North African country. Mainly Muslim Tunisia is home to one of North Africa’s largest Jewish communities. Though they now number less than 2,000 people, Jews have lived in Tunisia since Roman times. In 2011, after the uprising that toppled former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali the annual celebration was canceled, and in following years only a few hundred attended, fearing attacks by hardline…