-Success is not measured by position as much as it is measured by the difficulties overcome by man. -It is not easy to get rid of what is imposed on you by fate … to have your body locked in a chair but your soul wants to fly … And because he believes in his ability to fly, he actually did it in the sky of success … -He was able to register his name among the geniuses of the world … We can learn from the inspirational story of…
A dismissal for businessman Mohamed Ayachi Ajroudi and owner of Al Janoubia TV in the case brought against him by artist Farhat Jouini, according to the verdict pronounced by the Tunis Court of Appeal. The Criminal Division of the Court of First Instance sentenced Mr Ajroudi in July 2018 to one year in prison for falsifying a rental contract for the benefit of the TV channel. TunisianMonitorOnline
Heavy rains in the middle of winter for several weeks and the decline of the fertility of some lands and erosion and disintegration of some species of plants and wildlife are number of climatic and natural phenomena that began to be described by experts some 20 years ago as the “new” result of changes that “hit” the globe and are trying these days to find more solutions in the Paris summit on Climate Change. In recent years, Tunisians have been aware of the phenomenon of floods in autumn and spring…
Prominent columnist Thomas L. Friedman highlighted in his last article, published in new York Times “More Schools and Fewer Tanks for the Mideast“, the importance of schools pointing out that Tunisia – as a success model in Middle East- deserves help to continue its democratic transition in education. He concluded that “It’s time we focused on giving more Arabs and Iranians access to the ingredients that enabled Tunisia to transform itself by itself into a democracy without a single U.S. war fighter”. It is a significant recognition that Tunisia has succeeded to…
The mobile network roaming fees between Algeria and Tunisia will be removed, both pledged on Sunday, APS news agency reported. This was announced on the sidelines of the third Joint Technical Committee for Cooperation in Post and ICT, held in Algeria’s capital Algiers. “We have decided to encourage regulatory authorities of both countries … to ensure their trade is transparent to customers travelling on both sides of the border without having to pay more fees for roaming and without being forced to make any changes on their phones,” said Algerian…
A delegation from the Tunisian government visited the Libyan Red Crescent branch in Misurata Sunday, to take blood samples of six children of ISIS parents, in order to verify their identity prior their return to Tunisia, The Libya Observer said in its website. The police technical team has initiated in taking samples of Tunisian children housed in the Care and Custody unit of Misurata Red Crescent branch, since December 2016 in the presence of a representative of the Attorney-General and coordinator of the Libyan-Tunisian Relationship, as well as representatives of…
The Kuwait-based Arab Fund for Economic and Social Development (AFESD) on Monday signed a KD 30 million (USD 100 million) loan for the Tunisian government, meant to prop up strategic dam projects for provinces in the northwest, KUNA reports. The plan will respond to the growing demand for water intended for agricultural purposes and will ensure flood protection in northwestern towns. AFESD and Tunisia have maintained close cooperation over the years, the fund’s chairman Dr. Abdullatif Al-Hamad told the press on the sidelines of the signing ceremony, citing the pan-Arab…
Algeria Saturday dispatched 4,000 tons of Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to Tunisia to help the country meet the shortage caused by disruptive weather conditions, mainly heavy snow, that have affected major social amenities, TAP reports. The shipment is meant for household use and that the 4,000 tons will be supplied to regions affected by shortage at the time the country is hit with heavy snowfalls, the same source indicates. The shortage also hit three gas canister filling stations, namely in Rades, Gabes and Bizerte. The Saturday shipment will supply 300,000…
The final ceremony of the third edition of the OPEN STARTUP TUNISIA (OST) was held on 18 January 2019 in the City of Culture of Tunis. OST, the Entrepreneurship and Social Innovation for Students Program, is the result of a public-private partnership involving Columbia Engineering and Columbia Business School, the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research, the United States Embassy, the BIAT Foundation, Africinvest, Columbia Global Centers and GoMyCode. At the end of the ceremony, the TUN-UP team won the final. Open Startup Tunisia is a national competition bringing…
The 70th anniversary the Republic Day of India was celebrated with a ceremony at the Indian Embassy in Tunis on Saturday, January 26, 2019. Ambassador of India to Tunisia, Mr Prashant Pisa raised Saturday morning, the flag at the Embassy in the presence of Indian citizens and Tunisian friends of India. Then, the Ambassador read out the Indian President’s address to the Indian nation. The year 2019 will be very special with the organization of elections in India, the largest democracy in the world. More than 900 million people will…