Quartet meeting on Libya held in Tunisia as UN SG expresses hope for Libya’s upcoming future

“If is there is a word that defines what I think and feel about Libya today that word is hope. This is a moment of hope for Libya,” said the UN Secretary-General in a press conference after the meeting.  “I have hope because I believe that it is possible to have now a Libyan-led political process aiming at the solution of the Libyan problems.” The meeting in Tunis included Federica Mogherini, European Union High Representative for Foreign Affairs and Security Policy, Ahmad Abulgheit, Secretary-General of the Arab League, Moussa Faki,…

30th session of Arab Summit opens in Tunis

The 30th session of Arab Summit opened Sunday in Tunis with attendance of many Arab leaders, who in turn delivered their speeches calling for the Arab unity in fighting against terrorism and standing together with the Palestinian people in their fight for an independent state with Al Quds East as its capital.  The Arab Leaders voiced rejection of the US administration’s decision to recognise Israel’s sovereignty over the Syrian Golan Heights which is not only a threat to Syria but also a violation of the United Nations Resolutions. Addressing the…

Saudi Minister of Foreign Affairs stressed imperative to reform and promote mechanisms of joint Arab action

Saudi Foreign Minister Ibrahim al-Assaf called, Friday in Tunis for the imperative to reform and promote the mechanisms of joint Arab action in order to enable the League of Arab States to carry out its mission effectively. He also voiced the need to ensure that the Arab League keeps pace with regional and international developments and can meet the challenges facing the Arab region, at the opening of the foreign ministers’ preparatory meeting of the Arab League Council at the Summit level. Al-Assaf reminded that the previous Al-Quds Summit chaired…

Saudi ambassador in Tunis stresses importance of “uniting Arab position and improving performance of Arab League” at Arab Summit 30th session

Mohammed bin Mahmoud Al-Ali, ambassador of Saudi Arabia to Tunisia, emphasized the main axes of the 30th Tunis Arab summit of March 31 which concern “unifying the Arab position, improving the Arab League’s performance and developing the joint Arab action system in line with the latest political, social and economic developments in the Arab region.” “The Palestinian people will have their legitimate rights to establish their independent state with Al-Quds Al-Sharif as its capital,” Al-Ali said in Tunisian News Press Agency TAP. The ambassador affirmed that Saudi King Salman bin…

Saudi-Tunisian relations: Strong and typical brotherhood

The visit of the Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud to the sisterly Republic of Tunisia is an important occasion and a shining sign in the sky of the Saudi-Tunisian relations, which are distinguished by their heritage and roots. History witnesses the visit of Tunisian leader Habib Bourguiba and his former foreign minister, late Mohamed Masmoudi to the founding King, Abdulaziz  Al Saud who bestowed them with moral and material support, which contributed to the support of the Tunisian national movement for the independence…

Promising prospects for friendship and cooperation relations between Tunis and Riyadh

Custodian of the two holly Mosques, King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will pay a state visit to Tunisia on the occasion of the Arab 2019 Tunis Arab Summit. This visit which is considered to be profitable for Tunisia and its people will open a new chapter for the relations binding Tunisia and Saudi Arabia, regarding the benefits that would reach the country in further bolstering and enhancing the friendship and cooperation ties of the two countries. Besides, the visit of King Salman Bin Abdulaziz Al Saud will open new…

Arab Summit: Tunisian-Saudi relations further boosted

Referring to Tunisian-Saudi relations and the expected visit to Tunisia of the Custodian of the two Holy Mosques, King Salman Bin AbdulAziz Al Saud, Foreign Minister Jhinaoui said that these relations have further developed since President Caïd Essebsi’s visit to Riyadh in December 2015. He recalled the participation of the President of the Republic in the Arab, Islamic and American Summit held on May 21, 2017 in Riyadh and his participation in the 29th session of the Arab Summit held on April 15, 2018 in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. This is…

Water Forum in Kairouan: Water users as actors and co-responsible for water resource management and governance

At the initiative of the Ministry of Agriculture, Water Resources and Fisheries with the support of the German Development Cooperation “GIZ” and within the framework of participatory management and local governance of water resources in Kairouan, action plans have been developed and approved by and for the three active committees in Sbikha. Dealing respectively with drinking water, surface water and groundwater, these action plans constitute a direct intervention of users in the overall process of the participatory management and local governance of water resources. Their objectives are, in fact, to…

Ways to solve water resources issues in Sidi Bouzid discussed

Water resources issues in the governorate of Sidi Bouzid will soon be solved, said Friday Secretary of State for Water Resources and Fisheries Abdallah Rabhi. Chairing the Regional Water Council, Rabhi said in a statement to media that it was decided to immediately start drilling the wells in Jelma, adding that the Prime Minister ordered to provide 3.6 million dinars (MD) for the benefit of regions facing thirst in Jelma. The official announced the programming of a large project costing 60 MD, which will concern Mazouna, Menzel Bouzaiene and Meknassi.…

Academy for tourism training in Tunisia (UNWTO S-G)

Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) Zurab Pololikashvili announced on Friday that his organisation will work, in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts, to establish, in Tunisia, an academy for training in tourism, over the next three months. The official told media on the fringes of his participation in the opening of the 36th edition of the Handicrafts Creation Exhibition (from March 22 to 31, 2019 in Tunis), that the tourism training academy will play a key role in enhancing the quality of tourist services and upgrading…