Day: October 25, 2019

CAIRO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL ANNOUNCES 27 WORLD AND INTERNATIONAL PREMIERES

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Cairo International Film Festival (CIFF) President Mohamed Hefzy announced that the 41st edition, opening in November, will host the world and international premiere of 20 feature and seven short films, making it the first in the history of the festival to boast so many. With the figure likely to increase before the opening, Hefzy added, this is an indication of the festival’s standing as an international platform for new voices in cinema. Hefzy reiterated his commitment to making progress in this department, activating CIFF’s role as a way for cinephiles in…

Hult Prize ESSEC Tunis 2020 Award challenge: “Building start-ups that have a net impact on environment for every dollar earned”

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The Hult Prize ESSEC Tunis presents the concept of the Hult Prize on its social media page by stating that “by participating in your university’s Hult Prize On Campus program, you will acquire the necessary skills to transform your idea into a sustainable project. The winning team of the program will have a guaranteed place in the regional summit, in more than 27 different countries. Bringing together people from different cultures and backgrounds, the initiative offers you the opportunity to present your innovative ideas, learn from your peers, inspire and…

Third edition of Les Dunes Electroniques November 16-17

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The third edition of Les Dunes Electroniques will be held on November 16-17 in the desert dunes of Ong Jmal in Nefta, Tunisian south where George Lucas’s film ‘Stars Wars’ was shot. The event includes entertainment, culture and tourism with house music on two stages against a backdrop of sand and traditional Tunisian homes. Since their launch in 2014, the “Dunes Electroniques” has always “benefited from the support of the Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts, without which it has never been possible to organise this event,” said French-Tunisian Patrick Ouergui,…

Experts and Decision-Makers convene to address Water Scarcity

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The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) announced that the Regional Conference on Improving Water Productivity in Agriculture is due to be held in Tunisia from December 3 to 6, 2019. The event is part of the Collaborative Platform on Water Productivity of the FAO Regional Initiative on Water Scarcity for the Near East and North Africa. The conference will help researchers and decision-makers take stock of the situation and discuss challenges facing agricultural water. The way water productivity enhancement can increase the sustainability of agriculture and…

Doing Business 2020: Tunisia moves up to 78th

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Tunisia moved up two spots to 78th in the World Bank’s “Doing Business 2020” report published on October 24. Tunisia, which has maintained an upward trend for the 2nd consecutive year, is this year behind Morocco (53rd) which is in the forefront at the Maghreb level in matters of business climate, followed by Egypt (114th) and Algeria (157th), according to the WB’s annual report that measures the ease of doing business. The Doing Business 2020 is the 17th edition of a report that takes into account 190 economies. It assesses…