Year: 2019

Invader Installs ‘Star Wars’ Mosaics Across the Island of Djerba

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Last month, Invader snuck onto the top of the Eiffel Tower in Paris to install one of his famous mosaics. For his latest invasion, the notorious street artist paid a visit to the island of Djerba in Tunisia to install a total of 58 new pieces. One of the more eye-catching works is a series of Star Wars characters to celebrate the premiere of the Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker movie, an article by Keith Estiler published in hypebeast reads. Some of these pixelated figures were installed in the locations featured in the cult film…

5MW Adam Photovoltaic Plant in Tunisia inaugurated

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The Adam Photovoltaic Plant in Tunisia, which has been set up by Eni’s subsidiary, Eni Tunisia BV in partnership with the national company, Entreprise Tunisienne d’Activités Pétrolières (ETAP), has been inaugurated, Construction Review Online reported. The 5MW Adam Photovoltaic Plant in Tunisia has been set up within the Adam concession in the south of Tataouine Goveornrate whose Eni is the operator. The installation will see the production of solar energy using an off-grid operational configuration. The energy that will be produced by the Adam photovoltaic plant will be used directly by…

Barceló Hotels, UFI Group deal ink deal for new hotel management in Tunisia

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Barceló Hotel Group and UFI Group have signed an agreement to create a new hotel management company: Barceló Caravel. This joint venture was born with the vision to become a leader in the Tunisian hotel sector. Barceló Caravel will open its portfolio with a total of six-star and five-star business and leisure hotels and 1,485 rooms. The properties are distributed across Tunisia in Tunis, Sfax, Yasmine Hammamet, Port El Kantaoui and Sousse, BREAKING Travel News reported on Thursday. The company’s portfolio includes five hotels owned by the UFI Group and…

Hult Prize ESSEC Tunis Final Round: ECO-TRIP wins title

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ECO-TRIP is the winner of Hult Prize Essect title after the 6 pre-selected teams made their pitching in front of 10 judges, in an atmosphere marked by energy and positive vibes extended by the presence of the young ESSECT student participants, during the Hult Prize ESSEC Tunis final round that took place on Saturday, December 14, 2019, in the premises of the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (UTICA). The Judges who are Tunisian renowned prominent figures in the world of business and management were present for ruling out…

Scatec secured 300 MW of solar capacity in 500 MW Tunisia auction

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Norwegian solar developer Scatec Solar ASA has confirmed it secured the lion’s share of the PV generation capacity available in the 500 MW tender held by the Tunisian government in the summer, pv-magazine reported on Tuesday. Scatec today announced it had secured the largest of the five projects available, a 200 MW facility planned at Tataouine, as well as two 50 MW schemes, in Tozeur and Sidi Bouzid. A press release issued by Scatec today to publicize its 400 MW of Tunisian project capacity – reported in direct current terms as 240 MW and…

Arab world’s iconic date palm culture recognized by UNESCO heritage list

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Date palms have existed since 4,000 BC and have been the symbol of hospitality and prosperity in countries across the Arab world. The Arab region’s iconic date palm trees were officially recognized on Wednesday by UNESCO’s list of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity, stepFEED reported. The announcement came during the annual meeting of the Intangible Heritage Committee held in Bogotá, Colombia. “The date palm, knowledge, skills, traditions and practices have played a pivotal role in strengthening the connection between people and the land in the Arab region, helping them face the challenges of the harsh desert environment,” the…

EasyJet to return to Tunisia for first time since 2015

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EasyJet will fly to Tunisia next year for the first time since the Sousse terror attack in 2015, the Telegraph reports Thursday. EasyJet, which revealed its return this week, will fly twice a week from Gatwick to Enfidha in the Gulf of Hammamet, an hour’s drive from Sousse, from May 2.  Tourism has since picked up again after the Tunisian government increased security around popular destinations, and negative travel advice was lifted. Major European tour operators start to return to Tunisia in 2018 with tourist numbers beginning to return to…

Tunisie Telecom and Cisco launch new generation of SD-WAN networks

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Tunisie Telecom and Cisco announced on Wednesday the signing of a new commercial and technological cooperation agreement for the marketing of SD-WAN (Software-Defined Wide-Area Networking). This agreement was signed in Tunisie Telecom’s headquarters by Jihene Bouzaiene, Executive Director of the national operator’s Enterprise Market and Skander Ghatta, Cisco Country Manager, in the presence of Mohamed Fadhel Kraiem, President and CEO of Tunisie Telecom, and Loaii Zoheir, Service Provider Sales Director North Africa of Cisco. Thanks to this partnership, Tunisie Telecom is entering a new era of support for Tunisian companies…

Third edition of Hult Prize ESSECT On-campus program

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“Let’s make an impact and change the world, every hour of work in oncampus program is worth it. We are changing lives adding value” Hult Prize ESSECT The Hult Prize ESSEC Tunis team held last Saturday the first round in their oncampus program 3rd edition which was crowned with outstanding success. The event was organized in the presence of The Hult ESSEC Tunis team, the university students and a group of renowned personalities and academics from different areas of expertise. The guests figures who enhanced the event by their precious…

D17 of the Tunisian Post elected “Best Mobile Application 2019”

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The D17 mobile application, launched by the Tunisian Post last October to offer students and merchants a range of digitized and innovative financial services, was voted best mobile application for 2019. The Tunisian Post won this trophy during the 2019 edition of the Tunisia Digital Awards competition, which took place from 4 to 6 December. This competition recognizes “performance, creativity and innovation in multiple areas of a constantly evolving sector, which includes digital content creation, advertising and marketing, mobile media, application development, social networks, web design and development”. The D17…