El Battan stud farm to be restored and integrated into tourist and cultural circuit

El Battan stud farm in the Manouba governorate, known as El Kechla (the old barracks), is to be restored and integrated into a tourist and cultural circuit as part of the ‘Ciné Trip Tunisia’ film route initiative, stressed Mohamed Moez Belhassine, Minister of Tourism and Handicrafts, at the opening of the El Battan chechia festival on Saturday. Launched by the Ministry of Tourism, in collaboration with the German Agency for International Cooperation (GIZ), the aim of this initiative is to publicise the filming locations of famous international films and thus…

26 medals for Tunisian olive oil at New York International Olive Oil Competition

Packaged Tunisian olive oil has once again earned international recognition, winning 26 new medals including 12 gold and 14 silver at the New York International Olive Oil Competition (NYIOOC 2024), the Ministry of Industry, Mines and Energy reported on Monday. In addition, Tunisian olive oil won 30 medals at the Scandinavian International Olive Oil Competition (SIOOC) held in Copenhagen, Denmark, taking first place. Greece came second, followed by Spain (3rd) and Italy (4th). Raouf Chouket, President of GIOOC (the leading international extra-virgin olive oil competition), told TAP that the medals…