The Palais du Ribat in Monastir hosted the draw for the third edition of the Jasmin Open Monastir, which kicks off on Saturday September 7 and runs until September 15 on the courts of a hotel in the city. The tournament, ranked in the WTA 250 category, offers a total prize money of $250,000. In her opening speech, Salma Mouelhi, President of the Tunisian Tennis Federation, emphasized that the Jasmin Open has rapidly become one of the world’s most renowned tournaments on the women’s tennis circuit. In her opinion, the…
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3rd International Tourism and Umrah Fair inaugurated
Photo credit goes to FTAV Facebook page The 3rd edition of the International Tourism and Umrah Fair was inaugurated on Thursday, September 5 at the Convention Center in Tunis. Organized by the Tunisian Federation of Travel Agencies (FTAV) and attended by some forty exhibitors from Tunisia, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, this event aims to promote umrah and hajj tourism, as well as Islamic heritage and civilization. Representatives from Algeria and Libya also took part in the fair. According to Ahmed Betaieb, President of the Tunisian Federation of Travel Agencies, the…
Tunisia, Saudi Fund sign contract to build hospital in Kairouan
A deal to build and equip the King Salman bin Abdulaziz University Hospital in Kairouan was signed on Thursday in the presence of Minister of Health, Dr Mustafa Ferjani,Saudi Ambassador to Tunisia, Dr Abdulaziz bin Ali Al-Saqr, and Director General of Operations for Arab Countries of the Saudi Fund for Development (SDF), Engineer Bandar bin Abdullah Al-Obeid. Bandar bin Abdullah Al-Obeid. The $85 million project will be financed by the SFD thanks to a grant from the Saudi government, the Tunisian Ministry of Health said in a statement.Welcoming the project,…
Tunisia’s Wattnow closes multi-million dollar funding round
IoT-based smart energy management startup Wattnow has announced the closing of a multi-million dollar funding round to help drive its already impressive growth, Disrupt Africa reported. Founded in 2018 by Issam Smaali, Wattnow helps businesses take control of their energy consumption through the combination of its plug-and-play hardware and software solutions. The startup’s service allows businesses to visualize their energy consumption in real time, control and automate certain loads, and receive alerts and notifications when something goes wrong. The data, captured by smart sensors, is analysed by machine learning engines,…
Forum on Investment Climate in Light of Modern Technological Transformations and Role of AI in Promoting Entrepreneurship
The Arab Organization for Administrative Development of the League of Arab States, with the participation of several Arab countries, organized the Forum on the Investment Climate in the Light of Modern Technological Transformations and the Role of Artificial Intelligence in Promoting Entrepreneurship. Representative of the Kingdom of Bahrain was engineer Jamal Ahmed Yacoub Kamal, who presented an important working paper on promoting investment in Arab countries using artificial intelligence technology. The working paper dealt with the definition of artificial intelligence and the history of its emergence as well as the…
Special packages for Tunisian tourists at affordable prices, calls Tourism Minister
Minister of Tourism Mohamed Moez Belhassine has called for Tunisian tourists to be offered special packages at affordable prices to suit their purchasing power, says a statement from the Ministry of Tourism. At a working session held on Monday, following field visits and inspections of tourist facilities, Mr. Belhassine stressed the paramount importance of giving priority to domestic tourism. He stressed its role in revitalizing the economy and tourism activities, particularly in inland regions. Belhassine stressed the need to intensify control of tourist establishments and urged all professionals to commit…
Tunisia-Libya: Ras Jedir border crossing fully reopened
The full reopening of the border crossing between Tunisia and Libya in both directions for the movement of people and goodswas annoinced by Minister of the Interior, Khaled Nouri, and his Libyan counterpart, Imed Mustapha Trabelsi, announced on Monday at the Ras Jedir border crossing (Medenine Governorate). The Ras Jedir border crossing was closed on the Libyan side last March. It was only partially reopened on June 13, following the signing of an agreement between the two countries’ interior ministers on June 12. The agreement included a number of points…
Agreement to train 2,000 Tunisians for jobs in Italy
A framework agreement was signed Tuesday in Tunis between the National Agency for Employment and Self-Employment (Aneti), the Tunisian Agency for Vocational Training (ATFP), the Italian Building and Public Works Association (Ance) and the Centro Elis Association, as part of the Thamm Plus Italia program. The announcement was made by the Italian Ambassador in Tunis, the European Union Mission in Tunis and the International Organization for Migration (IOM). The agreement aims to provide certified technical and language training to 2,000 Tunisians, and to integrate them into ANCE network companies. “Through…
International symposium on innovation and interdisciplinarity at Beit Al Hikma
The Tunisian Academy of Sciences, Letters, and Arts Beit Al Hikma, in collaboration with the National Library of Tunisia, is organizing an international symposium on innovation and interdisciplinarity, scheduled for October 25-26 at its headquarters, in honor of the late Mounira Chapoutot Remadi, eminent professor of archaeology and Muslim civilization at the University of Tunis. The symposium, dedicated to the soul of the defunct, will focus on a theme to be presented by a group of professors and researchers from various specialties, to shed light on her long academic career…
Oman, Tunisia ink new air services agreement
Credit goes to Muscat Daily The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Civil Aviation Authority, inked an air services agreement with the Republic of Tunisia in Tunis on Sunday, Muscat Daily reported. The agreement was signed by Eng Nayef bin Ali al Abri, Chairman of Oman’s Civil Aviation Authority, in the presence of Sarah Zaafarani Zanzri, Tunisia’s Minister of Transport, Dr Hilal bin Abdullah al Sanani, Oman’s Ambassador to Tunisia, and several officials from the two countries’ civil aviation authorities. This agreement updates the 1985 agreement between the governments of…