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« Brexit and After » focus of TBFA first General Assembly debate

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The Tunisian-British Friendship Association (TBFA) held on Saturday, February 10, 2018, its first General Assembly, with attendance of former Tunisia’s ambassador to the United Kingdom Nabil Ammar and  Country Director of the British Council in Tunis, Robert Ness. TBFA President Hamida Mrabet who chaired the General Assembly works, said that the association along with it director members, who were also present at the gathering, strive to disseminate the culture of the English language learning in addition to the British culture. The British culture is still missing among our Tunisian youth…

Tunisia rejects proposal for NATO presence: Official

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Tunisia has rejected a NATO proposal that would allow NATO officials to use a planned military command center, according to Tunisia’s defense minister. In a Monday statement, Abdelkrim Zibidi said his ministry had rejected the proposal, by which Tunisia would receive a 3-million-euro grant in exchange for letting NATO officers maintain a presence at military operations center the country plans to establish, Anadolu Agency reports. At a session of parliament’s security committee, Zbidi said his ministry was currently working on plans to establish a “joint command center to coordinate between…

EBRD and EU support ice cream maker GIPA in Tunisia

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Agribusiness advice helps Tunisian companies create more jobs Ice cream maker GIPA is celebrating 40 years of successful business in Tunisia and its CEO Youssef Ghrib has further ambitions to grow the company well into the future. With support from the EBRD’s Advice for Agribusiness programme, funded by the European Union, the company has modernised its business and is ready for new ventures. Tunisia welcomes more than six million foreign tourists every year and, perhaps as a result, its ice cream industry is constantly evolving. Meanwhile, among locals, domestic ice cream makers have become so popular…

Scourge of illegal immigration contaminating our hopeless Children

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Most of news and stories about Tunisian illegal immigrants are really painful and sad for us, but the most painful of young children. The  Tunisian Interior Ministry revealed in statement the arrest, by the security units, of 50  children aged between 13 and 17,  from different Tunisian governorates namely Jendouba, kairouan, Ben Arous, Tunis and Bizerte. The Children arrested confessed that they planned to climb the wall  of the La Goulette Port to infiltrate one of  the ships and leave illegally  to European countries. We all agree that the Tunisian…

Tozeur: 3rd stage of air show “Aviation for all”

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The city of Tozeur hosted, Saturday morning, the 3rd stage of the air show “Aviation for all” organised from January 26 to March 20, 2018, by the Tunisian Association of Aeronautics. The first and second stages took place in Djerba and Sfax, respectively, TAP reports. Pilots from Tunisia and France take part in this event, also called the “Weekends of aviation”. After Tozeur, they will fly, on Sunday, aboard paramotors over Ong Jmal’s site. This stage coincides with the commemoration of the 105th anniversary of the first landing (February 1913),…

British tourists returning to Tunisia after security improvements

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Thomas Cook announced it would start flying British tourists to Tunisia as of mid-February. The British government gave tourists the green light to resume travelling to Tunisia, having concluded that the North African country had made significant improvements to security conditions, particularly in tourist areas, the Arab Weekly reports. UK Minister of State for Security Ben Wallace, at the end of a 3-day trip to Tunisia, said: “It has been really impressive what I have seen over the last few days. I look forward to the fact there is going to…

Tunisia will have big and profitable place in international market, it is matter of time says Marcelo Scofano

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Marcelo Scofano, from Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, Expert in Olive Oil and organiser from the Brazilian International competition was the guest of the Olive Tree Festival held in the city of Sfax (Tunisia) in its 2nd edition (January 26- 30, 2018) on the theme: “Olive tree, light and roots,” In an exclusive interview with TunisianMonitorOnline, Marcelo Scofano said that during the meeting at Cepex Tunísia, the talks turned on ways to establish commercial bridges between Tunisia and Brazil. The steps will be implemented by the visit of a small group…

Mövenpick to Open Third Tunisian Property

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Mövenpick is slated to expand its footprint in Tunisia with the launch of the Mövenpick Hotel du Lac Tunis. It’s the brand’s third outpost in the country and its 23rd in the continent. Led by Italian designer Roberto Saporiti, the hotel is scheduled to open this spring, hospitalitydesign reports. All 189 guestrooms and suites will overlook lake views as well as the Berges du Lac business and diplomatic district. Dining options will include the gourmet kitchen La Table du Chef; the all-day concept Le Grand Restaurant; and the casual, lakeside Al-Diwan, which boasts…

IMO Signs Partnership Deal with European Bank

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The IMO has signed a new partnership agreement with the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) to help promote sustainable shipping and ports in selected countries. In addition to providing investment financing, IMO and EBRD will work together to provide technical advisory services, project preparation and planning, capacity building and institutional development, focusing initially on joint projects with the national authorities of Azerbaijan, Egypt, Georgia, Morocco, Tunisia and Turkey. Gap analysis will be carried out with specific projects likely to focus on a range of safety and environment related…

Italy strengthens engagement in controversial migrant management initiatives in Libya

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The Italian government has announced an additional 80 million euro investment in its African Fund to fight illegal migration and the deployment of troops in Libya “to combat illegal immigration and counter terrorism threats.” The deployment of troops is condemned as a violation of Libyan sovereignty and a report by ISS Institute for Security Studies and The Global Initiative Against Transnational Organized Crime describes the tight link between security and migrant management in Libya as counter-productive. The Italian government has announced an additional investment in the African Fund bringing the total to…