Category: Breaking News

Ons Jabeur inks sponsorship deal with Saudi fitness brand Kayanee

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Credit goes to The National News UAE Tunisian tennis player Ons Jabeur has “signed a new sponsorship deal” with Saudi Arabia’s PIF-owned fitness and wellness brand Kayanee, according to Reem Abulleil of THE NATIONAL. Jabeur had been with Lotto Sport Italia for nearly a decade, but she will now be “wearing an exclusive tennis line designed for her by Kayanee,” an integrated company established by the PIF last year “with the goal of promoting quality of life for women.” Jabeur recently took part in the first ever women’s professional tennis…

TUNISIA, 4TH TOURIST DESTINATION RECOMMENDED TO AMERICANS

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Business Insider, the US news website, published on July 31 the list of the top 20 democratic countries where US citizens can relax. Tunisia is on the list. Tunisia tops the list because of its superb year-round climate, its position as a ‘cheaper’ city for expatriates and its success in fighting the spread of the Coronavirus pandemic (low average number of new coronavirus cases per capita in mid-July). Tunisia also has a migrant acceptance index of 6.47, which is higher than the overall score of 5.34, according to the US…

Double Gold for Tunisia’s Triomphe Thuccabor at first edition of Dubai Olive Oil Competition

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The Ben Ismail family reserve with its Triomphe Robust, Triomphe Early Harvest has been awarded the Double Gold of the 2020 Dubai Olive Oil Competition and Best Olive Oil Organic. The Triomphe Thuccabor olive oil brand, including the Triomphe Robust, Triomphe Early Harvest is produced by the Ben Ismail farm in Toukaber, Medjez El Bab (northwest of Tunisia). Maher Ben Ismail, co-founder of the Ben Ismail Family reserve who is also a member of the Jury of this first Edition of Dubai Olive Oil Competition said in social media, “since…

UN Security Council adopts resolution to halt all conflicts amid virus

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Global cease-fire to be valid for 90 days to strengthen fight against COVID-19 The UN Security Council, on Wednesday, adopted a resolution on the fight against the COVID-19 pandemic drafted by Tunisia and France and calling for an immediate cessation of hostilities in all situations. “This adoption follows a long process of negotiations spanning more than four months since it was submitted in its Tunisian version to members of the Security Council in March 2020,” the Presidency of the Republic said in a statement. The resolution calls “upon all parties…

U.S. committed not only to highlighting Tunisia’s successes, but to supporting them directly, says U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce at Tunisia 2020

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U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce Arun M. Kumar said at Tunisia 2020 International Investment conference said that Not only has Tunisia succeeded in creating a new and responsive political system, but it has also made great strides modernizing and reforming its economy. Over the past several months, we have witnessed the important steps taken to support private sector investments with the passage of the Public-Private Partnership and banking laws and a new investment code, he underlined. The U.S. Assistant Secretary of Commerce asserted, that President Obama and Secretaries Pritzker and Kerry…