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Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:13:15 GMT
Algeria: France to Unseal Secret Records On Algerian War of Independence
[VOA] France announced Friday that it would soon declassify some of the most secret sections of its national archives concerning the Algerian war of independence, opening the door for citizens to explore some of bloodiest parts of the country's histo...

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 07:44:40 GMT
Libya: UN Raises Alarm Over 'Continuing' Expulsions of Asylum Seekers From Libya
[UN News] Asylum-seekers and other migrants continue to be forcefully expelled fromLibya, raising concerns at the Office of the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR).

Sat, 11 Dec 2021 05:08:54 GMT
Algeria: Two Years After His Election, President Tebboune Continues Building New Algeria
[Algerie Presse Service] Algiers -- Two years after the election of President Abdelmadjid Tebboune, on 12 December 2019, time has seemingly given reason to the Algerian people who, according to several observers, have made the right choice.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:59:01 GMT
Tunisia: Tunisia Will Soon Start Negotiations With IMF - Finmin
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "Tunisia will soon start negotiations with the International Monetary Fund (IMF)," Finance Minister Sihem Boughdiri announced, adding that consultations between the Tunisian government and the Bretton Woods Ins...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:57:49 GMT
Tunisia: Agreement With IMF Could Be Concluded Before End of Q1, 2022 - Abassi
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- An agreement on a set of realistic and acceptable reforms could be concluded with the International Monetary Fund (IMF) before the end of the first quarter (Q1) of 2022, Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia ...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:57:49 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Over 35,000 Jabs Administered On Dec. 9
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- 35.778 COVID-19 jabs were administered on December 8, the Health Ministry said on Friday.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 13:57:46 GMT
Tunisia: 'We Look Forward to Active Participation in 17th Extraordinary Session of OIC Council of Foreign Ministers - Taher Andrabi
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Pakistan's Ambassador to Tunisia Taher Andrabi voiced confidence in the efforts that Tunisia will exert at the 17th Extraordinary Session of the OIC Council of Foreign Ministers on December 19 in Islamabad, to ...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:14:26 GMT
Tunisia: 25th IHF Women's World Championship - Tunisia Handed Victory Following China's Forfeit
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Following a positive COVID-19 test within the delegation of PR of China at the 25th IHF Women's World Championship, the Chinese Handball Association informed the International Handball Federation (IHF) on Thurs...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:14:25 GMT
Tunisia: Covid-19 - Tunisia Logs 2 Deaths and 140 Infections On Dec. 8
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Two more COVID-19 deaths and 140 infections were logged on December 8, from 4,946 tests (2.83% positivity rate), the Health Ministry said.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:00:34 GMT
Tunisia: President Kais Said Chairs National Security Council Meeting
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kais Saied chaired, on Thursday at the Palace of Carthage, the meeting of the National Security Council.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:00:32 GMT
Tunisia: ATNU Conference Focuses On Centrality of Human Rights, States of Emergency and International Law
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- the "centrality of human rights, state of exception and international law" is the theme of a conference held by the Tunisian Association of the United Nations (ATNU) Thursday, on the celebration of the Human Ri...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:00:29 GMT
Tunisia: General Situation in the Country At Heart of Saied-Bouden Meeting
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President Kaïs Saïed met on, Thursday at the Palace of Carthage, Prime Minister Najla Bouden-Romdhane.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 10:00:26 GMT
Tunisia: Lack of a Legislative Framework Governing Disaster Resilience Pinpointed
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian legal system lacks a comprehensive legislative framework governing resilience to disasters, pandemics and communicable diseases, Secretary General of the Tunisian Organisation Against Torture Mondh...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:12:33 GMT
Tunisia: Fire At Ennahdha Party Headquarters Leaves One Dead, 18 Injured
[DW] A member of Tunisia's Ennahdha party burned to death in a fire at the party's HQ in Tunis. The suspended party's vice president, formerly the prime minister, was among the 18 wounded.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:18:30 GMT
Tunisia: Nearly 70 MD Earmarked for National Projects of Prevention, Fight Against Transboundary Pests
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Nearly 70 million dinars were earmarked for national projects geared towards the prevention and fight against transboundary pests, said Director-General of Plant Health and Agricultural Input Control at the Agr...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:18:26 GMT
Tunisia: Handicrafts - Digital Platform Atlas to Be Launched On December 15
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Rambourg Foundation announced Thursday, the launch in partnership with the National Office of Tunisian Handicrafts, the digital platform ATLAS, and the holding of an exhibition from December 15, 2021, to Ja...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:18:23 GMT
Tunisia: OMCT - Tunisia Has Not Carried Out Any Reform That Guarantees Dignity of Its Citizens
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "Eleven years after the outbreak of the revolution, Tunisia has not carried out any deep structural reform to preserve the rule of law and the dignity of its citizens," the World Organisation Against Torture (O...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:18:20 GMT
Tunisia: Trade Balance Stands At - 14 653.8 Md INS
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The trade balance stood at -14 653.8 MD over the eleven months of 2021, against -11 666.6 MD during the same period of 2020, the INS said Thursday in its note on "Foreign Trade at current prices".

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:18:18 GMT
Tunisia: Palestinian President Winds Up Visit to Tunisia
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the State of Palestine Mahmoud Abbas left Tunisia on Thursday afternoon, at the end of a three-day official visit.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:18:16 GMT
Tunisia: Revenue From Collection of Customs Duties Rises 17 Percent Until End November
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The revenue from collection of customs duties has reached 7614 million dinars (MD), until the end of November 2021, up 17% compared to the same period in 2020, said head of the monitoring unit at the Directorat...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:18:16 GMT
Tunisia: Fire At Ennahdha Headquarters - Charred Body Found, 18 Injured - Interior
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A charred body was found in Ennahdha Party headquarters in Montplaisir neighbourhood, where a fire broke out on Thursday afternoon, the Interior Ministry said in a statement.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:14:45 GMT
Egypt: For Families of Al-Jazeera Journalists Jailed in Egypt, an Agonizing Choice
[CPJ] When Al -- Jazeera journalists Mohamed Said Fahmy, Hisham Abdelaziz, and Bahaa Eldin Ibrahim Neamatalla were arrested on terrorism charges in Egypt between 2018 and 2020, their families decided to keep quiet about their detention. They feared t...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:00:21 GMT
Tunisia: Ennahdha Announces Death of Activist in Fire At Its Headquarters - Press Release
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Ennahdha Movement announced the death of "one of its activists" in the fire that broke out Thursday afternoon in its headquarters in Tunis, saying, contrary to statements by the Public Prosecutor's Office "...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:00:12 GMT
Tunisia: Person Who Died in Fire At Central Headquarters, Set Himself Ablaze in First Floor - Public Prosecutor
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A person was killed in the fire that broke out at the central headquarters of Ennahdha party in Montplaisir neighbourhood, Tunis, on Thursday afternoon, said the Public Prosecutor's Office, adding the person se...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:00:06 GMT
Tunisia: Solar Power Plant for Self-Consumption of Tunisian Cheese Company Inaugurated in Tebourba
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A 85 kWp solar power plant for self-consumption of the Tunisian cheese factory "Centrale des produits laitiers- SOUANI," located in Tebourba, 30 km from Tunis, was inaugurated on Thursday, December 9, 2021.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:00:00 GMT
Tunisia: Chihia Municipal By-Elections - Final Lists to Be Released On Jan.9 At Latest (Isie)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Independent High Authority for Elections (French: ISIE) announced on Thursday the preliminary validation of three lists in Chihia municipal by-elections (Sfax), due next January 29-30.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:59:58 GMT
Tunisia: Gabes-Covid-19 - 4 People Tested Positive
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Four people in the governorate of Gabes have tested positive for the coronavirus following the publication Thursday of the results of 41 tests.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:59:57 GMT
Tunisia: 1st French Tech Tour Tunisia - 'Discovering Liveliness of Digital Ecosystem and Startups in Tunisia' - Business France
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Business France Tunisia announced Thursday that it is organising the first French Tech Tour Tunisia, an acceleration mission dedicated to innovative French companies.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:59:50 GMT
Tunisia: Fire At Central Headquarters of Ennahdha Under Control, Larayedh and Harouni Injured
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The fire that broke out Thursday afternoon at the central headquarters of Ennahdha in Tunis was brought under control by Civil Protection units, noted the special envoy of TAP news agency on the scene.

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 08:59:44 GMT
Tunisia: Bizerte - Takfirist Cell in Sejnane Dismantled
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The security units in Bizerte, in coordination with the National Guard Directorate in Aouina, have dismantled a takfirist cell composed of 5 members in the delegation of Sejnane.



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