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Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:24:44 GMT
Tunisian Association Calls for Stopping Sale of J&j Baby Powder, Presumed Carcinogen
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Association of Environmental Education for Future Generations (AEEFG) called on the Tunisian government to immediately withdraw the Johnson and Johnson (J&J) baby powder, which had already been withdrawn fr...

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:24:38 GMT
Italian Waste Scandal - Ftdes Calls On Tunisian Authorities to Exert Pressure to Re-Ship Waste Containers Before March 9
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) on Monday called on the Tunisian authorities to make the most of the decision made by the Italian province of Campania on December 9, 2020, and to exert...

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 09:24:28 GMT
Italian Waste Scandal - Ftdes Calls On Tunisian Authorities to Exert Pressure to Re-Ship Waste Containers Before March 9
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian Forum for Economic and Social Rights (FTDES) on Monday called on the Tunisian authorities to make the most of the decision made by the Italian province of Campania on December 9, 2020, and to exert...

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 08:55:40 GMT
Burkina Faso, Tunisia Play to Stalemate in Group B Opener
[CAF] Debutants Tunisia played out to a barren draw with Burkina Faso in their Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) Group B opener staged at the Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya in Nouakchott on Monday.

Tue, 16 Feb 2021 07:46:54 GMT
HPR - Government Awaits Results of International Call for Tenders to Carry Out Ben Gardane Logistics Zone Project
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Government is awaiting the results of an international call for tenders to carry out the Ben Gardane logistics zone project worth 850 million dinars, announced Minister of Economy, Finance and Investment Su...

Sun, 14 Feb 2021 13:08:54 GMT
Burkina Faso Tackle Tunisia in Group B Opener
[CAF] Burkina Faso, playing at the Total Under-20 Africa Cup of Nations for the fourth time will take on North Africans Tunisia in the Group B opening match at the Stade Cheikha Ould Boidiya in Nouakchott on Monday.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:01:16 GMT
Groundwater Exploitation Rate Hits 126 Percent (Court of Auditors)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The exploitation of groundwater, including those of illegal wells, whose number exceeds 24 thousand, has increased by 126%, due to the lack of a forward-looking strategy to cope with the rising demand for irrig...

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:01:13 GMT
February 13, First Day of Rajab (Mufti of the Republic)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Saturday, February 13, 2021 will be the first day of the month of Rajab of the Hijri year 1442.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 09:01:07 GMT
Tap Inks Partnership Agreement With Tunisian Union of Community Media
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- TAP News Agency, on Thursday, signed a partnership agreement with the Tunisian Union of Community Media (French: UTMA), aimed at increasing cooperation between TAP, as a public news agency, and community media.

Fri, 12 Feb 2021 07:29:43 GMT
Vessel Carrying 8,700 Tonnes of Ammonium Nitrate Expected in Tunisia Friday
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- A ship carrying 8,700 tonnes of Ammonium nitrate is expected Friday in Tunisia. A national committee made up of various stakeholders will monitor the distribution of imported fertilisers, says Minister of Trade...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:59:36 GMT
Syndicated Loan Worth U.S.$465 Million Mobilised By 14 Banks (Finance Ministry)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Fourteen banks have contributed to a syndicated foreign currency loan of $465 million, said the Ministry of Economy, Finance and Investment Support.In a statement issued Wednesday in Tunis, the ministry added t...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:59:33 GMT
BCT Shows a Shortfall of 170 MD, Following Non-Applied Penalties (Court of Auditors)
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Central Bank of Tunisia sustained losses of nearly 170 million dinars. This amount represents the penalties that have not been imposed on banks, according to the annual report published Wednesday by the Cou...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:59:30 GMT
LTDH Lodges Complaint Against National Union of Internal Security Forces in Sfax
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Tunisian League of Human Rights (French: LTDH) said Wednesday it filed a complaint against the National Union of Internal Security Forces in Sfax.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:59:25 GMT
President Saied - Cabinet Reshuffle Crisis Must Be Solved in Accordance With Constitution
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The crisis caused by the cabinet reshuffle must be solved in accordance with the constitution rather than searching for «an impossible legal outcome or interpretations and Fatwas that transgress the provisions...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:06:04 GMT
Covid-19 - Scientific Committee Proposes to Extend Targeted Lockdown Till March 15
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- "The Scientific Committee to Combat the Coronavirus proposed, during its meeting held on Tuesday, to extend the targeted lockdown till March 15," said Wednesday, Committee member Habib Ghedira.

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:05:55 GMT
UNHCR Office in Zarzis Calls for Vaccinating 700 Refugees and Asylum Seekers Against Coronavirus
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Director of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) Office in Zarzis Naoufel Tounsi said Wednesday that a request had been sent to the health ministry last January to ensure the vaccination of...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:43:40 GMT
Cabinet Reshuffle - Saied, Wednesday, Holds Meeting With Various Parliamentary Groups
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- President of the Republic Kais Saied will hold a meeting Wednesday afternoon with MPs from various parliamentary opposition groups as well as those from the government, said Democratic Bloc MP Zouhaier Maghzaou...

Thu, 11 Feb 2021 07:43:38 GMT
Covid-19 - Number of Fatalities and Infections Up in Gabes
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Three COVID-19 fatalities were reported in the past 24 hours in Gabes governorate, pushing the death toll in the region to 255 since the outbreak of the pandemic.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:50:02 GMT
Saudi-Led Coalition Says Intercepted Two Houthi Armed Drones
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Riyadh/Saudi Arabia -- The Saudi-led military coalition engaged in Yemen said on Sunday it had intercepted and destroyed two armed drones launched by the Iran-aligned Houthi movement towards southern Saudi Arabia.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:49:59 GMT
Govt, UGTT Ink Agreement to Suspend All Forms of Protests in Health Sector
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- All forms of protests in the heath sector have been suspended, it was decided, following an agreement concluded on Tuesday at the end of a working session held between the government and the Tunisian General La...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 09:49:58 GMT
Oscars 2021 - Ben Hania's "The Man Who Sold His Skin" Shortlisted
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Tunisian filmmaker Kaouther Ben Hania's "The Man Who Sold His Skin" has been selected in the Oscars' International Feature Film shortlist as announced Tuesday by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:41:12 GMT
Coronavirus - 811 More Infections and 75 Deaths Recorded On February 8
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The Health Ministry on Tuesday reported 811 more infections with coronavirus recorded February 08 until 11 pm out of a total of 3,646 tests carried out.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:41:09 GMT
Coronavirus - 16 More Infections and 49 Recoveries Reported in Sidi Bouzid
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Sixteen more COVID-19 cases were recorded in Sidi Bouzid on Monday, bringing to 4751 the total number of cases detected in the region since the spread of the pandemic, local health director Mohamed Zaher Ahmadi...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:41:06 GMT
Female Sports Participation in Tunisia Low, Says Secretary of State
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Secretary of State for Youth and Sports Sihem Ayadi said low female sports participation in Tunisia accounts for top women athletes seldom taking part in continental and international competitions.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 08:41:05 GMT
Covid-19 - Ariana Sees 6 Deaths, 202 More Infections
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- The governorate of Ariana has just recorded 6 coronavirus-related deaths during the period from February 5 to 9.This takes the overall fatality numbers from the virus to 294 in the governorate, according to the...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 07:56:08 GMT
Parliament Approves Extension of Military Aviation Deployment in Mali and Dispatch of Aviation Unit to Car
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Members of the House of People's Representatives (HPR), Tuesday, voted to extend the mission to deploy a military aviation unit in Mali and to send a helicopter unit to the Central African Republic (CAR) under ...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 07:56:07 GMT
Tokyo Olympic Games - 62 to 65 Athletes Will Represent Tunisia - Secretary of State
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Secretary of State for Youth and Sports Sihem Ayadi said 62 to 65 athletes will represent Tunisia at Tokyo Olympic Games set for next summer.

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 07:56:07 GMT
Tunisia Committed to Supporting Libyans in Process of Rebuilding Their Country -Jerandi
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Othman Jerandi had a telephone conversation with Abdul Hamid Dbeibah who has just been elected Libyan Prime Minister, wishing him success in his new ...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 07:56:05 GMT
Government Decree On National Agency for Development, Social Integration Ready
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- Government decree on the creation of the national agency for development and social integration was drafted, said Social Affairs Minister Mohamed Trabelsi. It is awaiting the approval of social partners and the...

Wed, 10 Feb 2021 07:56:02 GMT
Agreement to End Polluting Discharges of Tunisian Lubricants Company Signed
[Tunis Afrique Presse] Tunis/Tunisia -- An agreement aimed at putting an end to the polluting discharges of the Tunisian Lubricants Company (SOTULUB) was signed Tuesday in Tunis between managing director of this company, Hamdi Guezguez and that of th...



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