Tunis, September 28, 2007 --Mr Abdelwahab Abdallah, Tunisia's minister of foreign affairs handed on Wednesday to Mr Ban Ki-Moon, UN Secretary General, an invitation to attend the forthcoming conference on terrorism, which is to be held in November 2007 in Tunis.
The United Nations Secretary General who expressed his admiration for President Ben Ali's successful development action in Tunisia and for his efforts to promote peace and prosperity in the world, also hailed Tunisia 's active contribution in facing the challenges of the 21 st century ...
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Tunis , July 21, 2007 -- Nationwide celebrationswill take place on the occasion of the 50 th anniversary of the proclamation of the Tunisian Republic , announced Mr Hedi Mhenni ,the Secretary General of the Democratic Constitutional Rally, Tunisia 's majority party.
Tunisian Parliament had voted the replacement of the monarchy by a republican system in Tunisia , on July 25, 1957 , less than year after independence.
Mr Mhenni pointed out that one of the main objectives of this year's celebrations is to “rekindle among the younger ...
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Tunis , July 17, 2007 In an original exhibit held at the “Espace Bouabana” in Tunis , the painter, Samir Chouchane, casts a fresh eye on scenes from the Tunisian traditional folklore.
Chouchane's paintings take the viewer to a world of authenticity, where the past becomes a refuge from the pressures of globalization. The paintings, which reveal a fascination for the feminine, feature women wearing traditional clothes such as the Berber veil dubbed “Safsary”.
A far cry from today's consecration of skinniness, the feminine beauty canon in ...
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