Wissem Hmam, Issam Tej and their team mates will again have the difficult mission of facing the “Pharaohs” all the more so as Tunisia has a reputation to defend on the strengthen of the team’s record number of wins (having won the cup 7 times in 1974,1976, 1979, 1994, 1998, 2002 and 2006).

Several preparatory trainings in Tunisia and abroad were successfully achieved and the team is now ready for the event.

In France, the national team took part in the Marrane challenge before joining the “Yellow Cup” tournament in Switzerland, and training in Germany as the final stage of preparation.

Tunisia will play in group A alongside Libya, Cote d’Ivoire, and Nigeria. Its first match against Libya is scheduled on Thursday, February 11

The campaign has been divided into two distinct parts in accordance with the specificities of the markets targeted.

The first part will run from February and March will concern the French, German, British, Belgian, Dutch and Swiss markets. The second which will spread over April, May and June, will concern Italy, Spain, Portugal and central European countries.

Alongside this promotional campaign, Tunisian tourism will be the subject of several other promotional campaigns through print media and on the Internet.

From February 13 to 21, 2010, the Ibn Rachiq Cultural center in Tunis will host the event showcasing some of the best Algerian movies.

Many Algerian movies will be screened, some of which will be dedicated to children.

The kickoff of the cultural event will be given with the screening of the film “Yasmina” (1961) by Djamel Chanderli and Mohamed Lakhdhar Hamina. The film retraces the colonial air bombing against Tunisians and Algerians in the border village of Sakiet sidi Youssef.

More recent films such as “London River” (2009) by Rachid Bouchareb and “Harragas” (2009) by Merzak Allouache will also be screened.

Both movies won international awards and vividly illustrate the regained artistic vigor of Algerian cinema.

Here the program of the Algerian movie week:

Saturday February 13:
18H30 : « Yasmina »
« Les Cinéastes de la liberté »
Sunday February 14:
11h00 : « Les enfants du vent » (for kids)
18.00 : « Le vent des Aurès »
Monday February 15:
15h00 : « L’opium et le bâton »
18h00 : « Les vacances de l’inspecteur Tahar »
Tuesday February 16:
15h00 : « Aziza »
18h00 : « Nahla »
Wednesday February 17:
15h00 : « Leïla ma raison »
18H00 : Rachida
Thursday February 18:
15H00 : « Gabla »
18H00 : « L’envers du miroir »
Friday February 19:
15H00 : « La maison jaune »
18H00 : « Le voyage à Alger »
Saturday February 20:
15H00 : « Harragas »
18H00 : « London River »
Sunday February 21:
11H00 : « Cartouches gauloises » (for kids)

TUNISIAONLINENEWS- In light of Tunisia’s interest in organic farming, the governorate of Tozeur currently counts 292 large and medium farmers, four companies of agricultural development (SMVDA), a private company, in addition to a vocational training center in the delegation of “Degache”.

Actions were taken to further boost organic farming in the region.

During the 2008-2009, the production of organic dates reached 5,000 tonnes, 3,000 tonnes of which were exported providing source of income and revenues estimated 12 million dinars.

The organic oases occupy 10% of the total area of “Chot el Djerid”. Three packaging and exporting units of biological dates are also operational in the delegations of “Hezoua” and “Degache”.

Accordingly, a farming unit was set up with a view to sensitize farmers to the potential offered by organic farming. Efforts to raise awareness among farmers are being made by encouraging farmers to use organic agriculture and exporters to build partnerships with investors.
In 2004, the governorate of Tozeur was awarded the Presidential prize for the promotion of organic farming.

The report indicates that local small and medium enterprises are more resistant to the economic crisis compared to those in other emerging countries and that their rating will remain stable during 2010.

The report also expects that Tunisian enterprises will resume their activities with a gradual recovery in sales and turnover by mid -2010.

Insofar as financing is concerned, the report shows that companies with low credit may face the risk of increased refinancing because of the hardening of the banks’ credit-granting policies.

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The exhibition will focus on the origin of the olive tree and the evolution of its modes of production in connection with the concept of landscape and sustainable development. It will also provide the opportunity to discover the heritage associated with this tree endowed with a mythical  history.

The event will highlight the innovative and technological aspects of production and consumption, the breeding and biological control, as well as the different uses of the olive tree.

In this regard, IFC will organize as part of the “Tunisian Olive” project, a conference on “Olive and health”, which is due to be held on March 12, 2010, at the National Institute of Nutrition and Food Technology (INNTA).

These agreements were signed between regional professionals of vocational training and employment and professional associations.
Following the agreement, 23 university graduates including in particular those unemployed for a long period of time, will be recruited.

In the region of Zaghouan, 11 unemployed university graduates from needy families will benefit of agreements concluded by regional development associations.
The graduates will benefit from half-time contracts over a period of one year in the associations concerned and will have the possibility of undertaking activities in sectors of general interest. These graduates will receive a monthly premium from Tunisia’s National Employment Fund, also known as 21-21 program.

During a cabinet meeting held on Monday, President Ben Ali focused on The National Employment Fund’s interventions which target some 210,000 beneficiaries with a total investment cost of 187 million dinars.

These interventions will concern some 86,500 recipients of micro-loans , 37,000 beneficiaries of professional training courses among university graduates and 28,000 recipients of regional employment mechanisms.

“Weenee” is a GPS (Geo Positioning Satellite) car navigation system by which covers all Tunisia. It uses information from GPS, through a process of obtaining contact information, to identify the location of the user and guide him to his destination.

The new road assistant equipped with 2D and 3D (3 dimensions) map display allows searches by address or point of interest,  it also calculates an optimized routes (time / distance) and issues alert in case of over speeding.
“Weenee” also offers several custom options including the display options on the card (View sound), calculation of routes, choice of language navigation and alarm (warning about the presence of road Radars).

Nihel Chiekhrouhou’s silver medal in the category is the best result of Tunisian women’s tournament in Paris and the second best Tunisian performance after the gold medal won by Anis Chedly in 2005.

In 2009, Nihel Cheikhrouhou (+78kg) was ranked 8ht among the best 10 players in the world following her victory in the African judo Championship.

For her part, Houda Miled, ranked 5th (-70-kg) in the same tournament.