President Ben Ali appoints new ministers in partial cabinet reshuffle

Tunis, August 29, 2008--President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has decided a partial cabinet reshuffle today. The news was announced by Prime Minister, Mr Mohamed Ghannouchi, after a meeting with the Head of State on Friday. The following new ministers were appointed following the reshuffle: - Mr Hatem Ben Salem, Minister of Education and Training - Mr Abderraouf  ...
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President Ben Ali focuses on the activities of the higher communication council

President Ben Ali focuses on the activities of the higher communication councilTunis, August 29, 2008 -- As he received on Friday Mr Abdelbaki Hermassi, the president of the Higher Communication Council, President Ben Ali took cognizance of the progress of the activities program of the Council. He also focused on the sector of audiometry as well as on the export of Tunisia’s audiovisual products abroad and the ...
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Tunis hosts first north Africa and middle east meeting of the world aids campaign

Tunis hosts first north Africa and middle east meeting of the world aids campaignTunis, August 29,2008--On August 27 and 28, 2008 , Tunis hosted the first meeting of the World Aids Campaign(WAC) www.worldaidscampaign.info, destined to identify civil society organizations in the North Africa Middle East region , to combat the AIDS epidemic. The event which was organized jointly by WAC and the ...
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Riadh Fehri announces vibrant musical show in Carthage

Riadh Fehri announces vibrant musical show in CarthageTunis, August 29, 2008--The director of the Sidi Bou Said music Academy and one of Tunisia's most inspired lute players, Riadh Fehri will organize a unique concert dubbed "Awthar Tonik" on September 5, 2008 at the Carthage open- air, Roman theatre. ...
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Football Carthage eagle attacker chermiti will not play against burkina faso in world cup qualifier

Tunis, August 29, 2008--It has just been announced in Tunis that the Carthage Eagles and Herha Berlin attacker Amine Chermiti, will not play against Burkina Faso on September 6, 2008 in Ouagadougou, in a combined African Cup and World Cup 2010 qualifier. The attacker who ...
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Tunisian women’s rights unique case in Arab muslim world writes ansa med

Tunis, August 29,2008 -- The code of personal status which was promulgated a few months after the country's independance in March 1956 and which put an end to polygamy, forced marriages and legalized divorce, "is constantly being updated to follow the developments of modern society", writes the Italian news agency ANSA-Med (www.ansamed. info) in an ...
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Five Tunisian pilots to take part in France’s “24 hours off road” race

Five Tunisian pilots to take part in France’s “24 hours off road” raceTunis, August 28, 2008- The closed international track of the “24 hours off-road of France” which is due to take place from September 10 to 13, 2008, will see the participation of 5 Tunisian seasoned pilots, Noureddine Ayadi, Keskes, Ons, Maher Fadhloun and Abla Lassoued. All of them have taken part in the Tunisia ...
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Renewable energies leading French group to begin operations in Tunisia

Renewable energies leading French group to begin operations in TunisiaTunis, August 28, 2008- A leading French company “Strategeco”, whose brand names is “Eneovia”, will soon start its operations in Tunisia following the signing of an exclusive partnership agreement with the Tunisian service group BSB. Strategeco which specialises in renewable energies and energetic efficiency hopes to capitalize on BSB’s experience and its rich client portfolio, ...
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“Tunisia could become a sought after Mediterranean destination for international property investors” writes uk based property portal

“Tunisia could become a sought after Mediterranean destination for international property investors” writes uk based property portalTunis, August 27, 2008-- “Tunisia’s new legislation allowing for the transparent freehold ownership of property by foreigners has pushed its unexplored property market into the spotlight”, writes the UK based international property portal the movechannel (www.themovechannel.com ) in an online article dubbed “Tunisia: new kid on the block”,  released on August 26, 2008. The ...
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Recent climate study study in north Africa delivers precious data on region’s weather heralds drier conditions

Recent climate study study in north Africa delivers precious data on region’s weather heralds drier conditionsTunis, August 27, 2008- A recently published study at the University of Arizona (in Geophysical Research Letters , August 26,2008),  has delivered precious data on wetness in North Africa over a period of 500 years. A team led by Dr Ramzi Touchan, has studied tree ring data, in conifer trees in Algeria and Tunisia ...
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