Hot spring spa resort soon to be built in el kef

Hot spring spa resort soon to be built in el kef Tunis, January 30, 2009- The ancient Romans who knew the benefits of mineral hot springs would have been pleased: the building of a 10 kilometre road linking the Roman baths of Hammam Mellegue to the city of El Kef in north western Tunisia, will considerably boost thermal tourism in the region. Hammam ...

President Ben Ali chairs cabinet meeting boosting exports under focus

President Ben Ali chairs cabinet meeting boosting exports under focus Tunis, January 30, 2009- President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali chaired a cabinet meeting on Friday. The meeting focused on the programs underway to boost exports in the framework of the presidential program, “For Tomorrow’s Tunisia”. Several decisions were taken including the elaboration of a third program to boost exports for the period ...

95 of Tunisian norms compliant with international standards

95 of Tunisian norms compliant with international standards Tunis, January 30, 2009- Up to December 2008 the number of Tunisian norms has reached 10,430, 95% of which are compliant with international and European standards, said Mr Ayman Mekki, the director general of the national institute of normalization and industrial property (INNORPI), during a press conference on Friday in Tunis. Mr Mekki ...

Tunisia world’s 4 th golf destination in 2008

Tunisia world’s 4 th golf destination in 2008 Tunis, January 30, 2009- Hitting the green in Tunisia is not only fashionable, it is trendy. The country has been ranked as the world’s 4 th golf destination by the leading French golf tour operators’ magazine “Greens du Monde”, it was reported by online Business News. The world’s other leading golf destinations are ...

Tunisair reduces ticket prices aims at carrying 4 million passengers in 2009

Tunisair reduces ticket prices aims at carrying 4 million passengers in 2009 Tunis, January 30, 2009- Tunisair will reduce the price of its fares by some 50 dinars, as of February 1, 2009. It also plans to lower the price of its “Early Purchase” tickets with the aim of selling some 20,000 additional tickets per year, said the company’s products central director, Mr Ali Miaoui. ...

Tunisia foreign investments reached 31billion dinars in 2008 says development minister

Tunisia foreign investments reached 31billion dinars in 2008 says development minister Tunis, January 29, 2009- The volume of foreign investments in Tunisia increased from 2 billion dinars in 2007 to 3,1 billion dinars in 2008, said Mr Nouri Jouini, the Minister of Development and International Cooperation during a press conference in Tunis, on Thursday. He also said that the country’s growth rate reached 5% ...

Brazil shows interest in Tunisian phosphates

Brazil shows interest in Tunisian phosphates Tunis, January 29, 2009- During a press conference in Tunis on Thursday, Brazil’s development, industry and external commerce Minister, Mr Miguel Jorge focused on the investment of the Brazilian mining group “Vale”, the second largest mining group in the world, in Tunisia. Mr Jorge said that the group took part in the call ...

Thomas Cook to launch summer flights to Tunisia

Thomas Cook to launch summer flights to TunisiaTunis, January 29, 2009- The Leeds Bradford Airport in Britain has announced that the tour operator Thomas Cook will begin flights to Tunisia from the airport this summer. Commenting on this new service, Sally Ramsey, marketing and business development manager of Leeds Bradford Airport, said that Tunisia is a vibrant and exciting destination offering our ...

President Ben Ali chairs cabinet meeting on air and sea transport

President Ben Ali chairs cabinet meeting on air and sea transport Tunis, January 28, 2009 – President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali chaired on Wednesday a cabinet meeting focusing on the sectors of air and maritime transport. The meeting examined ways of promoting the contribution of these two sectors to growth and employment, as part of the strategy and reforms comprised in the presidential ...

Tunisia airbus plant operational in 2010

Tunisia airbus plant operational in 2010 Tunis, January 28, 2009- Tunisia and Aerolia, a branch of Airbus (EADS), signed on Wednesday an agreement relative to the construction of a plant south of Tunis, in the industrial zone of El Mghira. The plant will become operational mid 2010 and will employ some 1500 qualified personnel, said Mr Christian Cornille, the ...