UK based property portal ranks Tunisia among top five investment destinations

UK based property portal ranks Tunisia among top five investment destinations TUNISIAONLINEWS- A recent article by the UK based property portal, “Property Mall”, ranks Tunisia among the top 5 global destinations for long term gains. Tunisia is ranked alongside the Philippines, Thailand, Brazil, and South America as top five investment destinations. In a ...

Kairouan hosts first pan-Islamic competition for young mathematicians

Kairouan hosts first pan-Islamic competition for young mathematicians TUNISIAONLINEWS- As part of the celebrations of “Kairouan , 2009 Islamic Culture Capital”, the association “Mathématiques et Applications” has recently organized the first edition of the competition of young Muslim mathematicians from 17 countries, including Tunisia, Morocco, Algeria, the UAE, Palestine, Syria, Saudi Arabia, the Sultanate of Oman and Egypt....

Tunisian film in official line-up of 66 th Venice International Festival

Tunisian film in official line-up of 66 th Venice International Festival TUNISIAONLINENEWS- A Tunisian film by Raja Amri, “Buried Secrets” (La Berceuse), will be part of the official line-up of the 66 th Venice International Festival, the oldest festival in the world. The Mostra di Venezia kicks off on September 2, 2009. “Buried Secrets”, is ...

Aerolia park will spearhead Tunisian aeronautical sector

Aerolia park will spearhead Tunisian aeronautical sector TUNISIAONLINEWS- By opting to invest in high added value sectors Tunisia aims at becoming a regional technological pole. The country is one of the few emerging nations to house a major aeronautical park, namely Aerolia a subsidiary of EADS, the maker of Airbus planes. ...

New trilingual edition of child protection code to be launched soon

New trilingual edition of child protection code to be launched soonTUNSIAONLINENEWS- The Judicial  Studies Centre  under the authority of the Ministry of Justice and Human Rights, has launched a new edition of the Child Protection Code which protects children under 18 years from abuse and exploitation, including participation in wars or armed conflicts, prostitution, and hazardous labor conditions....

Chamber of Advisors adopts law aiming at further humanization of penal system

Chamber of Advisors adopts law aiming at further humanization of penal system   TUNISIAONLINENEWS-If crime cannot go unpunished, it is also true that repression alone cannot solve the difficult issues related to the reinsertion of offenders or the problem posed by second offenders.   In this sense, the country has opted for a modern judicial mechanism which ...

PM attends reception on Morocco’s Throne Day

PM attends reception on Morocco’s Throne DayPrime minister Mohamed Ghannouchi attended, late on Thursday afternoon, a reception hosted by Morocco's ambassador in Tunisia, at his Tunis residence, on the occasion of Morocco's Throne Day. PM attends reception on Morocco’s Throne DayState minister special adviser to the President ...

National Observatory of Presidential and Legislative Elections holds first press conference

National Observatory of Presidential and Legislative Elections holds first press conferenceTUNISIAONLINENEWS - In his first press conference on Thursday, the president of the National Observatory of Presidential and Legislative Elections, Mr Abdelwahab El Bahi presented the 27 members of the Observatory composed of members of the Tunisian elite and of the country’s various political sensitivities. After highlighting the Observatory’s mission, Mr Al Bahi said that the ...

Tunisian personalities decorated with French Insignia of Arts and Letters

Tunisian personalities decorated with French Insignia of Arts and Letters Tunisiaonlinenews- Seven Tunisian personalities were the recipients on Wednesday of France’s Insignia of Arts and Letters.The decorations were handed by France's Ambassador in Tunis, Mr Serge Degallaix on behalf of the French Minister of culture, Mr Frédéric Mitterand, during a ceremony attended by a number of personalities, as well ...

Tunisian float to take part in Zurich Street Parade

Tunisian float to take part in Zurich  Street Parade Tunisiaonlinenews- On August 8, 2009 Tunisia will take part in the Zurich electronic music festival . The 18 th edition of Zurich's Street Parade which is due to take place on August 8-10, will gather hundreds of thousands of people in the streets of the Swiss city of Zurich, for a momentous ...