“Tunisia reaffirms its contribution to joint African action for peace and security” says President Ben Ali (+video)

“Tunisia reaffirms its contribution to joint African action for peace and security” says President Ben Ali (+video)TUNISIAONLINENEWS- In an address to the Special Session of the African Summit in Tripoli, on Monday on the theme “Consideration and Resolution of conflicts in Africa", President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali expressed his conviction that thanks to its “immense natural resources and human energies” Africa is “capable of forging ahead with complementarity ...

“Legacy of Carthage” exhibit lands in Kanazawa, Japan

“Legacy of Carthage” exhibit lands in Kanazawa, JapanTUNISIAONLINENEWS- Following its successful stay in the city of Sendai, the “Legacy of Carthage” exhibition pursues its journey through Japan. From August 29 to September 20,2009 the exhibitwill be hosted by the city of Kanazawa known for its impressive Ishikawa Prefectural museum, one of the most important museums in the country....

Néjib Chabouh wins bronze at 17 th World Transplant Games in Australia

Néjib Chabouh wins bronze at 17 th World Transplant Games in AustraliaTUNISIAONLINENEWS- Nejib Chabouh, a 55 year old Tunisian kidney transplant athlete , won a bronze medal for Tunisia as part of the 17th edition of  World Transplant Games (Gold Coast, Australia), when he came third behind Poland's  Miroslow Burski and Spain's  Joaquim Lacon Exposito   in the 5km race- walk (male 50-59)....

Tunisia ranked 5th in Internet download speed

Tunisia ranked 5th in Internet download speedTUNISIAONLINENEWS- According to the third annual "Speed Matters" report of “Communication Workers of America” (CWA), Tunisia is ranked 5th among 10 Arab countries, in terms of the Internet download speed with 1.4 MB (Mega Byte) after Algeria. which leads the way with  a speed of 2.7 Mb....

President Ben Ali reaffirms Tunisia’s commitment to boost co-operation relations with Libya

President Ben Ali reaffirms Tunisia’s commitment to boost co-operation relations with LibyaTUNISIAONLINENEWS- In a statement made on his arrival in Tripoli where he is taking part in the celebrations on the occasion of the 40 th anniversary of the Great September First Revolution, as well as the works of the African Union's Special Summit, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali reasserted Tunisia’s commitment to boost cooperation ...

Elections 2009: National Observatory issues communiqué

Elections 2009: National Observatory issues communiquéTUNISIAONLINENEWS- In a communiqué released on Saturday, the National Observatory of Elections announces that citizens, candidates and all those concerned by the 2009 presidential and legislative elections, may contact the Observatory from 9 am to midnight during day weeks on the following numbers: Telephone: 71 281 814 / 71 281 815 / 71 281 856 Fax: 71 849 577 / 71 849 677 Email: abdelwahab.elbahi@email.ati.com It is also ...

President Ben Ali to take part in festivities marking 40th anniversary of Libyan Revolution

President Ben Ali to take part in festivities marking 40th anniversary of Libyan RevolutionTUNISIAONLINENEWS-A communiqué released on Saturday by the spokesman of the Presidency of the Republic, announced that President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali will take part in the festivities marking the 40 th anniversary of the Libyan Revolution which is due to take part on September 1, 2009....

Montreal to host Tunisia competencies Forum

Montreal to host Tunisia competencies ForumTUNISIAONLINENEWS- “Careersintunisia.net” announces the organisation of a forum bringing together Tunisian competences in North America. The event which will be held at the Palais des Congres de Montreal will take place from September 26 and 27, 2009. image-14 The forum which targets Tunisian students, ...

Prime Minister receives Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister

Prime Minister receives Canadian Foreign Affairs Minister TUNISIAONLINENEWS- Following his meeting with Mr Mohamed Ghannouchi on Thursday, Canada’s Foreign Affairs minister, Mr Lawrence Cannon said that Tunisia has always been a leader in the region as well as “a voice of moderation and serenity”. Mr Cannon added that Canada “values” Tunisia’s advice and standpoints, notably insofar as peace and stability in ...

Tunisian novelist ranked among 30 Future Arab Leaders

Tunisian novelist ranked among 30 Future Arab LeadersTUNISIAONLINENEWS- Samar Mezghani, a young Tunisian woman writer, aged 21, who was previously listed in the 2000 Guiness Book of records as the youngest short story writer in the world, has recently been ranked among the 30 Arab Future Leaders, by the gulf -based magazine “Arabian Business”....