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Tunisia: PM urges innovative funding in 2026 Finance Bill, amid higher recruitment and reforms
Zawya
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Tunis - Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri stressed the importance of including innovative financing mechanisms, based on new approaches, in the 2026 Finance Bill, in light of efforts to open new public sector recruitments and implement...
Tunisia: Government Revives Authorization for Private Paramedical Training Institutions
Tunisie Numerique
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August 27, 2025
Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri chaired a restricted ministerial council on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at the Kasbah Palace, dedicated to the issue of paramedical training in private higher education institutions. A vital sector for the...
Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla was NOT hit by a drone and their claims 'have no basis in truth', Tunisian authorities say - after the group said they were attacked
Daily Mail
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September 8, 2025
Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla was not hit by a drone, Tunisian authorities have insisted, saying the activists' claims 'have no basis in truth' after the group alleged their boats had come under attack. A dramatic video posted by fellow activist...
Jabeur: Dubai academy is a 'dream come true'
The National News
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Tunisian tennis star Ons Jabeur has described the upcoming launch of her Dubai tennis school as a “dream come true”. The 31-year-old teased the news on her social media accounts over the weekend, and The National understands that the Ons Jabeur...
Working to keep New Yorkers covered in the wake of massive federal healthcare setbacks
City & State New York
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August 31, 2025
In July, a Republican-led Congress, in almost complete alignment with President Donald Trump’s wishes, passed a so-called “One Big Beautiful Bill” that will bring the most dramatic cuts to the U.S. safety net in modern history. At the center of...
Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla was NOT hit by a drone and their claims 'have no basis in truth', Tunisian authorities say - after the group said they were attacked
Daily Mail
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September 8, 2025
Greta Thunberg's Gaza flotilla was not hit by a drone, Tunisian authorities have insisted, saying the activists' claims 'have no basis in truth' after the group alleged their boats had come under attack. A dramatic video posted by fellow activist...
Tunisia Launches Tartib 2.0 to Modernize Public Investment Decisions and Drive Digital Transformation
I Africa
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August 25, 2025
The Tunisian Ministry of Economy and Planning has launched Tartib 2.0, a digital application designed to evaluate and select public investment projects for inclusion in the state budget. Beginning in 2026, the platform will become mandatory,...
Tunisia: People’s Movement Party launches hunger strike for Gaza
The New Arab
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August 25, 2025
Members of El-Tayyar el-Chaabi launched a hunger strike in solidarity with Palestinians being starved by Israel in Gaza [Getty] The People's Movement party (El-Tayyar el-Chaabi) in Tunisia on Sunday announced a week-long hunger strike in...
Global Sumud Flotilla to set sail from European and Tunisian ports against Israel’s genocide in Gaza
World Socialist Web Site
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August 30, 2025
On Sunday, over 50 ships carrying humanitarian aid and activists from 44 countries are set to depart from Barcelona, Genoa, Sicily, Greece, and other Mediterranean ports, joined on September 4 by vessels from Tunis, under the name Global Sumud...
‘Thought I Was Going to Die’: Tunisian Singer Detained for Weeks Fights Deportation While Trying to Finish Music
Billboard
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August 29, 2025
Rami Othmane‘s favorite recording studio is in Temecula, Calif., about 85 miles from his Los Angeles home. Which ordinarily wouldn’t be a problem — but the 36-year-old Tunisian singer wears an ankle monitor, a reminder that he recently spent 13...
Kaizer Chiefs' coach Nasreddine Nabi aim for clinical edge against Golden Arrows
IOL
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Kaizer Chiefs head coach Nasreddine Nabi is urging patience and persistence as his team continues to search for their cutting edge in front of goal. Ahead of their Betway Premiership clash against Golden Arrows in Durban on Saturday afternoon,...
Stuart Craig Dies; Oscar-Winning Production Designer From Harry Potter Franchise & ‘The English Patient’ Was 83
Deadline
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September 8, 2025
Stuart Craig, a U.K. production designer and art director who won Oscars for his work on The English Patient, Dangerous Liaisons and Gandhi, died Sept. 7. He was 83. Craig’s passing was confirmed via the British Film Designers Guild, which posted...
Tunisia's strategic geographic position made of it trade and investment hub, PM tells Japanese business operators
Zawya
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Tunis - Tunisia's strategic geographic position made of it a trade and investment hub, said Premier Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri. This was as she addressed Thursday Japanese business operators and enterprises at a thematic event entitled "Discover...
Tunisia : Soda Packs Exposed to Sunlight Raise Health and Logistics Concerns
Tunisie Numerique
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August 22, 2025
A journalist photographed a truck on the road from Mahdia to Jemmel transporting packs of soft drinks, several of which were clearly exposed to direct sunlight. The tarpaulin meant to shield the cargo covered only part of it, leaving plastic soda...
Visa-Free Countries For UAE Residents in 2025
Times of Dubai
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September 8, 2025
15Dubai, September 8, 2025- Residents of the UAE enjoy freedom of spectacular travel in 2025 with visa-free access to many countries worldwide. Keeping a UAE residence visa opens the doors of more than 140 countries, where no visas are required,...
Tunisia: President urges action to tackle delays in key infrastructure projects
Zawya
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Tunis – President Kais Saied, had a meeting, Wednesday, at Carthage Palace, with Minister of Equipment and Housing, Salah Zouari, during which he stressed the urgent need to overcome obstacles delaying the progress of key infrastructure projects,...
Tensions flare at New Bedford Board of Health meeting on trash transfer site
The Public's Radio - Rhode Island
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August 27, 2025
Throughout the hearing some in the auditorium shouted, “Just say no,” prompting the hearing official in charge of the New Bedford Board of Health meeting, Art Krieger, to warn the crowd to quiet down several times. The crowd was there to hear...
What next for France after Bayrou government's collapse?
The National News
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France's fourth prime minister in two years, Francois Bayrou, was ousted on Monday after losing a no-confidence vote, plunging the country further into political turmoil days ahead of major national strikes. Mr Bayrou, who was appointed eight...
Tunisia: Progress in talks on launching direct flight between Tunis and Douala
Zawya
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Yokohama – Talks on launching a direct flight between Tunis and Douala (Cameroon) were the focus of a meeting Wednesday between Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri and her Cameroonian counterpart, Joseph Ngute, in Yokohama, Japan. Zenzri...
How the “Curl Revolution” is reshaping the hair care market in Tunisia
Premium Beauty News
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To help her make what she called the "transition" to wearing her hair curly, she visited the North African country’s first beauty salon specialising in natural hair. "For years, I was taught that curly hair was not neat, that it had to be...