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UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris, France. Photo: Reuters

UNESCO Celebrates 20th Anniversary of Inscription of Tunisian Dougga as Heritage Site

by Al-munji al-Saaidani | May 17, 2017 | Lifestyle & Culture

Tunisia- The UNESCO organized a cultural event in its headquarters in Paris to recall the qualification of the “Dougga” historic site in Tunisia. The event aimed at promoting the historic heritage reserve of Tunisia and its history among the cultural and tourism...

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A vendor displays his stock at a traditional market in Tunisia. (AFP)

Tunisia: Significant Rise in Prices before Ramadan

by Al-munji al-Saaidani | May 9, 2017 | Business

Tunisia – Consumer inflation in Tunisia increased to 5% at the end of April and is expected to continue in the coming period due to mounting consumption, especially during the month of Ramadan and in wake of the Tunisian currency devaluation. The National...

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Tunisia’s PM Youssef Chahed speaks during a news conference after his meeting with Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi (not pictured) in Tunis, Tunisia August 3, 2016. (Reuters)

Government Program to Restructure over 400 Public Institutions in Tunisia

by Al-munji al-Saaidani | May 5, 2017 | Business

Tunisia – Economic advisor to the Tunisian prime minister Tawfik al-Rajhi announced that the government is preparing a program to restructure public institutions that are facing financial difficulties. Al-Rajhi, who is responsible for following up on major reforms in...

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ATTENTION EDITORS – VISUAL COVERAGE OF SCENES OF DEATH AND INJURY
The body of a tourist shot dead by a gunman lies near a beachside hotel in Sousse, Tunisia June 26, 2015. At least 27 people, including foreign tourists, were killed when at least one gunman opened fire on the Tunisian beachside hotel in the popular resort of Sousse on Friday, an interior ministry spokesman said. Police were still clearing the area around the Imperial Marhaba hotel and the body of one gunman lay at the scene with a Kalashnikov assault rifle after he was shot in an exchange of gunfire, a security source at the scene said. REUTERS/Amine Ben Aziza

Tunisia Beach Attack Victims Let Down by “Cowardly” Security Forces – UK Inquiry

by Al-munji al-Saaidani | Mar 1, 2017 | Middle East

Tunisia, London- “Cowardly” Tunisian security forces let down the victims of a shooting at a beach hotel, making “deliberate and unjustifiable” delays in their journey to the scene, a UK inquiry found on Tuesday. A gunman killed 30 Britons and eight others on a...

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A shopkeeper (R) waits for customers at his jewellery shop in the old quarters in Tunis, Tunisia August 10, 2016. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisia Reduces Poverty from 20.5% to 15.2%

by Al-munji al-Saaidani | Jan 2, 2017 | Business

Tunisia- The poverty rate in Tunisia was down from 20.5% to 15.2% in the period extending from 2010 to 2015, as per a quinquennial survey on consumption made public by Hédi Saidi, the general director of the National Institute of Statistics. “From 2010 to 2015, the...