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Tunisia to Import Oil from Turkey

February 7, 2012 – 9:04 pm | No Comment | 11 views
Tunisia to Import Oil from Turkey

Tunisia has decided to turn to Turkey for its oil supply at a rate of 165 thousand tons per month.
This amount will be acquired at the world market price which is currently experiencing record levels …

Aïn Draham isolated and in need of State Intervention.

February 6, 2012 – 6:32 pm | No Comment | 336 views
Aïn Draham isolated and in need of State Intervention.

Rachid Zaghdoudi, supervisor to the regional hospital in the town of Ain ​​Draham, launched a cry for help today, Monday, February 6, 2012, because of traffic coming to a standstill at the road connecting the …

New Archaeological site discovered in Gabes

January 31, 2012 – 9:17 pm | No Comment | 50 views
New Archaeological site discovered in Gabes

A new archaeological site was discovered at the beach at Rkhama, Metouiya within the region of Gabes, reports Radio Tataouine.
This site was hidden underground.
Archaeologists have found coins they believe dating from Roman times, cooking …

Tunis & Djerba Airports will strike 17 & 18 January 2012

January 7, 2012 – 8:52 pm | No Comment | 225 views
Tunis & Djerba Airports will strike 17 & 18 January 2012

After the recent strikes by Transtu officers and railway workers that paralyzed the transport sector, the Union of Tunisian Workers (UTT) continues to focus industrial action on this strategic sector.
The trade union organization, founded by …

Berges du Lac – Floating Restaurants & Water Sports for 2012

January 6, 2012 – 8:50 pm | No Comment | 63 views
Berges du Lac – Floating Restaurants & Water Sports for 2012

The first 5 of a batch of 24 projects, planned and presented for recreation, sport and culture, are to be carried out before the end of 2012 in Berges du Lac.
Amongst the first to be …

The First Issue of the Magazine ‘Le Tourisme’

January 5, 2012 – 6:54 pm | No Comment | 50 views
The First Issue of the Magazine ‘Le Tourisme’

Following it’s trial issue, the magazine Tourism keeps it’s word and publishes it’s first issue in January.
For the first issue, Tourism discusses recent events in the tourism sector.
It features franchising, travel agencies, the appointment of …

Walt Disney Interested in the Presidential Palace in Hammamet

December 22, 2011 – 10:52 am | No Comment | 129 views
Walt Disney Interested in the Presidential Palace in Hammamet

On Friday 16th December, 2011, Moncef Marzouki announced the public auction of all the presidential palaces, except that of Carthage.
The call for tenders hasn’t fallen on deaf ears. Among the wealthy investors interested, is a …

Metlaoui’s Red Lizard Restarts Today.

December 21, 2011 – 4:19 pm | No Comment | 61 views
Metlaoui’s Red Lizard Restarts Today.

The Red Lizard at Metlaoui restarted today
The tourist train known as the Red Lizard of Metlaoui was restarted this morning after the suspension of its activities for one year.
The director of the travel agency that …

Snow in Tunisia

December 18, 2011 – 9:50 pm | No Comment | 509 views
Snow in Tunisia

Small amounts of snow fell Sunday morning, December 18, 2011, in the mountains in the region of Kef and the hills of Sidi Youssef Sakiet.
The rain then fell in Kalaat Senan, Le Kef-West, Nebeur and …

Douz Doc Days – 22nd to 25th December 2011

December 18, 2011 – 12:09 am | No Comment | 43 views
Douz Doc Days – 22nd to 25th December 2011

Douz Documentary Days (Les Journées du Documentaire de Douz) named JDD, like the JCC (Journées Cinématographiques de Carthage) Carthage Film Festival has, in English, a very catchy name in marketng terms.
The first session will be …