Day: July 12, 2024
Stock market week: Weekly increase of 1%
Tunis: The Tunis Stock Exchange ended the week on a positive note. The benchmark closed the week with a weekly gain of +1% to settle at 9831.07 points, bringing its performance since the beginning of the year to +12.3%, according to Tunisie Valeurs.
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Trade deficit narrows to -8016.6 MD in first half of 2024
Tunis: The trade deficit has narrowed, reaching (-8016.6 MD) in the first half of 2024 compared to (-8684.7 MD) in the same period of 2023.
The coverage rate increased by 1.6% compared to the same period in 2023, standing at (79.9%), according to the…
President Saied receives credentials of new Ambassadors to Tunisia
Tunis: President of the Republic Kais Saied on Friday chaired a ceremony during which he received the credentials of new ambassadors to Tunisia, according to a Presidency of the Republic press release.
The new ambassadors are Qatar’s Ambassador to Tu…
Council of Ministers examines draft law amending provisions of Penal Code
Tunis: A council of ministers, was held, on Friday at the Prime Ministry under chairmanship of Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani. It examined a draft law amending a set of provisions in the Penal Code (Article 96) as well as several other draft decrees.
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Abdellatif Mekki kept at liberty in Jilani Daboussi case
Tunis: The Investigating Judge at the Tunis Court of First Instance decided, on Friday, to keep former Health Minister and Secretary-General of the “Labour and Achievement” party Abdellatif Mekki at liberty.
The decision was made after hearing him in…
Tunisia and Brazil willing to boost bilateral cooperation in several fields
Tunisia: Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, Nabil Ammar, had a meeting, on Friday, with his Brazilian counterpart, Mauro Vieira, as part of his working visit to Brazil. Both ministers discussed ways to boost bilateral coopera…
Cameroonian William Chedjou killed in Germany over parking space
Local media report that it was a deadly attack in Berlin-Gesundbrunnen on Thursday afternoon, as William Chedjou was stabbed on the street. According to BILD information, he ater died in hospital.
The attack took place on Böttgerstrasse, apparently, …
Traditional rulers, Catholic Church bury hatchet after tensions
Traditional rulers and the Roman Catholic Church in Cameroon’s West Region have pledged to work together and overcome recent tensions, according to a statement issued by Governor Awa Fonka Augustine on Thursday.
A Thursday’s reconciliation meeting in…
North West farmers boiling in anger over two years alleged fraud by agricultural organization
Farmers in Bamenda, North West Cameroon, said they will file complaints with the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development against an organization called SAPIDCAM.
The farmers allege SAPIDCAM, which promised to support plantain production, collec…
Traders defy municipal orders, continue selling on railway line
Traders at the Nyalla Rail market in Douala, Littoral region, have continued selling along to the railway line despite repressive municipal actions and the killing of a woman by a train in May 2024.
Speaking to some of the traders selling along and o…