SNJT president calls prosecution procedures of journalist Zied El Heni ‘legal scandal’

President of the National Union of Tunisian Journalists (SNJT), Zied Dabbar, has described the prosecution procedures of of journalist Zied El Heni as a “legal scandal”. He added: “The unjust imprisonment of three journalists for doing their job is u…

Number of tourists on the up in Monastir

The tourist zone of Monastir recorded 521 thousand 830 visitors during the period going from January 1st, 2023 to December 20, 2023, i.e. up by 19.6% in comparison with the same period in 2022.

During the same period, the number of overnight stays h…

Kasserine-local elections: Two challenges received by the IRIE

The independent regional authority for elections (IRIE) in Kasserine has received two legal challenges against the preliminary results of the first round of the December 24 local elections, which will be decided by the Administrative Court no later t…

Siliana- local elections: A single challenge filed

The independent regional authority for elections (IRIE) in Siliana has received a single legal challenge against the preliminary results of the local council elections held on December 24, 2023.

The challenge has been referred to the Administrative …

Bizerte: Chinese company wins tenders to complete main section of new bridge project

A Chinese company, “Sichuan Road and Bridge Group” (SRBG), won the tender to complete the main section of the new Bizerte bridge project , said, Wednesday in a press release, the Ministry of Equipment and Housing.

An approach which will be followed …

‘Committee is currently examining national consultation results on reform of education system’ (Boughdiri)

Education Minister Mohamed Ali Boughdiri, Wednesday, said that a committee, chaired by Higher Education and Scientific Research Minister, is currently reviewing the results of the national consultation on the reform of the education system and teachi…

Education Ministry launches online educational platform ‘Future Tunisia School ‘

The Education Ministry, Wednesday, launched the education online platform «Future Tunisia School» for students, parents and employees of the ministry, particularly teachers, inspectors and administrators. The initiative is meant to digitize school se…

Ngu Elarine, Cameroon’s maths genius on how to kill our ‘maths-phobia’More than 800 educational institutions connected to fibre Internet (Ministry)

Ngu Elarine is a graduate in mathematics from the University of Buea in Cameroon. The 27-year-old and mother of two shot to fame after graduating at the top of her class with an MSc in mathematics.

She spoke with CNA’s Hans Ngala, explaining her jou…

Sixty seven wanted takfiri individuals arrested from Dec. 2023 till Jan. 2, 2004 (National Guard)

The General Directorate of the National Guard reported that from the beginning of December 2023 until January 2, 2024, the units of the Counter-Terrorism Division had managed to arrest 67 wanted takfiri individuals.

The latter have sentences in case…

President Kais Saied meets Prime Minister, stresses need to review many specifications

President Kais Saied met Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani at the Carthage Palace on Wednesday afternoon.

The President of the Republic stressed that corruption does not only consist of illicit enrichment, but also applies to those who deliberately disru…