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Tunisia: Rise in Exports from the Mining, Phosphate and Derivatives Sector
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp According to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS), Tunisia’s foreign trade results at current prices for the first nine months of 2025 show a slight increase in exports of 0.03%, reaching 46,419.8...
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Tunisian activists urge closure of factory units over poisonings
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Activists in Tunisia on Sunday called for the closure of facilities at a chemical factory in Gabes, in the country's south, amid protests by local residents over dozens of cases of poisoning linked to the site. In a petition over the fertiliser...
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Tunisia – Gabès : Riad Jrad Warns Against the Political Hijacking and Descent into Chaos of the Environmental Cause
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Political commentator Riad Jrad reacted on Saturday, October 11, 2025, to the escalating situation in Gabès, condemning the violent turn of events and warning against attempts to politically manipulate the...
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Tunisia: SOTIPAPIER announces resumption of operations at its Belli industrial site
The Tunisian Industrial Paper and Cardboard Company (SOTIPAPIER) announced that activity at its Belli industrial site has gradually resumed as of October 8, 2025, following the end of a strike that occurred on September 22, 2025. In its statement,...
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Tunisia: Kaïs Saïed Sends Urgent Mission to Gabès Complex After Serious Failures
President Kaïs Saïed received, on the afternoon of October 11, 2025, Fatma Thabet Chiboub, Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy, and Habib Abid, Minister of the Environment. During the meeting at the Carthage Palace, the Head of State ordered...
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The “Great Exodus” of Tunisian Engineers!
The brain drain is a phenomenon that affects not only Tunisia but also, and especially, many other African countries. Because of its proximity to Europe and for obvious historical reasons, nationals of Maghreb countries mainly go to work in...
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Signing of MoU to establish Tunisia-Norway Business Council
A delegation from the Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade, and Handicrafts (UTICA), led by its President, Samir Majoul, participated in the signing ceremony for a memorandum of agreement to establish the Tunisia-Norway Business Council on...
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Tunisia vs Namibia Prediction and Betting Tips | October 13th 2025
Tunisia will host Namibia at the Hammadi Agrebi Stadium on Monday in the final round of their CAF 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification campaign. The hosts already booked their spot in next year's tournament but will be looking to put up a good...
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Protests escalate in Tunisia's Gabes amid a deepening environmental crisis
TUNIS - Tunisian police fired tear gas to disperse protesters near the Tunisian Chemical Group’s (CGT) phosphate headquarters in the southern city of Gabes, after residents stormed the facility demanding its closure to stop environmental pollution...
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Tunisian protesters storm chemicals complex over health fears
By Tarek Amara TUNIS (Reuters) -Residents entered the state-run Tunisian Chemical Group’s (CGT) phosphate complex in the southern city of Gabes on Saturday, demanding its closure to prevent environmental pollution and respiratory illnesses,...
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Tunisia: Leadership Reshuffle at the Central Pharmacy
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The Official Gazette of the Republic of Tunisia (JORT) published on Thursday, 9 October 2025 Order No. 428 of the year 2025, dated 8 October 2025, which ends the functions of Chokri Hammouda, chair and chief...
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STAM Invests 3.5 Million Dinars in New Equipment to Modernize Tunisian Ports
The Société tunisienne d’acconage et de manutention (STAM) is pressing ahead with its modernization strategy. The public company has announced the delivery of new loading equipment as part of its 2024 investment program, aimed at boosting the...
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Between Sky and Desert: Tunisia Reinvents Its Tourism Image with the Balloons Event Show
The skies of southern Tunisia are set to offer a breathtaking spectacle. From October 24 to November 1, 2025, Tunisia will host the first edition of the Balloons Event Show Tunisia, an international hot-air balloon festival taking place in Djerba,...
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Tunisia | Fast Fashion: Spanish Company Happy Punt to Open a Subsidiary in Messadine in Early 2026
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp During a meeting today with Omar Bouzouada, Director General of the Agency for the Promotion of Industry and Innovation (APII), executives from the Spanish company Happy Punt announced the opening of a new...
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Residents in southern Tunisia protest phosphate pollution
Hundreds of people in southern Tunisia’s Gabes on Friday protested to demand dismantling a local phosphate processing plant after reports of respiratory distress among residents. Demonstrators called for the “dismantling of the chemical group”,...
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Tunisia at a Crossroads: The Arab Spring’s Lone Flame, Fifteen Years On
Walk down Avenue Habib Bourguiba in 2025 and the scene feels familiar, only heavier. Cafés hum, traffic inches, red-and-white flags flutter in the breeze. Yet conversations often return to the same topics: sugar rationed in Ramadan queues, milk...
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Tunisian Economy | Tourism and Olive Oil: An Opportunity Not to Be Missed
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp In a new publication devoted to the strong performance of the olive oil and tourism sectors — two key pillars of Tunisia’s economic growth — the Arab Institute of Business Leaders (Institut Arabe des chefs...
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Tunisia: 60% of local olive oil exported to Europe in bulk (Zayani)
Agricultural policy expert Fawzi Zayani stated that Tunisia exports nearly 60% of its olive oil to Europe in bulk, meaning unprocessed and unpackaged, which allows foreign competitors to repackage it and sell it under their own brands. Speaking to...
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Tunisian Parliament under pressure to address priority social and economic demands
There is anticipation surrounding the key issues that Tunisian parliamentarians must address. As the Assembly of the Representatives of the People of Tunisia (ARP) opens its new parliamentary session, attention is focused on the key issues that...
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Tunisia: Multisectoral mission to Kinshasa and Brazzaville November 16-21
The Export Promotion Center (CEPEX) will organize a multisectoral trade mission to Kinshasa and Brazzaville from November 16 to 21, 2025. The goal is to position a number of high-potential sectors in both markets, according to CEPEX. Participating...
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