Tunisia: Country and Japan to Boost Cooperation in Science and Technology
The strengthening of Tunisian-Japanese cooperation in the sector of science and technology was under focus during the meeting on Friday between the Tunisian Prime Minister, Mr Mohamed Ghannouchi and Mr Hiroyuki Abe, the vice-president of the Higher Japanese Council of Science and Technology.
British hostage Edwin Dyer ‘killed by al-Qaida’ (Guardian Unlimited)
Gordon Brown today condemned as “barbaric” the killing of a British hostage being held by an al-Qaida group in north Africa. He told the Commons at question time that those responsible for the murder of Edwin Dyer in Mali would be “hunted down and brought to justice”.
Egypt: Obama in Cairo – Playing the Political Game
US president Barack Obama might seem more human than his predecessor George W. Bush, cautions Nawal El Saadawi, but in a world ruled by a capitalist patriarchal religious system, politics is ‘a game based on how to use beautiful words to cover ugly actions’ and has ‘nothing to do with humanity’. The real goal of Obama’s Cairo speech, says El Saadawi, is ‘to mobilise Muslim countries against Islamic extremists’, ‘to open the markets of Islamic countries to American goods’ under the banner of development and partnership, and ‘to guarantee Saudi and Gulf oil and other American interests’ in the Middle East.
Militants kill British hostage in Sahara (The New Zealand Herald)
Al Qaeda’s North Africa wing said yesterday it had carried out its threat to kill a British hostage it was holding in the Sahara. Britain said it had reason to believe the hostage, Edwin Dyer, had been killed and Prime Minister Gordon Brown condemned the killing as “a barbaric act of terrorism”.
Al Qaeda’s Sahara wing blend terror with business (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
Al Qaeda’s killing of a British hostage in the Sahara escalates the group’s threat in the region but that menace is based as much on a complex blend of criminality and opportunism as it is on hard-line Islamism.
Tunisia: Obama Names Senior Career Officer Now Serving in Iraq as Ambassador
Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate Gordon Gray as Ambassador to the Republic of Tunisia.
Tunisia: Country Takes Part in ‘Automechanika Middle East 2009′
Eleven Tunisian companies operating in various branches of the automotive industry are taking part in “Automechanika Middle East 2009″, which is held at Dubai’s World Trade Centre from May 31 to June 2, 2009.
Tunisia: New York Fancy Food Show to Showcase Local Virgin Olive Oil
Five growers and producers of 100% Tunisian olive oil along with other Tunisian agribusiness companies, will take part in the 2009 international exhibition of food products , the New York 2009 Fancy Food show.
Tunisia: President Ben Ali Launches Major Environmental Project in Zaghouan
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali launched on Friday a major environmental project in Jeradou in the governorate of Zaghouan . The project’s inauguration was carried out within the framework of Tunisia’s observance of Word Environmental Day.
Nigeria/Tunisia: Tunisia Will Be Key, Says Kanu
Super Eagles skipper Nwankwo Kanu has said a World Cup qualifier against Tunisia on June 20 could well decide the country’s qualification to the football extravaganza in South Africa next year.
