Tunisia: Arab Minister’s Council Adopts Mrs Ben Ali’s Initiative of an Arab Elderly Day
The Arab Social Affairs Ministers’ Council unanimously adopted the establishment of an Arab Elderly Day to be observed on September 25 of each year.
Western Sahara: Hunger Striker Aminatou Haidar Returns Home
Intense negotiations to save the life of Saharan hunger striker Aminatou Haidar and allow her to return to her home in Moroccan-controlled Western Sahara bore fruit Thursday night, when she was loaded by stretcher into a plane leaving the Canary Islands.
Tunisia: U.S. Congressman Stresses Country’s Commitment to Boost Military Ties With Tunisia
Following the meeting on Saturday between Mr. Kamel Morjane, Minister of Defence and Mr. Michael Conaway, a member of the US House of Representatives for Texas, Mr Conaway stressed America’s commitment to boost military ties with Tunisia. He also commended the excellent ties between the armies of both countries.
Tunisia: ‘Tethys Oil And Mining’ Granted ‘Mahdia’ Permit
A convention was signed on Saturday in Tunis, respectively between Mr. Afif Chelbi, the Minister of industry, energy, and small and medium enterprises, and Mr. Gabriel Barzescu, Director General of “Tethys Oil and Mining Inc.” and Mr. Khaled Becheikh, the managing director of the Tunisian Enterprise of Petrol Activities (ETAP).
Tunisia: Country to Hold Second Session of 5+5 Conference
After taking part in the first session of 5+5 Conference on “Quality Digital Education for All” held in September 2009 in Biarritz, France, Tunisia is preparing these days for holding the second session of the 5+5 meeting.
Tunisia: IBM Supports Tunisian ICT Sector
During a working visit and as part of the 5th edition of the free software forum which was recently held in Tunisia, Mr. Robert Sutor, Vice President of Open Source and Linux at IBM met with Mr. Hadj Gley Minister of Communication Technologies and Mrs. Lamia Chafei Sghaier, Secretary of State to the Minister of communication technologies in charge of Informatics, the Internet and free software.
Western Sahara: Aminatou Haidar – The Shame of Spain
AMINATOU Haidar is the mother of two sons. She was living with her family in Western Sahara, the former Spanish colony occupied by Morocco.
Tunisia: Djerba – International Conference Focuses On Biotechnical Applications in Farming of Arid Zones
The island of Djerba recently hosted the 3 rd International conference on bio-technological applications in the cultivation of arid zones.
