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Tunisia to double air space control

afrol News, 5 November - Tunisia is improving its air traffic surveillance network by doubling its current capacity. Also, the airport on the Island of Djerba, a major tourism destination, is to get a technological upgrading, allowing all-weather landings.

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Ben Ali gets fifth term in presidency

afrol News, 26 October - Tunisian president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, has secured a fifth term after winning 89.62 percent of the votes in the 2009 presidential election over the weekend, the Interior Ministry has announced.

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SA and Tunisia get Swiss funding for clean energy projects

afrol News, 20 October - Two projects signed today will help boost energy efficiency in the South African industry in the face of economy-threatening energy shortages and promote environmentally-friendly production in Tunisia.

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AfDB approves loan to rehabilitate Tunisia's electricity network

afrol News, 3 September - The African Development Bank (AfDB) yesterday approved a loan of US$ 66.306 million, to finance the rehabilitation and restructuring of the electricity network in Tunisia.

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Egypt and Tunis in top 10 worst beach vacation destinations

afrol News, 27 August - Two of Africa’s coastal destinations are listed in the top ten of the world’s most avoided places for vacations. The coastal towns are located in Egypt and Tunisia and ranked 4th and 6th respectively.

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Tunisia enacts early retirement law for public servants

afrol News, 7 July - The Tunisian parliament has approved an early retirement law for public servants, to create job opportunities for young university graduates. The retirement age in Tunisia is 60.

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Tunisia dismiss fears of inmates’ mistreatment

afrol News, 19 June - The Tunisian authorities have condemned reported alleged fears that the country would mistreat Tunisian nationals transferred from Guantanamo prison back to the country.

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Tunisia tops competitive rank in Africa

afrol News, 17 June - Tunisia tops the competitiveness index in Africa according to the 2009 World Economic Forum report published in Cape Town, South Africa, by the African Development Bank (AfDB), the World Bank and the Global Economic Forum on competitiveness of the continent.

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Tunisia sign currency guarantee agreement with WB

afrol News, 12 June - The Tunisian government has signed an expanded ISDA Master Agreement with the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD), of the World Bank as a market intermediary to manage the currency and interest rate exposure of debt owed to creditors other than the World Bank.

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Tunisian president urged to stop bullying the media

afrol News, 13 May - Media and freedom of expression groups have criticised the Tunisian government of overstepping its mandate and meddling in the media affairs of the country.

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Tunisia launches energy saving programme

afrol News, 6 April - The Tunisian government has launched a four year energy saving programme to reduce energy demand by 20 percent in 2011.

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Morocco and Tunisia get $2.5 billion in energy investments

afrol News, 31 March - The state run Abu Dhabi National Energy Company has set aside US$2.5 billion investment into three electricity plants in Morocco and Tunisia in the next four years, the company manager has announced.

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Tunisia leads Arab women organisation

afrol News, 3 March - Tunisia’s First Lady, Leila Ben Ali, has been selected as a chair of the Arab Women Organization (AWO) from 2009 to 2011, Minister of Women, Family, Children and the Elderly, Mrs Sarra Kanoun Jarraya has announced in the Capital Tunis.

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Airbus to build body parts plant in Tunisia

afrol News, 3 February - Aerolia, a French company has signed an agreement estimated at €60 million with the Tunisian government for the construction of a plant south of the capital Tunis, to produce front segments of Airbus planes, local news agency reported.

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Economy - Development

Tunisia to build wind farms in Bizerte

afrol News, 14 November - Tunisia is to build at least two wind farms in Métline and Kérchabta in the far north of the country, which aim of producing about 400,000 MWh of renewable electricity annually.

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» 13.11.2008 - Tunisian reporter charged for revealing labour conflict
» 24.09.2008 - Tunisia accused of violating journalists rights
» 09.09.2008 - Airbus to open plant in Tunisia to cut costs
» 31.07.2008 - Tunisia's Ben Ali seeks 5th mandate
» 29.07.2008 - Tunisian terror suspects' appeal rejected
» 25.06.2008 - Tunisia rejects torture claims
» 24.06.2008 - Strong economic growth in Tunisia
» 23.06.2008 - Tunisia accused of human rights violations
» 11.04.2008 - Tunisians protest against price hike
» 01.04.2008 - Media stimulates development
» 04.02.2008 - Tunisian doctors due in SA
» 19.12.2007 - Journalist on hunger strike
» 06.12.2007 - Tunisia journalists cry foul
» 06.06.2007 - Tunisia's only independent media under fire
» 11.04.2007 - Tunisia blocks video-sharing web

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