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Tunisian President Ben Ali Calls for the Year 2010 to Be Proclaimed "World Youth Year"
The President of the Republic of Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali The President of the Republic of Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali called Monday November 24, 2008, for the year 2010 to be proclaimed 'World Youth Year,' as well as for 'a World Youth

Tunisia tourism revenue up 10 pct in Jan-Oct
TUNIS, Dec 1 (Reuters) - Tunisia's tourism revenue reached 2.90 billion dinars ($2.1 billion) for the January-October period this year, up from 2.63 billion a year earlier, government figures showed on Monday. The sector is the country's key foreign

Tunisian PM receives guitar
Rodriguez classical instrument presented to promote fraternity and music educxation The Prime Minister of Tunisia, Mohamed Ghannouchi, has been presented with a hand-made classical guitar the Manuel Rodriguez & Sons guitar company as a symbol of

Fiscal Reforms Underpin 2009 Tunisian Budget
Emphasising the importance of pressing ahead with radical reform, and of rigorously adhering to the fiscal policy detailed by Tunisian President Ben Ali, designed to improve competitiveness and stimulate investment, Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi

Nokia Siemens Networks wins contracts with Viettel Telecom and Tunisia Railway
Nov. 27, 2008 -- Viettel Telecom has signed a contract to expand its GSM network across Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos using Nokia SIemens Networks Flexi Base Station. In Tunisia, the Société Nationale des Chemins de Fer Tunisiens has chosen Nokia Siemens

Tunisia: Two conventions signed at 'ICT 4 all Forum' in Hammamet
Tunisia Online (Tunis) Two partnership conventions were signed on Thursday in Hammamet at the 'ICT 4 all Forum- Tunis + 3 ' between the Tunisian government and the US firm 'Intel Corporation' on the one hand, and between the Arab Information and

Tunisia: President Ben Ali Condoles Indian President Following Mumbai Attacks
Tunisia Online (Tunis) Following the terrorist attacks in Mumbai, which have caused the death of 130 people, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali sent on Friday a message of condolences to the Indian President, Mrs Pratibha Patil. In his message, President

Tunisia: Country, Well Integrated in Euro-Med Region, Says Minister
Tunisia Online (Tunis) Tunisia's economy and its enterprises, are well integrated in the Euro-Med free exchange zone, and are looking forward to boost this process within the framework of the Union for the Mediterranean, said Mr Afif Chelbi, Minister of

Tunisia backs UAE approach to resplve its occupied islands issue
(WAM) - Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Abdelwahab Abdallah has reiterated his country's support for the UAE's peaceful efforts and approaches to resolve the issue of its three islands occupied by Iran, either through bilateral talks or by referring

Ottri and Basti Review Cooperation between Syria and Tunisia
Damascus, (SANA) _ Prime Minister Mohamed Naji Ottri reviewed Sunday with Tunisian Culture Minister Abderraouf Basti cooperation relations between Syria and Tunisia and prospects of developing and upgrading them in all fields. The meeting discussed

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Rivalry between French and Italian interests in Tunisia culminated in a French invasion in 1881 and the creation of a protectorate. Agitation for independence in the decades following World War I was finally successful in getting the French to recognize Tunisia as an independent state in 1956. The country's first president, Habib BOURGUIBA, established a strict one-party state. He dominated the country for 31 years, repressing Islamic fundamentalism and establishing rights for women unmatched by any other Arab nation. Tunisia has long taken a moderate, non-aligned stance in its foreign relations. Domestically, it has sought to defuse rising pressure for a more open political society.

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