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Farewell to Wi-Fi? South Korea Unveils Groundbreaking Li-Fi Technology
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Recent research conducted by the Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology (KAIST) has led to the development of a revolutionary wireless communication technology known as Li-Fi. Unlike traditional...

Tunisia and Saudi Fund for Development review cooperation prospects
Tunis – Boosting bilateral cooperation between Tunisia and Saudi Arabia, along with financing several development projects, was the focus of a high-level meeting held Friday at the Government Palace in the Kasbah. The meeting brought together...

Is it safe to travel to Tunisia? Your rights amid ongoing conflict in Middle East
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Algerian HR-tech startup Talenteo raises 6-figure funding round
Algerian HR-tech Talenteo, which offers a comprehensive SaaS platform for human resources and payroll management tailored to the unique needs of African SMEs and mid-sized companies, has raised an undisclosed six-figure round of funding. The...

2025 Cereal Harvest: Tunisia Covers 60% of Its National Needs, A Step Toward Food Sovereignty
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The President of the Tunisian Union of Agriculture and Fisheries, Moez Zaghdane, announced that the 2025 cereal harvest is expected to cover around 60% of the country’s national needs, a significant improvement...

Bac 2025 – Tunisia: over 46,000 candidates begin make-up exam session
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The make-up session of the 2025 Baccalaureate officially kicked off this Monday, June 30, in Tunisia. This second round of exams involves 46,282 candidates, representing 32% of all students who sat for the main...

Trump Forces Ottawa to Back Down: Canada Drops Its Digital Tax on Tech Giants
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Tensions between Ottawa and Washington have eased after the Canadian government announced on Sunday, June 29, the cancellation of its Digital Services Tax (DST) — just hours before it was set to take effect. The...

Tunisia adopts new approach for more water through innovative technologies
Tunisia remains in a state of water insecurity, with only 420 cubic meters of water available per person per year, an alarming situation. With the continuous decline in dam levels and increasing water stress, this vital resource is becoming...

Sugar Beet : Egypt and Algeria Take the Lead, Tunisia Faces a Strategic Opportunity
Amid global agricultural market tensions and soaring prices, Egypt and Algeria have embarked on a strategic shift: massively expanding sugar beet cultivation to reduce their dependence on imports. The objective: achieve food self-sufficiency in...

Tunisia – Palestine: Agreement to Host Palestinian Resident Doctors in Tunisian Hospitals
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Tunisia’s Ministry of Health has received the Palestinian Ambassador to Tunisia, Rami Al-Qaddoumi, accompanied by a medical delegation, in the presence of the Dean of the Faculty of Medicine. The meeting aimed to...

Club World Cup 2025: Results, fixtures and quarter-final schedule
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Rwanda Featured in Qualcomm’s Efforts to Support African Tech Startups
1 Qualcomm, a global technology company, has announced 10 African startups selected for its 2025 Make in Africa Startup Mentorship Program. The program helps early-stage tech companies grow through training, business support, and access to new...

Dwindling desert hounds: Tunisia’s Sloughi hounds face extinction as breeders fight to preserve ancient lineage
TUNIS, June 29 — Nemcha, Zina and Zouina, three North African Sloughi hounds, play on the beach in Tunisia where their ancestors have long roamed desert plains, seemingly unaware of the existential threat to their dwindling breed. The Sloughis,...

What Are the Greatest Global Threats by the End of 2025 – And How Tunisia Can Respond
As 2025 shapes up to be one of the most volatile years in recent decades, multiple global threats are emerging simultaneously. Tunisia, as a Mediterranean country exposed to external shocks, is not immune. Yet, it can act now to mitigate the...

Industry: Chinese Giant AVIC Set to Invest in Algeria with Technology Transfer
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The Chinese industrial powerhouse AVIC (Aviation Industry Corporation of China) has expressed its readiness to launch concrete industrial projects in Algeria, with a focus on technology transfer, local...

Tunisia hotel attack survivor still haunted after 'coming home covered in blood'
Every day for the past 10 years, Nicki Duffield has suffered flashbacks to the Tunisia terror attacks. The NHS worker and husband Andrew were enjoying a holiday at the five-star Marhaba Hotel in Sousse to celebrate his 56th birthday. Their lives...

Oman wins 6 awards at Tunis Arab Radio & TV Festival
TUNIS: The Sultanate of Oman, represented by the Ministry of Information, swept six prizes at the 25th Arab Radio and Television Festival in Tunis. Oman Radio earned two golds for ‘Shadows of Mercy,’ a biographical series on legendary charitable...

Tunisia – El Kef: aiming for 2 million quintals… cereal harvest passes the 45% mark
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The cereal harvest is in full swing in the governorate of El Kef, where 45% of the expected yield has already been gathered, according to Abdelkarim El Haïdri, an engineer with the Regional Union of Agriculture...

Tunisia: 70% of country’s exports go to EU – Bezzarga
Riadh Bezzarga, Director of Market Studies and Strategy at the Export Promotion Center (CEPEX), announced that Tunisian exports in 2024 are estimated at 62 billion dinars, while exports to African markets (goods only) reached just 0.25 billion...

AFCON 2025: Federation Cup’s oldest winner features in newly released “Road to Morocco” documentary
Nigeria’s oldest surviving Federation Cup-winning captain, Thanni Biliaminu, recently honoured by the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF), now features prominently in the newly released Road to Morocco documentary. The documentary is a reflective...