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Africa has been the fastest growing market worldwide in communication technology over the past three years, according to the head of the United Nations International Telecommunication Union (ITU). (AllAfrica)

Egyptian authorities should immediately investigate and prosecute those security officials responsible for beating Ahmed Maher Ibrahim, Human Rights Watch said today. Maher, a 27-year-old civil engineer, used the social-networking site Facebook to support calls for a general strike on May 4, 2008, President Hosni Mubarak's 80th birthday. (AllAfrica)

Tunisian martial arts had another confirmation of their good health on Sunday, when the young Khaoula Ben Hamza defeated China's Liu Wenyuan to be come the first Tunisian n taekwondo athlete world champion in the + 68 Kg junior category. (AllAfrica)

The Tunisian Association for the Development of Digital Technology and Human Resources (ATTR) presided by Prof Slaheddine Gherissi in collaboration with the French "BrailleNET" Association chaired by Prof Dominique Burger, are organizing the first workshop destined to upgrade administrative websites in order to facilitate their online access to the disabled in conformity with international norms. (AllAfrica)

An eco tourism project set up by the a Tunisian architect was awarded the "2007 Energy Globe Award" for the efficiency of its energy consumption and its capacity to integrate and valorise the 5 natural elements, water, air, earth, sun and wood. (AllAfrica)

The Zanzibar national soccer team- Heroes- are expected to set camp in Egypt, this November to fine tune for the 2008 Challenge Cup championship to be staged in Uganda later this year. (AllAfrica)

Egypt has announced that it is to partner with its southern neighbour Sudan to till up to two million acres of new land to grow wheat. (AllAfrica)

On 9 May 2008, on their departure from MONUC, the Tunisian military contingent, as well as their military observers and staff officers, were decorated in Kinshasa with United Nations medals for good and faithful services rendered to MONUC. (AllAfrica)

The Farhat Hached zoological park in Rades, south of Tunis, witnessed the birth recently of a rare species: a blue-eyed dromedary with a rusty brown and white skin. (AllAfrica)

The traditional Carthage Investment Forum which will be held in Gammarth north of Tunis will take place between June 12 and 13, 2008. (AllAfrica)

Following the latest developments in Lebanon , the Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued the following communiqué: (AllAfrica)

Eritrea and Egypt agreed to enhance cooperation in the education sector, especially in higher education and scientific research. (AllAfrica)

Reporters Without Borders condemns the government's decision to ban distribution of the 4 May 2008 issue of the Paris-based news weekly "Jeune Afrique", which has an article on the Algerian region of Kabylie. (AllAfrica)

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Egypt's Zamalek is already in Luanda, where they are to play Interclube de Angola on Sunday, in a second leg match of access to the African clubs champions cup, on Friday announced an Egyptian diplomatic source. (AllAfrica)

The 6 th edition of the international colloquium on the history of Tunisian steppes will be jointly organized by the Agency for the promotion of heritage and the regional committee for the preservation of heritage of the Kasserine governorate. The event will take place in the town of Sbeitla , formerly known during the Byzantine empire, as Sufetula. (AllAfrica)

The latest 2 nd International Open of Junior tennis table players which took place in Tunis, has revealed a new wave of young talented table tennis players such as Adem Hmam, Thameur Mamia, Wejdane Ben Hassen et Sofiene Chaieb. (AllAfrica)

Reporters Without Borders has voiced concern about legal action against Nader Gohar, owner of the Egyptian TV news agency Cairo News Company (CNC), who was charged on 5 May 2008 with unlicensed broadcasting of food riots in the north of the country on 6 April. (AllAfrica)

Reporters Without Borders calls on the Moroccan authorities to reverse their decision to stop the pan-Arab satellite TV news station Al-Jazeera from broadcasting a daily news programme covering the Maghreb countries from its studios in the Moroccan capital Rabat. (AllAfrica)

The Observatory for the Freedom of Press, Publishing and Creation (OLPEC) is celebrating World Press Freedom Day this year against the backdrop of a worsening free expression situation in Tunisia. (AllAfrica)

The Mpumalanga Department of Health has deployed 11 Tunisian doctors in the province to address the staff shortages there. (AllAfrica)

Tunis , May 2008- From May 9 to 21, 2008 , six women artists will exhibit their works at the Sidi Bou Said Museum. All in all, a 100 works from Chantal Slim, Mouna Drissi Bouassida, Catherine Lemdani, Noudhar Mestiri Maherzi, Aicha Cherif and Raoudha Ben Mlouka Kochbati, will be on display at the Museum, a stone's throw from the famous "Café des nattes", where the majestic view on the Gulf of Tunis and its Mediterranean blue seas, have inspired many a painter. (AllAfrica)

A Tunisian-French conference on "Prospective Arts and Cultures," is due to be held on May 10-11, 2008 within the framework of the 15th national and international conferences on "Culture and development strategies in Tunisia ", at the charming Hammamet international cultural centre. (AllAfrica)

Tanzanian golf trio of Betty Malaba, Sophia Viggo and Hawa Wanyeche returned home from Cairo yesterday where they competed in the ninth edition of the All Africa Challenge Golf Trophy held at Katameya Heights Golf Club. (AllAfrica)

Uganda's national amateur women team put up a lackluster performance to finish joint eleventh with Morocco in the just concluded All African Challenge Trophy (AACT) that was hosted by Egypt. (AllAfrica)

A number of Euro-Mediterranean civil engineering laboratories are leaving no stone unturned in their efforts to set up a Euro-Mediterranean institute of joint engineering studies by 2010. (AllAfrica)

The French group "Altran Technologies" and the Tunisian company "Telnet", have decided to sign a joint venture that will lead to the creation of a company offering electronic engineering services. The new company, which will be based in Tunis and which will have a branch in Sfax, should provide 300 employments by 2010. (AllAfrica)

Triumphant Kenya Prisons women's volleyball team returned to a heroines' welcome at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport Tuesday after being crowned African club champions in Cairo on Sunday. (AllAfrica)

SO, should we give a flying toss that Kaizer Chiefs entertain traditional rivals Orlando Pirates in Mafikeng this weekend? (AllAfrica)

A two-week training programme on protocol for the National Planning Commission (NPC) secretariat staff is currently under way in the capital. (AllAfrica)

To mark World Press Freedom Day, Moroccan journalist Mustafa Hormatallah began a three-day hunger strike today to protest his imprisonment in Casablanca, while journalists led by the National Syndicate of the Moroccan Press planned to stage a sit-in on Saturday. (AllAfrica)