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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)

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)

Fifty illegal immigrants have died in an attempt to reach Europe from North Africa, the Tunisian Arab-language daily Assabah-Ousbouii reported on Monday. via Independent Online

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

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

"We are thrilled to have him on board, and we look forward to benefiting from his knowledge and expertise."

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"We're going to break [the record] right here in Kikar Rabin."

Independence Day celebrants truly had faced something to sing about for a few hours on Wednesday night in Tel Aviv's Kikar Rabin, where thousands of participants lent their voices to a worldwide singing of ... via Jerusalem Post

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)

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)

Since we launched in 2003 the growth of low-cost flying in Europe has been phenomenal. via Flycheapo

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)

From May 4 to 8, 2008, the city of Sfax will host a major international biotechnology symposium which is jointly organized by the International Biotechnology Engineering center (ICGEB), the University of Sfax and the Tunisian Union of Industry, commerce and handicrafts (UTICA). The venue is the exhibition hall of the Sfax International Fair. (AllAfrica)

Brazil's Thomas Belluci has won the 2008 "Tunis Tennis Open" on Sunday and with it the 125,000 dollar first prize, attached to the event. (AllAfrica)

The 12 th edition of the "Comar d'or" which concluded on April 25, 2008 with the award giving ceremony enhanced by the presence of the Tunisian singer and musician Zied Gharsa, has revealed a fine crop of writers whose novels are as distinctive as they are original. (AllAfrica)

African Development Bank (AfDB) said in Tunis, weekend, that it was committing an additional $1 billion to fight the current food crisis in Africa and member countries. (AllAfrica)

From May 1 to May 8, 2008, Tunis will play host to the 7 th edition of the "Carthage choreographic encounters" which are scheduled this year around the theme "Dance Africa, Dance". (AllAfrica)

In an address to the Tunisian- French economic Forum in Gammarth, North of Tunis, President Nicolas Sarkozy said that France was willing to work with Tunisia "at all levels, political, economic, cultural and academic to build together a common future, a shared destiny". (AllAfrica)

Tunisian and French archeologists resumed clearing works that have recently uncovered two Christian basilicas symmetrically positioned at each end of the small ancient city of 'Aradi', located in Sidi Jdidi, in Tunisia 's Cap Bon area. (AllAfrica)

Reporters Without Borders is outraged by the degrading manner in which journalist Slim Boukhdir is being treated in Sfax prison (230 km south of Tunis), where he has decided to go on hunger strike again after catching scabies. (AllAfrica)

Anyone with the remotest interest in ICT development will have noticed the battle raging at the "bottom of the pyramid," where competing initiatives have been vying for the hearts, minds and dollars of ... via PC World

"I have wanted to learn Arabic for the past few years but I haven't had the right opportunity"

DENTON , Texas -- University of North Texas junior Kirk Cooper , an international studies major from El Paso, has become the first person from UNT to win the Critical Language Scholarship for Intensive Summer ... via University of North Texas News Service

"This marked the beginning of a campaign of intimidation that culminated in his arrest"

From correspondents in Paris, France, 10:01 PM IST France-based press freedom group Reporters Without Borders fiercely criticized Friday Tunisia's treatment of a journalist and French President Nicolas ... via India eNews

In an address to the Tunisian people on the occasion of the celebration of Labor Day, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali announced a set of measures destined to boost employment, improve the purchasing power of workers, as well as promoting safety in work places. (AllAfrica)