#Tunisia: The foundation stone for a TND 135 million project to build a 50-MW solar power plant in #ElKhobna, #Mezzouna, #SidiBouzid, which "will help reduce gas imports by TND 20-25 million," was laid on Thursday by the Minister of Industry, Mines and Energy. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: The filling rate of dams reached 22.7% by September 16, as water reserves of all dams reached 542.1 million m3, compared to 767.2 Mm3 recorded on the same date in 2023 & an average in last 3 years of 721.2 Mm3, i.e. a deficit of 179.1 Mm3, according to #ONAGRI. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: Export earnings from organic agricultural products rose by 9.7% to TND 1,158.4 million, although the quantities exported fell by 22.4% to 48,108 tonnes at the end of August 2024 compared to the same period last year, ONAGRI reported. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: Some 25,080 NGOs are active in the country as of September 17, most of which operate in the cultural, educational and sports fields, data published by the #IFEDA centre show. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: The #Tunis stock market continued its upturn Friday, as the #Tunindex rose by 0.2% to 9,786.1 points on a volume of TND 3.9 million, according to the daily analysis of broker Tunisie Valeurs. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: The #Kairouan Court of First Instance has decided to refer presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel (in custody since September 4) & 7 other defendants, 2 of whom are on the run, to the Kairouan Criminal Council in in 3 separate cases, said the court spokesperson. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: The Ministry of the Environment, on Friday, called on citizens to spend an hour on September 21, helping to clean up the areas around their homes, workplaces and towns, as part of the celebration of World Cleanup Day, which falls on September 20 each year. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: The Bureau of مجلس نوّاب الشعب - تونس 🇹🇳 examined at its meeting Friday a proposed organic law aimed at amending some articles of Organic Law No. 16 of May 26, 2014 on elections & referendums, presented by 34 deputies representing different parliamentary groups and non-affiliated. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: CONECT International led a delegation of #Tunisian companies to the 20th Malaysia International Halal Showcase (MIHAS), held in #KualaLumpur from September 17 to 20, offering them "an exceptional platform to develop their network, meet international buyers and forge strategic partnerships." #TAP_En

#Tunisia: A series of regional export workshops organised by #CEPEX under the theme 'Regions Export' will be launched on September 27 to strengthen links with regional businesses and help them increase exports of their products and services to international markets. #TAP_En

#Tunisia strongly condemned the Zionist occupation forces' airstrike on #Beirut, saying it was "a new chapter in the terrorist attacks on innocent civilians, a blatant violation of the sovereignty of #Lebanon & its people & a flagrant violation of all international laws." #TAP_En

#Tunisia: The Zionist occupation has destroyed more than 85% of the university buildings in #Gaza, the #Palestinian Higher Education Minister said at the signing of a cooperation agreement in higher education & scientific research with his #Tunisian counterpart in #Tunis. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: The campaign office of presidential candidate Ayachi Zammel said the Watania TV1 "had refused to record the candidate's free message through his campaign representative, though he was authorised to attend the draw, which took place in the presence of a bailiff." #TAP_En

#Tunisia: a parliamentary bloc said it rejects the proposed amendement of Organic Law on Elections & Referendums which aims mainly to transfer the jurisdiction of the Administrative Court in electoral disputes to the Court of Appeal & 2 others will meet to consider stand. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: Participation in the direct expression sessions requires the candidate to be present in person, said the VP of ISIE, after the Watania TV1's refusal to record candidate Ayachi Zammel's free message through his representative, according to his campaign office. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: "The draft organic law presented by some MPs to amend articles of the organic law on elections and referendums is an attack on state institutions and a violation of the administrative judiciary," said the campaign offices of two presidential candidates. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: Political parties & CSOs rejected the proposal to amend the Electoral Code presented by MPs, saying "the attempt to strip Administrative Court of its jurisdiction in electoral disputes, two weeks before presidential elections is an attack on the rule of law". #TAP_En

#Tunisia has imported some 300,000 doses of the seasonal flu vaccine, and the national jab drive is set to commence on October 17, said the head of the Scientific Vaccination Committee, adding 40,000 doses will be allocated to primary health centres. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: Tourism revenues rose 7.2% to TND 5.1 billion from January 1 to September 10, 2024 & workers' remittances increased by 3.1% to TND 5.5 billion from TND 5.3 billion in the same period of 2023, according to monetary & financial indicators published by the #BCT. #TAP_En

#Tunisia: Field study covering 32 cases of violence in several centres for women victims of violence in #Kef & Greater #Tunis revealed major problems in interpretation & application of Organic Law on elimination of violence against women by police & judicial authorities. #TAP_En