Arabic News Weekly Edition for Tunisia, 3/27/2000
Weekly Edition, Tunisia - Week of March 27, 2000
- Tunisian human rights activists suspend hunger strike
Two Tunisian female human right activists have suspended a hunger strike they started 24 hours earlier, in protest against the seizure of their passports by the Tunis government. Tunisia, Politics, 4/1/2000 - First water project on BOT system in Tunis
The Tunisian government agreed on granting the establishment and operation of the water stations of the capital, Tunis, to an alliance of companies that includes French, German, British, and Tunisian companies whose investments reach $100 million. The projects will serve 700,000 persons in Tunis. Tunisia, Business, 3/31/2000 - UNCTAD says Africa may lose out in globalization
UNCTAD secretary-general Rubens Recupero has alarmed that dangers are looming over Africa due to globalization. Regional-Tunisia-Africa, Economics, 3/31/2000 - Morocco competes in 17th Tunisia's international judo tournament Morocco-Tunisia, Sports, 3/31/2000
- Tunisia, Poland sign cooperation agreements
Tunisia and Poland on Tuesday signed agreements aimed at strengthening cooperation between the two countries, especially in the economic and tourism fields. The agreements were signed at the beginning of the visit by Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to Poland. Tunisia-Poland, Politics, 3/29/2000 - More trade among Tunisia and the Arab states
The volume of commercial exchange among Tunisia and the Arab states reached 844 million Tunisian dinars during 1999 in comparison to 769 million dinars during 1998. Tunisia, Economics, 3/28/2000 - A conference for organization of Islamic capitals and cities in Tunis
A conference for organization of the Islamic cities and capitals is currently being held in Tunis in which tens of heads of municipalities and experts who represent the most prominent cities in the Islamic countries like Mecca, Cairo, Dubai, Khartoum, Damascus and Beirut - are participating. Regional-Tunisia, Culture, 3/28/2000 - Tunisian president in Poland today Tunisia-Poland, Politics, 3/27/2000
- Moroccan secondary education minister on visit to Tunis
Moroccan minister for secondary and technical education, Abdallah Saaf, arrived in Tunis Sunday for a two-day visit to examine with Tunisian peer means of strengthening cooperation in the field of education. Morocco-Tunisia, Education, 3/27/2000