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Arab Icon Ons Jabeur Announces Break From Tennis 'To Rediscover Joy Of Living'
MENAFN
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July 17, 2025
(MENAFN- Khaleej Times) Former world number two Ons Jabeur announced on Thursday she was going to "take a step back and finally put myself first", after two difficult years on the circuit. "For the last two years, I've been pushing myself so hard,...
‘Mission X’ faces toughest test yet as Super Falcons battle Zambia today
The Guardian (Nigeria)
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July 18, 2025
Nigeria’s ambition of winning its 10th African Women’s Cup of Nations (WAFCON) title at the ongoing WAFCON in Morocco will be put to a stiff test by Zambia’s Copper Queens, who are rated as tough as the best sides in the continent. The Super...
WAFCON q’final: Madugu rallies Falcons for Zambia battle
Punch
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July 18, 2025
Super Falcons coach, Justine Madugu, is fired up by the team’s quality as Nigeria’s credentials in African women’s football will be put to the test on Friday (today) against Zambia in the first quarter-final match of the 2024 WAFCON in Morocco,...
Kuwait Court Confirms Not Guilty Verdict In ISIS Affiliation Charges
Arab Times
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July 17, 2025
KUWAIT CITY, July 17: The Second Circuit of the Court of Appeals, headed by Judge Nasr Salem Al-Haid with Judges Saud Al- Sanea and Tariq Metwally as members, upheld the acquittal of three Tunisians of belonging to the terrorist organization ISIS...
Ons Jabeur announces break from tennis
[your]NEWS
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July 17, 2025
Original article can be found here.Three-time Grand Slam finalist Ons Jabeur said Thursday that she is taking time away from tennis. Jabeur, 30, made the announcement on social media, saying tennis isn’t making her happy. The Tunisian, who ranked...
ExclusiveLebanon seeks deal to send overcrowded prison inmates to Syria
The National News
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Lebanon is seeking a treaty that would see most Syrian prisoners serve the rest of their sentence in their homeland in a bid to ease severe overcrowding in Lebanese jails. At Lebanon's largest jail of Roumieh, authorities have also reopened a...
What will happen if Donald Trump tries to fire Fed's Jerome Powell?
The National News
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Tension between the White House and the Federal Reserve is reaching a boiling point, with US President Donald Trump increasing his attacks on chairman Jerome Powell in recent days. Fears that the US President could fire Mr Powell rose on Wednesday...
Tunisia: AfDB forecasts economy to grow by 1.9% in 2025
African Manager
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July 12, 2025
The African Development Bank (AfDB) projects economic growth of 1.9% in Tunisia in 2025, followed by 2.3% in 2026, according to its latest estimates. In its new country report, the institution explains that this moderate progress will be driven...
Tunisia's trade deficit widens to $3.4bln in the first half of 2025
Zawya
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Tunisia’s trade deficit widened by 24% in the first half of 2025, reaching $3.4 billion, official data showed on Friday, underscoring persistent economic pressures on the North African country. The state Institute of Statistics said that the...
Tunisia: Far-reaching crackdown slams President's opponents
Deutsche Welle
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July 11, 2025
For Tunisian President Kais Saied, the latest mass trial in Tunis' primary court has made sure that he won't have to worry about dissent from 21 of his fiercest political opponents for many years to come. On Tuesday, politicians and officials,...
Tunisia: Head of State assesses environmental situation in Monastir
Zawya
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Tunis – President Kaïs Saïed paid an unannounced visit at midnight on Wednesday to the governorate of Monastir, where he assessed the serious environmental situation in the Gulf of Monastir. He visited the beach of Ksibet El Mediouni, which was...
Tunisia: Tourism revenues exceed USD 1 billion in H1 2025
African Manager
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July 11, 2025
Tunisia’s tourism revenue reached the equivalent of 3.28 billion dinars in the first half of 2025, compared to 3 billion dinars during the same period last year. According to data from the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT), tourism revenue showed an...
Tunisia: Ambassador Prunas at the Ifsa Africa Fair
ANSA
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July 11, 2025
In the presence of the Tunisian Minister of Trade and Export Development, Samir Abid, the Ambassador of Italy to Tunisia, Alessandro Prunas, visited the International Food Show Africa exhibition. This was written by the Italian Diplomatic...
Tunisia: Cabinet meeting reviews progress of 2026–2030 Development Plan
Zawya
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Tunis – The progress of the preparation of Tunisia’s 2026–2030 Development Plan took centre stage at a Cabinet meeting held on Wednesday, chaired by Prime Minister Sarra Zaafrani Zenzri. The meeting laid emphasis on the finalisation of reports...
Tunisia: President Saied urges measures against environmental violations
Zawya
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Tunis – President Kais Saied on Thursday gave instructions to take urgent measures, in coordination with all relevant departments, to put an end to the ongoing and flagrant environmental violations that have persisted for years, and to protect the...
Tunisia: Release Sonia Dahmani and end weaponisation of cybercrime law
ARTICLE 19
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Dahmani’s lawyer, Sami Ben Ghazi, told the Committee to Protect Journalists that all five prosecutions against his client represent a pattern of judicial harassment aimed at silencing her personally. In prison, Dahmani has endured harsh and...
Tunisia Women vs Botswana Women Prediction and Betting Tips | July 13th 2025
Sportskeeda
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July 11, 2025
Tunisia Women and Botswana Women will conclude their 2024 Women's Africa Cup of Nations Group Stage campaign when they square off on Sunday (July 13th). The game will be played at Stade Pere-Jego. The Tunisians will be hoping to bounce back from...
Tunisia: UBCI strengthens its commitment to financial inclusion with acquisition of DAAM
African Manager
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July 11, 2025
The Union Bancaire pour le Commerce et l’Industrie (UBCI) announced the signing of an agreement to acquire a majority stake in the capital of the company DAAM (formerly CFE). This agreement, whose implementation remains subject to obtaining the...
Tunisia – Sfax: Renovation work begins on the operating room at Bir Ali Ben Khalifa Hospital
Tunisie Numerique
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July 10, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Renovation work on the operating room at Bir Ali Ben Khalifa Regional Hospital began about a week ago. This operating room will be completely renovated and equipped with the latest equipment. According to Dr....
Tunisia: Over 1.1mln quintals of grains collected
Zawya
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Kef – The quantity of grains collected so far in the Kef governorate has exceeded 1.1 million quintals. Among the harvested amounts are 700,000 quintals of barley, 300,000 quintals of durum wheat, and over 100,000 quintals divided between...