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Tunisia sack coach Coelho...with the 59-year-old Tunisian taking charge of the country's CAF African Cup of Nations campaign in January. Benzarti is currently coach of Tunis club Esperance and he will combine both club and national duties until his contract with... In this article: Tunisia, 2010 FIFA World Cup, Tunis, and Cameroon |
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DEBKAfile, Political Analysis, Espionage, Terrorism, Security | 3 days ago
US, Israel act to stop Abbas quitting for fear of alternatives
...Ghneim, who acted for 38 years as head of the Palestinian terrorist groups' manpower and finances from his self-appointed exile in Tunis. Earlier this year, prime minster Binyamin Netanyahu and defense minister Ehud Barak authorized his...
In this article: Mahmoud Abbas, Israel, West Bank, European Union, Washington, Binyamin Netanyahu, Ehud Barak, and Ramallah
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thestar.com | 4 days ago
Want an oceanview cruise? Sunquest's deal could make you happy
On MSC Fantasia, the 10-night western Med voyage includes two nights in Rome and one night in Sorrento along with visits to Palermo, Tunis, Palma de Mallorca, Barcelona, Marseille and Genoa. For details see www.sunquest.ca. Two nights...
In this article: MSC Fantasia, Salt Lake City, Rome, MSC Splendida, MSC Musica, MSC Cruises, and Argentina
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Yahoo! News | 5 days ago
China says scrap UN Internet governance forum (AFP)
...use. I am a big supporter of non-censorship," Obama said. The IGF forum was set up after a World Summit on Information Society in Tunis in 2005 to bring together members of the global internet community to discuss the future of the...
In this article: China, Barack Obama, Agence France Presse, European Union, UN, United States, All rights reserved, World Summit, and Yahoo
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The Australian | November 15, 2009
Calls For Concrete Action On Murders Of Journalist
...to the future and expansion of an information-based society," he stated. Like its three predecessors -- in Geneva (2003), Tunis (2005) and Kuala Lumpur (2007) -- WEMF 4 was organized by the world's eight regional broadcasting...
In this article: United Nations, Nablus, International Press Institute, Unesco, Mexico, Geneva, Mexico City, Kuala Lumpur, and New York
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Yahoo! News | November 15, 2009
Internet to speak Arabic: Egypt (AFP)
...security and freedom of expression is also on the agenda of the IGF forum, which was set up after a World Summit on Information Society in Tunis in 2005. Its mandate runs until 2010 but can be renewed. Please enable your browser's cookies to...
In this article: Egypt, Sharm el-Sheikh, Agence France Presse, Ahmed Nazif, All rights reserved, World Summit, Yahoo, and UN
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PR Newswire: Technology | November 15, 2009
Global Economic Growth Depends on Informed Internet Policymaking, Business Leaders Tell Internet Governance Forum
ICC has also led and coordinated the input of business around the world to the World Summit on the Information Society, Geneva 2003, Tunis 2005, and continues this effort in the activities established in the Tunis Agenda through its...
In this article: International Chamber of Commerce, Subramaniam Ramadorai, Nokia Siemens Networks, World Bank, United Nations, Sharm el-Sheikh, and India
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Lexington Herald-Leader | November 14, 2009
Jewish rapper Matisyahu has faith in his music
By Walter Tunis Contributing Music Critic Matisyahu, raised Matthew Miller in a traditional Jewish family, rebelled as a youngster but later reconciled with his faith. He changed his name when he became a member of the Lubavitch Hasidic...
In this article: Matisyahu, Light, Phish, God, Bob Marley, Manhattan, and Hanukkah
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JPost.com Front Page Top Stories | November 13, 2009
Palestinian Affairs: Is Mahmoud Abbas becoming chairman Arafat?
...that he learned a technique or two from his former leader and then foe, chairman Arafat. He made mincemeat of his Fatah arch-rival in Tunis, Farouk Kaddoumi, the last name in Fatah's historical pantheon to survive, by holding the conference...
In this article: Mahmoud Abbas, Yasser Arafat, Fatah, Hamas, Marwan Barghouti, US, Central Committee, Al-Hayat al-Jadida, and Al-Ayyam
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Lexington Herald-Leader | November 13, 2009
Dierks Bentley is still feeling that fire
Country star isn't eager for year of touring to end By Walter Tunis Contributing Music Writer Dierks Bentley, who played The Dame in 2004, is considering a short tour of small venues. It's home-stretch time for Dierks Bentley. The...
In this article: Dierks Bentley, Brad Paisley, Kenny Chesney, The Dame, Nashville, Tequila, Every Mile a Memory, Capitol Nashville, and Montgomery Gentry
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L.A. Times - Movie Reviews | November 06, 2009
'Died Young, Stayed Pretty,' about rock poster artists, loses focus
...a courtyard with the family of Nour (Olympe Borval) and other apartment dwellers in an old, modest quarter of Tunis. As the plight of Tunisia's Jews worsens, Tita applies pressure upon her daughter to marry Raoul (Simon Abkarian), a slim,...
In this article: Ben Gazzara and Little Jerusalem
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Tunis (Arabic: تونس, Tūnis) is the capital of the Tunisian Republic and also the Tunis Governorate, with a population of 1,200,000 in 2008 and over 3,980,500 in the municipal area. It is Tunisia's largest city.
Situated on a large Mediterranean gulf, (the Gulf of Tunis), behind the Lake of Tunis and the port of La Goulette (Halq al Wadi), the city extends along the coastal plain and the hills that surround it. At the centre of more modern development (colonial era and post) lies the old medina. Beyond this section lie the suburbs of Carthage, La Marsa, and Sidi Bou Said.
The medina is found at the centre of the city: a dense agglomeration of alleys and covered passages, full of intense scents and colours, boisterous and active trade, a surfeit of goods on offer ranging from leather to plastic, tin to the finest filigree, tourist souvenirs to the works of tiny crafts-shops.
Just through the Sea Gate (also known as the Bab el Bahr and the Porte de France), begins the modern city, or Ville Nouvelle, transversed by the grand Avenue Bourguiba (considered by many to be the Tunisian Champs-Élysées), where the colonial-era buildings provide a clear contrast to smaller older structures. As the capital city of the country Tunis is the center of Tunisian commercial activity, as well as focus of political and administrative life in the country. The expansion of the Tunisian economy in the last decades is reflected in the booming development of the outer city where one can see clearly the social challenges brought about by rapid modernization in Tunisia.
- Name:
- Tunis
- Local Name:
- تونس Tūnis
- Type:
- Cultural
- Region:
- Arab States
- Total Area (km):
- 212.63
- Time Zone:
- CET
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