Reuters: Tunisia News

World Bank urges more Mideast reform to create jobs

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 13:50:10 +0000

* World Bank says region needs 40 mln new jobs over 10 years

Energy firms look to tiny Tunisia for safer profits

Mon, 09 Nov 2009 10:46:30 +0000

* Energy execs say attracted by stable business environment

Tunisia jails 8 for terrorism links - lawyer

Sat, 07 Nov 2009 13:25:08 +0000

TUNIS, Nov 7 (Reuters) - A Tunisian court has sentenced eight men to up to 12 years in jail on charges of belonging to a terrorist cell, a defence lawyer said on Saturday.

FACTBOX-Snapshot of "mass-market" carbon offset projects

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:27:45 +0000

Nov 4 (Reuters) - A U.N. scheme designed to yield significant emissions cuts and improve the livelihoods of millions of people in developing nations is quickly gaining favour after the world body revised the rules.

ANALYSIS-Investors warm to scaled-up U.N. offset scheme

Wed, 04 Nov 2009 08:27:36 +0000

* Developers say "mass-market" offset scheme is the future

Tunisia arrests journalist critical of government

Sat, 31 Oct 2009 14:12:00 +0000

TUNIS, Oct 31 (Reuters) - The Tunisian authorities have arrested the journalist Taoufik Ben Brik, a virulent critic of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, lawyers said on Saturday.

FACTBOX-Countries impose restrictions on Mecca pilgrimage

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:00:24 +0000

Oct 29 (Reuters) - Waves of H1N1 flu spread by some three million pilgrims travelling to and from Mecca for November's haj threaten to pile pressure on healthcare systems around the world, disease experts said on Thursday.

Health experts say haj pilgrims risk H1N1 flu wave

Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:00:16 +0000

* Pilgrimage rituals make "perfect" virus speading ground

Algeria, Libya must soften energy terms-industry

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 15:00:34 +0000

TUNIS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Algeria and Libya must improve the terms they offer international energy companies or risk them taking their capital and expertise elsewhere, industry executives operating in North Africa said on Wednesday.

UPDATE 1-Tunisia to export gas to Italy from 2012

Wed, 28 Oct 2009 11:03:37 +0000

TUNIS, Oct 28 (Reuters) - Tunisia will export 4 million cubic metres of gas per day to Italy starting from the end of 2012, the head of the North African country's state energy firm said on Wednesday.