Tunisia: The Smiling Oppressor [analysis] Sep 24, 2008
A large photo of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali smiled assuredly from the whitewashed fa;ade of Sfax Prison, where Slim Boukhdhir was serving a one-year jail term. Officially, the 37-year-old journalist was behind bars for insulting a police officer at a checkpoint in Sfax, Tunisia s second largest city ... As the journalist headed from Sfax to Tunis after being told he could at last collect his passport, police stopped his cab outside the city and ordered him out of the car. (allAfrica.com)
German townsfolk wonder: Is it possible to be too green? Aug 8, 2008
He is a chemist at the local university who once built a solar-powered desalinization plant for the town's sister city of Sfax, Tunisia. "It's unfortunate that they decided to compel people, because I think you breed opponents that way rather than friends of solar energy," Uchtmann said. (International Herald Tribune)
Tunisia - AfDB Approves U.S. $ 263 Million for Road Project Jun 12, 2008
The project area covers 19 of the country's 24 Governorates, including 11 Governorates in the northern region (Bizerte, Tunis, Ariana, Ben Arous, Nabeul, Manouba, Zaghouan, Beja, Jendouba, le Kef, and Siliana), 5 Governorates in the central region (Sousse, Monastir, Mahdia, Kairouan and Sidi Bouzid) and 3 in the southern region (Sfax, Gabes, Medenine). Most of Tunisia's population lives in the northern and central regions which has a total of 651. (allAfrica.com)
SBY calls for self-censorship Feb 13, 2008
ALI H RADDAOUI Sfax, Tunisia. Post Your Comments. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
Tunisia: Comedian Jailed for Imitating President Ben Ali [press release] Feb 12, 2008
The sketch was first presented three weeks ago in a private place in Sfax (Tunisia's second city). This is the second time that H;di Ouled Baballah has produced a sketch on the same topic. (allAfrica.com)
Redline's RedMAX products chosen by Divona Telecom for WiMAX network in Tunisia Jan 10, 2008
The US$1 million network buildout will take place in several phases over the next two years, and will connect five major cities in Tunisia, including Tunis, Nabeul, Souse, Monastir and Sfax. Divona Telecom is already serving several hundred corporations on its WiMAX network. (PR Newswire)
Stampede kills seven at Star Academy concert in Tunis May 3, 2007
Seven people died and at least 20 others were injured in Sfax, Tunisia following a stampede Monday (April 30th) at an open-air concert featuring former competitors from Star Academy Lebanon ... The group from Star Academy Lebanon arrived in Tunisia last week to perform a series of concerts featuring Iraq's Shada, last seasons first place winner, accompanied by Egypt's Sally and Mohammad, Ahmad from Kuwait, Carlo and Tina, both from Lebanon, Saudi Arabia's Ali and Sfax locals Marwa and Imed... (magharebia.com)
