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Tinubu Arrives In Japan For Tokyo International Conference
Channels TV
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August 18, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Japan to participate in the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9), scheduled to hold from August 20 to 22 in the City of Yokohama. The President’s aircraft touched down at the...
Three months, 6,000 men and no phones: Jordan reveals details of new military service
The National News
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Jordan's new conscription programme will start in February with 6,000 recruits who will serve for a mandatory three months and be paid a basic salary, officials have revealed. Details are emerging a day after authorities announced a partial...
President Tinubu arrives in Japan ahead of TICAD9 Summit
Prompt News Online
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August 18, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Tokyo, Japan, early on Tuesday to join other African leaders, international development partners and stakeholders at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9). The event will be...
Tunisia Partners with Voltalia to Build USD 113 Million, 130MW Solar Power Plant in Gabes by 2027
Energetica India
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August 18, 2025
Tunisia will develop a 130M W solar power plant in Gabès with France’s Voltalia, construction starting 2026 and commissioning by 2027, strengthening the nation’s renewable energy capacity and sustainability drive. August 18, 2025. By EI News...
Al-Tahaddi Sports Club Appoints Tunisian Tariq Thabit as Head Coach for Football Team
The Libya Update
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August 18, 2025
Al-Tahaddi Sports Club in Benghazi announced today the completion of the signing procedures with Tunisian head coach Tariq Thabit to lead the first football team for the upcoming season. The signing ceremony took place this morning in the presence...
Tunisia to build 130 MW solar power plant in Gabès with Voltalia
Zawya
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Tunisia is planning to develop a 130 megawatts (MW) solar power plant in Gabès Governorate in the south east, with construction scheduled to start in early 2026, a local Arabic language news website said. The 350 million Tunisian dinars ($113...
Tunisia's top union UGTT challenges President Saied's authority
The New Arab
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August 18, 2025
"The government could seek to detain union leaders on charges of politicising labour activism, or attempt to weaken the movement by reshaping its leadership," wrote Salah Eddine El-Jourchi, bureau chief of Al-Araby Al-Jadeed in Tunis. [Getty] A...
Black Princesses Announce 30-Player Squad Ahead Of Tunisia World Cup Qualifier
Daily Guide
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August 18, 2025
Black Princesses team GHANA’S U-20 women’s national team, the Black Princesses, have named a 30-player squad as preparations intensify for their FIFA U-20 Women’s World Cup qualifier against Tunisia in September. The team will open camp on Monday,...
Arrest of Perpetrators of Attacks on a Bus and Metro Train in Tunis
Tunisie Numerique
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August 17, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp The Tunis Transport Company (Transtu) announced on the evening of Sunday, August 17 , 2025, that specialized security units had arrested those responsible for two separate incidents targeting a bus and a metro...
Tinubu arrives in Japan ahead of TICAD9 summit
Blueprint Newspapers Limited
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August 18, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu arrived in Tokyo, Japan, early on Tuesday to join other African leaders, international development partners and stakeholders at the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD9). The event will be...
APC Calls for Dialogue Between President Bio and Former President Koroma
Sierraloaded
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August 17, 2025
The National Publicity Secretary of the All People’s Congress (APC), Alhaji Sidi Yayah Tunis, has called for a much-needed dialogue between President Julius Maada Bio and former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma. Speaking on the matter, Tunis...
Junior tennis team begins Arab U14 Championship in Tunisia
Oman Observer
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August 17, 2025
MUSCAT: Oman's national junior tennis team will kick off their participation in the Arab Under-14 Championship, hosted by the Tunisian capital from August 17 to 23, with the participation of ten Arab countries competing for the title. The team...
APC Reaffirms Commitment to National Issues Amid Support for Government’s Prisoner Releases
Sierraloaded
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August 17, 2025
Addressing recent developments, Alhaji Sidi Yayah Tunis, the National Publicity Secretary for the Main Opposition Party-APC party has reaffirmed the party’s unwavering focus on national issues, while acknowledging the importance of government...
Young Omani players head to Tunisia for Arab U-14 Tennis tournament
Muscat Daily
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August 17, 2025
Muscat – Oman’s national junior tennis team will begin its journey tomorrow in the Arab Under-14 Championship, hosted by the Tunisian capital until the 23rd of this month, with the participation of ten Arab teams. The national team is...
Federal Government announces arrest of Kuje prison break masterminds and top Al-Qaeda affiliate leaders
Alexa.ng
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The Federal Government has announced the arrest of two top leaders of Jama’atu Ansarul Muslimina fi-Biladis Sudan, an Al-Qaeda affiliate in Nigeria. The National Security Adviser, Nuhu Ribadu, who disclosed this at a press briefing held at the...
Tunisia's labour union UGTT calls for protest amid crackdown threats
Dunya News
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(AFP) - Tunisia's powerful labour union, long seen as a cornerstone of the country's fragile democracy, called for a major march in downtown of the Tunisian capital of Tunis on Thursday to retaliate against mounting pressure from President Kais...
Tunisia and Japan: Strengthening strategic ties ahead of TICAD 9
Tunisie Numerique
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August 16, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp Mohamed Ben Ayed, Secretary of State to the Minister of Foreign Affairs, Migration and Tunisians Abroad, received Friday, August 15, 2025, at the Ministry’s headquarters, the Japanese Ambassador to Tunisia, Osuga...
Tunisia’s Health Ministry boosts nuclear medicine development and pharmaceutical self-sufficiency
Tunisie Numerique
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August 16, 2025
Facebook Twitter LinkedIn WhatsApp On August 15, 2025, the Minister of Health, Dr Mustapha Ferjani, received representatives of the Tunisian Society of Nuclear Medicine at the ministry headquarters to discuss ways to strengthen this vital field...
President Tinubu Arrives Dubai
Lagos Post Online
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August 16, 2025
President Bola Ahmed Tinubu has arrived in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, as the first stop on a multi-nation official state visit that will also include Japan and Brazil. After a few days in Dubai, Tinubu will depart to Japan to participate in the...
Tinubu Arrives In Tokyo For TICAD 9, To Court Investors, Hold Bilateral Talks
Arise News
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August 18, 2025
President Bola Tinubu has arrived in Tokyo for the Ninth Tokyo International Conference on African Development (TICAD 9), declaring that Nigeria will use the forum to deepen economic cooperation with Japan and attract greater private investment....