Chili paste heats up dishes and warms hearts at northeastern Tunisia’s harissa festival

Chili paste heats up dishes and warms hearts at northeastern Tunisia’s harissa festival

NABEUL, Tunisia —  For years, Tunisians have been picking bright red peppers, combining them with garlic, vinegar and spices and turning them into a saucy spread called harissa. The condiment is a national staple, found in homes, restaurants and food stalls throughout the coastal North African nation. Brick-red, spicy and tangy, it can be scooped … Read more

African cousin of sriracha, Tunisia’s harissa chilli paste, on rise with festival a draw

African cousin of sriracha, Tunisia’s harissa chilli paste, on rise with festival a draw

For years, Tunisians have been picking bright red peppers, combining them with garlic, vinegar and spices and turning them into a saucy spread called harissa. The condiment is a national staple, found in homes, restaurants and food stalls throughout the coastal North African nation. Brick-red, spicy and tangy, it can be scooped up on bread … Read more

Nigeria’s Super Falcons to face Tunisia, Algeria at 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations

Nigeria’s Super Falcons to face Tunisia, Algeria at 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations

The draw for the 2024 Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON) has been conducted, and Nigeria’s Super Falcons find themselves in a tricky and highly competitive group. The Super Falcons housed in Group B will face Tunisia, Algeria, and Botswana in the group phase of the tournament. While Nigeria are favourites to lead the group, … Read more

Meet 27-time champions set to compete for title in Morocco

Meet 27-time champions set to compete for title in Morocco

The lineup for the 35th edition of the CAF Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON), scheduled to take place in Morocco from 21 December 2025 to 18 January 2026, is now complete. This highly anticipated tournament will see 27-time champions among its contenders, with 12 previous winners among the qualified teams: Egypt, Nigeria, Cameroon, Senegal, Morocco, … Read more

Yasser Arafat’s attacks on Israel ensured no future Palestinian state

Yasser Arafat’s attacks on Israel ensured no future Palestinian state

Yasser Arafat passed away twenty years ago this month, on November 11, 2004, at 75 years old.  Born in 1929 in Cairo, Arafat’s activism led to the founding of the Fatah movement in 1959, eventually becoming one of the major Palestinian factions that led to the formation of the Palestinian Authority in 1994. The … Read more

Tunisian President meets Saudi Investment Minister

Tunisian President meets Saudi Investment Minister

Tunisian President Kais Saied (right) Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih. Photo: SPA Tunis: Tunisian President Kais Saied received visiting Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Investment Khalid Al-Falih, said a statement released by the presidency. During the meeting on Saturday, the President praised the strength of the relations and deep-rooted cultural ties that unite Tunisia … Read more

Spain’s Deoleo says olive oil prices set to halve from record levels

Spain’s Deoleo says olive oil prices set to halve from record levels

Jure Susac, a Bosnian olive farmer from the western-Herzegovinian town of Ljubuski, delivers his pickings to an oil-mill in Capljina, during harvest season, on October 29, 2022. Elvis Barukcic | Afp | Getty Images Spain’s Deoleo, the world’s largest olive oil producer, says one of the most challenging moments in the industry’s history appears to … Read more

Mediterranean island yet to be big with Brits has warm winters, long white-sand beaches and new easyJet holidays

Mediterranean island yet to be big with Brits has warm winters, long white-sand beaches and new easyJet holidays

EASYJET holidays is launching breaks to a little-known island with whitewashed desert towns and Star Wars filming locations. British holidaymakers will now be able to book package holidays to Djerba, Tunisia, with easyJet holidays. 6 EasyJet holidays is launching package holidays to Djerba, TunisiaCredit: Alamy 6 Djerba isn’t well-known among Brit holidaymakersCredit: Alamy Located in the Mediterranean … Read more

New TUI winter sun destination is picturesque seaside town just 3 hours from the UK

New TUI winter sun destination is picturesque seaside town just 3 hours from the UK

WINTER sun seekers will soon have another destination to explore, as TUI adds Enfidha to its list of destinations taking off from London Stansted next year. The picturesque hilltop town, which has views of both the Meditterranean sea and the Djebel Zaghouan mountain, can be reached in just over three hours from the UK. 4 … Read more

New TUI Blue hotels opening in Brit-favourite holiday destinations – including ‘the St Tropez of Tunisia’

New TUI Blue hotels opening in Brit-favourite holiday destinations – including ‘the St Tropez of Tunisia’

HOLIDAY company TUI has added four new hotels to its portfolio in Brit-loved destinations like Italy, Tunisia and Turkey. The TUI Blue Hotels will have features like a splash park, outdoor pools and colourful flume rides. 4 TUI Blue has added four new hotels to its portfolio, including one in Izmir, Turkey (pictured)Credit: TUI 4 … Read more