Japan lends Tunisia $50 mln for railway project (Reuters via Yahoo! Singapore News)

TUNIS, March 12 (Reuters) - Tunisia has won a $50 million loan from Japan to finance electrification of a railway network, its government said in a statement on Friday.

Tunisia : Mrs. Leila Ben Ali Gives Interview to UPI (AllAfrica.com)

Tunis — Tunisia's First Lady Mrs. Leila Ben Ali, and the Chairwoman of the Arab Women's Organization (AWO), gave an interview to United Press International (UPI) agency.

Tunisia : Country to Implement Measures On Irrigated Farming (AllAfrica.com)

Tunis — As part of the implementation of the 2009-2014 Presidential Program which focused in its 20th item on "agricultural sector adjusting to climate changes and meeting current challenges", Tunisia has set up a number of strategies so as to develop the sector.

Tunisia condemns Israeli settlement construction plan (People's Daily)

Tunisia condemned Israeli decision of settlement expansion scheme in East Jerusalem, urging the international community to take quick moves to stop this decision, Tunisian Foreign Ministry said on Thursday. "Tunisia strongly condemns the Israeli government's decision to build 1,600 homes in East Jerusalem. This decision is a new affront to the international community's will and a blatant ...

Africa's local players eye international glory (AFP via Yahoo! News)

The race for places in the second edition of the Championship of African Nations (CHAN) begins this weekend with some interesting match-ups in north Africa, where Tunisia battle Morocco and Algeria tackle Libya.

Abbas, Ben Ali discuss Israeli plan for settlement in east Jerusalem (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

TUNIS, Tunisia - Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas says he and Tunisia's leader, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, have discussed how the Arab League should respond to an Israeli plan for new settlement construction in disputed east Jerusalem.

Tunisia : Country Hosts Conference On Arab Women's Representativeness in Parliament (AllAfrica.com)

Tunis — The works of the 2nd session of the conference on "Arab women's representativeness in parliament and its impact in boosting their role in the country's development process" was held on Tuesday in Gammarth, focused on the issue of women and public life, in international conventions and agreements.

Tunisian tourism hits the comeback trail (FVW.com)

North African destination looks to get back to basics by promoting its value-for-money credentials. Tunisia is crafting a new strategy to make a tourism comeback after a sharp drop in European visitors last year.

Relevant Links (AllAfrica.com)

Mr. Taoufik Baccar said, in response to questions from the various participants to the meeting s, that the crisis is not yet behind us , and that the outlines of the concept of governance adopted by Tunisia, focus on rationality, progressive openness and adequacy.

Glance: Countries in Internet censorship report (AP via Yahoo! Finance)

Reporters Without Borders issued its annual report on countries least tolerant of Internet freedoms: Enemies of the Internet: China, Cuba, Egypt, Iran, Myanmar, North Korea, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Tunisia, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan and Vietnam.