Bizerta's ancient harbor hosts the first
edition of the 2005 digital marathon
Tunis, August 12, 2005 (TunisiaOnline) -- Bizerta's ancient historical harbour is hosting this week the first edition of the 2005 marathon of digital creation. The event is organized within the framework of the first session of the ancient harbor's festival. It is also intended to set the tone in the Bizerta region for Tunisia's hosting of the Wolrd Sumiit on the Information Society next November.

Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwich attends 41st edition of the Carthage International Festival
Tunis, August 12, 2005 (TunisiOnline)--The Carthage International festival festaured Thursday evening a poetry reading session by renowned Palestinian poet Mahmoud Darwish

Head of State presides over cabinet meeting focusing on the preparations of the 2005 WSIS
Tunis, August 11, 2005 (TunisiaOnline) -- President Ben Ali chaired Thursday a cabinet meeting focusing on the preparations for the second phase of the Tunis World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) to be held in Tunis, on November 16-18, 2005.

Samsung signs WSIS
partnership agreement
Tunis, 9 August 2005 (TunisiaOnline) -- Korean electronics company Samsung signed Tuesday a partnership agreement with the World Summit on the Information Society (WSIS) organizing committee.

Tunisian Navy tows Cambodian cargo ship
Tunis, 9 August 2005 (TunisiaOnline)-- Tunisian Navy units have successfully towed a Cambodian cargo adrift off the coast of Cap Serrat, to the harbour of Bizerta, north east of Tunisia, it was announced in Tunis.

Persident Ben Ali addresses foreign policy issues
Tunis, August 08, 2005 (TunisiaOnline)--Speaking to Tunisian ambassadors abroad, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali said today Tunisia is looking forward to hosting the World Summit on the Information Society, scheduled in Tunis next November. "We look forward for this important global event as a propitious opportunity to establish channels of cooperation and partnership in the field of knowledge and sciences, " he said.

Tunisian plane crash-lands at sea near Sicily, 23 survive
Tunis, August 6, 2005 (TunisiaOnline)-- A Tunisian passenger plane with 39 people onboard, including 4 crew-members, crash-landed Saturday in the Mediterranean Sea off Sicily on a flight from Bari (Italy) to the island of jerba (Tunisia) Tunisian authorities confirmed.

Microsoft signs partnership agreement with WSIS organizing committee
Tunis, August 6, 2005-- (TunisiaOnline)-- Computer and software giant Microsoft has a partnership agreement with the standing organization committee of the Tunis World Summit on the Infomation Society (WSIS). The software giant will put at the disposal of the Tunis organization committee a wide range of high technology products in the field of infrastructure servers, messenger services and information management, intranet and databases. Microsoft will also assist the organization committee in setting up productivity tools to ensure the daily follow up of the Summit's activities.

First edition of "Tunisian Fashion week 2005" to be held in Hammamet
Tunis, August 6, 2005- (TunisiaOnline)-- Six Tunisian fashion designers will present their creations in the coastal city of Hammamet from August 15 to August 17. Their summer collections will feature wedding dresses, inspired from Tunisia's traditional fashion heritage, as well as evening dresses.