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Hammamet Int'l Carnival held in Tunisia with global spectacle

STORY: Hammamet Int'l Carnival held in Tunisia with global spectacle SHOOTING TIME: April 21, 2024 DATELINE: April 23, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:25 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of carnival parades STORYLINE: The Tunisian government recently celebrated the launch of the 2024 Hammamet tourism season with the 9th Hammamet International Carnival, held from April 19 to 21. This vibrant event, staged along the main streets of Yasmine Hammamet resort, drew over 35,000 global tourists and featured performance groups from multiple countries, including Tunisia, France, Italy, Croatia, and Poland. The carnival showcased an array of spectacular parades and artistic shows, highlighting the region's rich cultural heritage. Organizers noted participation from more than 300 Tunisian and over 700 foreign companies, underscoring Hammamet's status as a premier tourist destination in Tunisia. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

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TUNISIA-HAMMAMET-WTCF-AFRICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE

(231130) -- HAMMAMET, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Tunisian Minister of Tourism Mohamed Moez Belhassine speaks at the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF) African Regional Conference Tunisia 2023 in Hammamet, Tunisia, Nov. 29, 2023. Organized by the WTCF, the four-day conference on the theme of "New Era of China-Africa Tourism Cooperation" took place on Nov. 27 in Tunisia's eastern coastal city of Hammamet. (Xinhua/Huang Ling)

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TUNISIA-HAMMAMET-WTCF-AFRICAN REGIONAL CONFERENCE

(231130) -- HAMMAMET, Nov. 30, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Representatives from Capital Airports Holdings Co., Ltd., World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF), Tunisian National Tourist Office, and Tunisair (from left to right) shake hands after signing a letter of intent for four-party cooperation in Hammamet, Tunisia, Nov. 29, 2023. Organized by the WTCF, the four-day conference on the theme of "New Era of China-Africa Tourism Cooperation" took place on Nov. 27 in Tunisia's eastern coastal city of Hammamet. (Xinhua/Huang Ling)

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Chinese tourist market strategic for Tunisia: official

STORY: Chinese tourist market strategic for Tunisia: official SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 29, 2023 DATELINE: Nov. 30, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:15 LOCATION: HAMMAMET, Tunisia CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of the event STORYLINE: The Chinese tourist market is a strategic market for Tunisia, said Tunisian Minister of Tourism Mohamed Moez Belhassine Wednesday at the closing ceremony of the African Regional Conference Tunisia 2023. Organized by the World Tourism Cities Federation (WTCF), the four-day conference on the theme of "New Era of China-Africa Tourism Cooperation" opened on Nov. 27 in Tunisia's eastern coastal city of Hammamet. "Tunisian-Chinese relations are historically exemplary and will need to be further strengthened in the future," the Tunisian minister told Xinhua. Speaking of China, the world's largest source of tourists, Belhassine said that in order to attract more Chinese tourists, a great effort will have to be mobilized to further adapt the country's tourism to the new era where tourism becom

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TUNISIA-HAMMAMET-FOOD INDUSTRY-EXHIBITION

(231116) -- HAMMAMET, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- Staff members pose with their food samples during a food industry exhibition in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Nov. 16, 2023. The AGROBUSINESS MEDAFRICA 2023, an international food industry exhibition for Africa's Mediterranean region, is held here from Nov. 16 to 18. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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TUNISIA-HAMMAMET-FOOD INDUSTRY-EXHIBITION

(231116) -- HAMMAMET, Nov. 16, 2023 (Xinhua) -- A staff member prepares food samples during a food industry exhibition in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Nov. 16, 2023. The AGROBUSINESS MEDAFRICA 2023, an international food industry exhibition for Africa's Mediterranean region, is held here from Nov. 16 to 18. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

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Tunisia holds international film festival in Hammamet

STORY: Tunisia holds international film festival in Hammamet DATELINE: May 15, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:53 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: CULTURE SHOTLIST: 1. various of film festival attendees 2. various of interviews of actors and directors 3. various of film festival awards scene STORYLINE: The 2nd Master International Film Festival Jasmine-Hammamet was held in Hammamet, a tourist resort in eastern Tunisia, from May 6 to 13. In order to encourage young filmmakers to innovate, this film festival allowed a group of one-minute micro-movies shot with mobile phones to participate in the exhibition. During the film festival, the organizers also held a series of seminars on topics such as digital storage of old films and how Tunisia can attract foreign films to be shot in the country. 2023 is the 100th anniversary of the birth of Tunisian film art. This film festival also paid special tribute to a group of artists who have contributed to the country's films. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XH

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World baseball/softball body selects 1st president

HAMMAMET, Tunisia - Riccardo Fraccari (front C), head of the International Baseball Federation (IBAF), is selected as the first president of the World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC), a joint organization set up last year by the IBAF and the International Softball Federation aiming to reinstate both sport events in the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, in Hammamet, Tunisia, on May 10, 2014.

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Glass is shattered at the looted residence of a relative of former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Jan. 21, 2011. The former president fled the state following antigovernment demonstrations.

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Destroyed residence of ousted presidents' family

TUNIS, Tunisia - People visit a damaged residence of a relative of deposed Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Jan. 21, 2011. Properties belonging to Ben Ali's family have been destroyed by protestors.

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Destroyed residence of ousted presidents' family

TUNIS, Tunisia - People visit a damaged residence of a relative of deposed Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Jan. 21, 2011. Properties belonging to Ben Ali's family have been destroyed by protestors.

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Tunisia hosts 2nd int'l aerospace, defense exhibition

STORY: Tunisia hosts 2nd int'l aerospace, defense exhibition DATELINE: Oct. 17, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:26 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: TECHNOLOGY/MILITARY SHOTLIST: 1. various of int'l aerospace and defense expo 2. various of air show at the airport STORYLINE: The second International Aerospace and Defense Exhibition (IADE) closed on Saturday at the Hammamet-Ennfidha International Airport in southeastern Tunisia, private radio station Mosaique FM reported. At least 110 foreign companies from 50 countries and regions took part in the four-day exhibition. The first IADE was held in the southeastern Tunisian city of Djerba in March 2020, and was attended by more than 100 exhibitors from more than 40 countries and regions. Xinhua News Agency correspondents reporting from Tunis. (XHTV)

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Tunisia in Jasmine Revolution

TOKYO, Japan - Glass is shattered at the looted residence of a relative of former Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Jan. 21, 2011. The former president fled the state following antigovernment demonstrations. (Kyodo)

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Destroyed residence of ousted presidents' family

TUNIS, Tunisia - People visit a damaged residence of a relative of deposed Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Jan. 21, 2011. Properties belonging to Ben Ali's family have been destroyed by protestors. (Kyodo)

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Destroyed residence of ousted presidents' family

TUNIS, Tunisia - People visit a damaged residence of a relative of deposed Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in Hammamet, Tunisia, on Jan. 21, 2011. Properties belonging to Ben Ali's family have been destroyed by protestors. (Kyodo)