Topic: Monastir

Thomas Cook pulling 1,800 Britons out of Tunisia

Thomas Cook, one of Europe's biggest tour operators, said Friday it was evacuating 1,800 British and Irish holidaymakers from Tunisia as political unrest toppled the country's president.The operator said three flights from the resort of Monastir had landed ...

Later years

A charismatic personality, Bourguiba largely remained the father figure who led Tunisia to independence, although his own popularity had waned when he became increasingly authoritarian. By actively preventing the emergence of a successor, he essentially forced his election as president-for-life in 1975 ...
The chemical composition of the volatile fractions obtained by steam distillation from the whole aerial parts, capitula and stem+leaves of Mantisalca duriaei Briq. This latter was the major compound in the flowers (42.6%) while methyl hexadecanoate (38.3%) and methyl ...

Extra Virgin Olive Oil Protects the Liver

Extra virgin olive oil can protect the liver, according to a new study published in Nutrition & Metabolism. Researchers at the University of Monastir and King Saud University separated male Wistar rats into a control group, an olive oil group, and six groups ...

Ribat

Aspects of the topic rib are discussed in the following places at Britannica. Assorted References major reference (in Islamic arts: As early as in the 8th century, the Muslim empire entrusted the protection of its frontiers, especially the remote ones, to warriors ...

Rumelia

The name means "land of the Romans"-i.e. The Danube vilayet was formed first, in 1864, followed by those of Janina (Ioannina) and Salonika (Thessaloniki, in Greece) in 1867. Under the Treaty of Berlin (1878), the Danube vilayet formed the independent ...

Monastir

Monastir, also spelled Al-Munastir, Latin Ruspinum, city in eastern Tunisia. (monastery-fortress), founded in 180 ce, to which it owes its name; also in the city are several old mosques and a modern mosque that was completed in 1968 and dedicated to Tunisia ...

Renting in Pantelleria

With its cave saunas and famed vineyards, this tiny Mediterranean island offers a celebration of the simple pleasures. Renowned for its capers and sweet wines, the tiny island of Pantelleria is just a 45-minute flight from Palermo. This is the Mediterranean as ...