Beji Caid Essebsi
Tunisia: Conservative law professor wins presidential race
Middle East
October 15, 2019
Tunisia: Conservative law professor wins presidential race
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s election commission said a preliminary count shows Islamist-backed law professor Kais Saied has won the…
Tunisia’s ex-president Ben Ali dies in exile
Middle East
September 20, 2019
Tunisia’s ex-president Ben Ali dies in exile
Former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the first leader to be toppled by the Arab Spring revolts, died…
Tunisian candidates start their presidential campaigns
Middle East
September 4, 2019
Tunisian candidates start their presidential campaigns
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian presidential candidates began campaigning on Monday for the Sept. 15 election against a backdrop of economic…
Women seeking Tunisian presidency say it’s time for change
Middle East
August 30, 2019
Women seeking Tunisian presidency say it’s time for change
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian women can seek abortions, file for divorce and enjoy other rights unheard of in some…
Tunisia electoral commission approves 26 presidential candidates
Middle East
August 15, 2019
Tunisia electoral commission approves 26 presidential candidates
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s electoral commission said on Wednesday it had approved 26 candidates including two women for next month’s…
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
Middle East
August 8, 2019
Tunisian defense minister Zbidi submits bid to run for president
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian Defence Minister Abdelkarim Zbidi submitted his candidacy for a presidential election on Sept. 15 as an…
Tunisia’s moderate Ennahda VP Mourou to run in presidential elections
Middle East
August 7, 2019
Tunisia’s moderate Ennahda VP Mourou to run in presidential elections
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s biggest political party Ennahda named a candidate for presidential elections on Tuesday, the first time the…
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
Middle East
July 25, 2019
Tunisia’s Essebsi shaped transition since overthrow of Ben Ali
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, who helped shape his country’s democratic transition after a 2011 revolution ended…
Tunisian President Essebsi has died: presidency
Middle East
July 25, 2019
Tunisian President Essebsi has died: presidency
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s 92-year-old president, Beji Caid Essebsi, a major player in the North African country’s transition to democracy…
Leader of moderate Islamist party to stand for parliamentary elections in Tunisia
Middle East
July 21, 2019
Leader of moderate Islamist party to stand for parliamentary elections in Tunisia
TUNIS (Reuters) – Rached Ghannouchi, the influential leader of Tunisia’s moderate Islamist Ennahda party, will stand in the next parliamentary…