Tunisia
Ghannouchi becomes international Brotherhood’s deputy
Egypt
July 15, 2013
Ghannouchi becomes international Brotherhood’s deputy
Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda Party, has become the second highest-ranking figure in the international organization of the…
Tunisia’s Tamarod steps up campaign to dissolve parliament
Egypt
July 14, 2013
Tunisia’s Tamarod steps up campaign to dissolve parliament
Tunisia's Tamarod has continued its campaign to collect signatures for a petition demanding parliament be dissolved, despite facing threats and…
Egypt coup highlights challenges facing Arab Islamists
Egypt
July 5, 2013
Egypt coup highlights challenges facing Arab Islamists
The military coup in Egypt has starkly illustrated the failure of Islamist parties elected in the wake of the Arab…
Tunisian rulers bemoan Egypt’s “coup against legitimacy”
Egypt
July 4, 2013
Tunisian rulers bemoan Egypt’s “coup against legitimacy”
TUNIS - Tunisia, birthplace of the Arab Spring pro-democracy uprisings, on Thursday criticized the Egyptian army's removal of elected president…
Tunisia ‘making progress’ against terror groups
Egypt
May 23, 2013
Tunisia ‘making progress’ against terror groups
Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said on Thursday that Tunisia is making progress in its bid to dismantle "terrorist" cells despite…
New jail term for deposed President Ben Ali
World
April 16, 2013
New jail term for deposed President Ben Ali
Tunisia's deposed President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali was given a five-year jail term in absentia and fined 3.5 million euros…
Tunisia football fans clash again with police
World
April 16, 2013
Tunisia football fans clash again with police
Clashes broke out for the second day on Tuesday between police and angry supporters of a top Tunisian football club…
Tunisia and IMF reach agreement on $1.78 bln loan-govt official
Egypt
April 15, 2013
Tunisia and IMF reach agreement on $1.78 bln loan-govt official
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) and the Tunisian government have reached agreement on a $1.78 bln precautionary loan which will…
Tunisia releases photos of politician’s suspected assassin
World
April 13, 2013
Tunisia releases photos of politician’s suspected assassin
Tunisia's interior ministry released on Saturday the photos of five Islamists wanted for the assassination in February of secular opposition…
Tunisia recovers millions of Ben Ali’s ‘looted assets’
World
April 11, 2013
Tunisia recovers millions of Ben Ali’s ‘looted assets’
Tunisia received US$28.8 million on Thursday in the first such retrieval of what it calls looted assets held abroad by…