Tunisia
Islamist leader in Tunisia urges Brotherhood to join forces with liberals
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Islamist leader in Tunisia urges Brotherhood to join forces with liberals
Rashid al-Ghannouchi, president of the Tunisian Ennahda Party, which gained the majority of votes in recent parliamentary elections and formed…
Future of women’s rights in Tunisia remains in doubt
World
December 7, 2011
Future of women’s rights in Tunisia remains in doubt
The Islamist Ennahda Party’s election victory in Tunisia has come to mean many different things. For outside observers wary of how the…
New Tunisian leaders announce government plan
World
November 22, 2011
New Tunisian leaders announce government plan
TUNIS — The main winners of Tunisia's elections announced late Monday the shape of the country's interim government ahead of…
Islamist Jebali to be Tunisian PM
World
November 19, 2011
Islamist Jebali to be Tunisian PM
Hamadi Jebali, of the Islamist Ennahda party, will be Tunisia's next prime minister, under a deal struck between the country's…
Why Tunisia succeeds while Egypt fails
Opinion
November 2, 2011
Why Tunisia succeeds while Egypt fails
I traveled to Tunisia over a week ago to attend the country‘s first free elections. As I left Cairo, I…
Tunisia sees GDP growth reviving to 4.5 pct in 2012
World
October 30, 2011
Tunisia sees GDP growth reviving to 4.5 pct in 2012
Tunisia's government expects the economy to grow 4.5 percent next year, bouncing back from a slump caused by the impact…
Fresh post-vote clashes in cradle of Tunisia’s revolt
World
October 28, 2011
Fresh post-vote clashes in cradle of Tunisia’s revolt
Troops fired into the air on Friday to disperse a crowd trying to attack government offices in the town where…
What Egypt might learn from Tunisia
Opinion
October 26, 2011
What Egypt might learn from Tunisia
I’ve spent the last week in Tunis, which has been exhilarating for me, and I think for most Tunisians who…
Wednesday’s papers: Tunisian and Egyptian Islamists are not the same
Egypt
October 26, 2011
Wednesday’s papers: Tunisian and Egyptian Islamists are not the same
Following the death of Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi, Egyptian commentators have alleged that Egypt’s media as a whole failed to…