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Nidaa Tounes Endorses Essebsi, but Constitution May Disqualify Him
Beji Caid Essebsi addresses a Nidaa Tounes rally, January 2013. Photo credit: Tunisia Live. The Nidaa Tounes opposition party has endorsed its founder, Beji Caid Essebsi, as its candidate for the presidency, but an article in the draft constitution and...…
African Union Celebrates, but Tunisia is Missing
African ministers of foreign affairs gather in Addis Ababa for the African Union summit. Photo credit: Zied Mhrisi, Tunisia Live ADDIS ABABA - African nations are commemorating the 50th anniversary of the Organization of African States this week, but ...…
Draft Law Would Preserve Memory of Past Crimes
Souad Abderrahim, an Ennahdha NCA member. Two National Constituent Assembly (NCA) committees continued yesterday their discussion of a draft law on transitional justice that would address crimes and rights violations from Tunisia...…
Tunisians’ Daily Lives Transformed by Lack of Security
Scene from attacks on the US Embassy, September 2012. Photo credit: Rabii Kalboussi, Tunisia Live Security concerns have fundamentally affected the day-to-day lives of Tunisians, from how they plan their evenings to how they will spend their summer vac...…
Prime Minister Pledges to Fight Violent Extremists
Ali Laraayedh addresses a press conference, May 23, 2013. Photo courtesy the Prime Ministry’s Facebook page. Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh said today that Ansar Sharia is illegal organization that should be combated through se...…
Ansar al-Sharia Spokesman Released; Status of Friday Protest Uncertain
Saifeddine Rais at a press conference in Tunis, May 16, 2013. Photo courtesy Al-Arabiya. Ansar al-Sharia spokesman Seifeddine Rais was released Wednesday afternoon after being detained for four days, calling into question whether the organization will ...…
Anonymous Letter Claims New Details on Belaid Assassination
Hamma Hammami speaks on Nessma TV, May 21, 2013. Image screenshot from YouTube. The spokesman for assassinated opposition politician Chokri Belaid’s Popular Front coalition claims to have acquired an anonymous letter with further details about Belaid...…
NCA Renews Debate Over IMF Loan Deal
Controversy over a pending stand-by loan agreement between the government and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) was renewed yesterday at the National Constituent Assembly (NCA). Some NCA members criticized the idea of borrowing from the IMF and ...…
Around 50 Suspects in Ansar al-Sharia Clashes Released
Protesters clash with police, May 19, 2013. Image courtesy Nawfel/AP A number of the 274 people arrested for alleged involvement in last weekend’s clashes between supporters of the conservative religious group Ansar al-Sha...…
Polish Fighter Pilots and the Question of History in Tunisia
Four of the pilots from the Polish Fighting Team. Image courtesy AvStop. Poland’s wish to commemorate its fighters’ contribution to the victory over German forces in Tunisia during the Second World War has brought to light the difficult relationshi...…
What’s on in Tunis: May 23 – 29
“Spines of Jasmine,” a new drama by director Rachid Ferchiou, is playing at cinemas across Tunis this month. The Hope Contemporary Art Gallery in La Marsa is hosting an exhibition for three aspiring artists entitled “Youn...…
‘Hannibal’ Site to Preserve Remnants of Ancient Carthage
The Punic Harbors in Carthage, now used by private fisherman. Image courtesy Mahdi Jwini. An initiative to create a new archaeological site to preserve the ancient Punic Harbors in Carthage was announced yesterday by the Culture Ministry. The site, t...…
Mass Arrests Signal Policy Change Towards Religious Extremists
Tunisian Police Special Unit agents check vehicles driving on a road leading to the central Tunisian city of Kairouan on May 19, 2013. Photo credit: Fethi Belaid, AFP. The arrest of 274 people over the last three days for alleged involvement…
Government Calls for New Anti-Terrorism Law and Rejects Torture
Samir Dilou (first from right), Minister of Human Rights and Transitional Justice, at a press conference May 21, 2013. Photo credit: Farah Samti. Samir Dilou, the Tunisian Minister of Human Rights and Transitional Justice, today called for the adopti...…
Deadly Coronavirus Arrives in Tunisia
The Ministry of Health says a 66-year-old Tunisian man has died after being infected by the coronavirus following a visit to the Gulf. This is the first such case in Tunisia as the virus slowly spreads beyond the Middle East,…
Prime Minister Says Economy Slowly Recovering
Prime Minster Laarayedh visits Qatar. Image courtesy the Gulf Times. Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh said during a trip to Qatar that the Tunisian economy is slowly recovering, the inflation rate is under control, and unemployment ...…
Tunisian Director to be Honored at Cannes Festival
Ferid Boughedir. Image courtesy Zimbio. Tunisian Film director will Ferid Boughedir is to be inducted into the French Legion of Honor at the Cannes Film Festival, which runs from May 15 to May 26. Boughedir is a Tunisian film dir...…
Government Deems Ansar al-Sharia Illegal Organization
Ansar al-Sharia leaders at a press conference, May 16, 2013. Photo courtesy David Thompson. The Interior Ministry has announced that it considers Ansar al-Sharia an illegal organization and will prohibit any of the Salafist group...…
New Judicial Body to Review ‘Sheratongate’ Accusations
The file of former Foreign Affairs Minister Rafik Abbdessalem, who was accused in December of corruption, is being sent to a newly-formed judicial body for review, a development that has been interpreted very differently by those on either side of…
Ettahrir Party Condemns “War-Like” Response to Ansar al-Sharia Gathering
Ansar al-Sharia members. Image courtesy Tixup. After clashes yesterday between supporters of the Salafist group Ansar al-Sharia and Tunisian security forces in the Ettadhamen suburb of Tunis, a range of Tunisian political parties and politicians have r...…
Femen Activist Amina Arrested Near Historic Mosque in Kairouan
Amina being arrested in Kairouan, May 19, 2013. Image courtesy Nawaat YouTube video. The controversial Tunisian activist known as Amina, who posted topless pictures of herself online as part of the Femen activist campaign earlier...…
Clashes Over Ansar al-Sharia Meeting Leave One Dead
Clashes between police and protesters, May 19, 2013. Image courtesy Arc Info. Clashes between supporters of a Salafist group and the police Sunday in the Ettadhamen suburb in Tunis resulted in the death of 27 year-old Moez Dahman...…
Alleged Religious Extremists Arrested in Plots Against National Security
A group of suspects under arrest, May 19, 2013. Image courtesy Wataniya. Security officers arrested Sunday a number of suspected militants from different areas in Tunisia for plotting to carry out criminal operations against Tuni...…
Tunisian police clash with Salafists over banning of annual congress
A Tunisian protester jumps amid smoke after police fired tear gas during a rally outside the Interior ministry earlier this year Photo: AFP/GETTY ...…
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