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Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas attends the 25th Arab League summit, March 25, 2014. (AFP)

Abbas: We Back Trump’s Initiative to Establish Palestinian State

by Kamal Ben Younes | Jul 9, 2017 | Middle East

Tunis – Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas stressed that he will work on achieving national unity and ending internal division because it is one of the demands of the establishment of a Palestinian state. He told Asharq Al-Awsat that he will “strongly” support the...

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Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui shakes hands with his French counterpart Jean-Marc Ayrault during his visit in Tunis,Tunisia March 17, 2016. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisian Foreign Minister: Trump Administration to Back Tunisia

by Kamal Ben Younes | Mar 24, 2017 | Middle East

Tunisia – Following his return from a tour that included the US, Egypt, Iraq, Algeria and UAE, Tunisian Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui revealed that talks with these states’ leaders focused on combating terrorism, international support to Tunisia’s...

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Police officers surround a man (C) suspected to be involved in
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Why Many Tunisians are Leaving to Fight Abroad with Extremist Groups?

by Kamal Ben Younes | Feb 6, 2017 | Features

Tunisia- Tunisian media has reported names of many celebrities from both genders who have left the country to join ISIS and other extremist groups in Libya, Syria, and Iraq. Many poor and unemployed youths have also left their neighborhoods and cities for the same...

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Tunisia’s PM-designate Youssef Chahed speaks during a news
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Essebsi in Tunisia. Photo: Reuters

AlShahed… Youngest Prime Minister in Tunisia

by Kamal Ben Younes | Aug 7, 2016 | Features, Profiles

When the Tunisian President Beji Qaid Sebsi surprised his people two months ago by announcing the initiative of composing a national unity government and said that the country needs a strong trauma, no one expected that he will nominate the Local Affairs Minister...

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Secretary General of Tunisia’s Ennahda: Terrorism is a Real Challenge

by Kamal Ben Younes | May 21, 2016 | Interviews

Tunis – Former Tunisian Prime Minister and Secretary General of Ennahda Movement Ali al-Arid admitted that the challenges facing Tunisia and Libya are very serious and dangerous. Al-Arid, who was elected on Friday president of the tenth convention of Ennahda...