by Monji Saidani | Aug 28, 2013 | Middle East
The Tunisian Prime Minister, Ali Larayedh, publicly labeled Ansar Al-Sharia as a terrorist organization on Tuesday. Larayedh accused the Islamist group of being responsible for the killing of Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi—two secular opposition politicians. The...
by Monji Saidani | Aug 2, 2013 | Middle East
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Tunisian government held discussions with opposition and civil society figures on Thursday in a bid to seek a solution for the political and security crisis that engulfed the country in the wake of last week’s assassination of the secularist...