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Mourners attend the funeral of slain opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi, at the cemetery of El-Jellaz in Tunis July 27, 2013. REUTERS/Anis Mili
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Tunisians shout slogans in front of the interior ministry headquarters following the assassination of leading opposition figure Mohamed Brahmi on July 25, 2013 in Tunis. (AFP/Khalil)
Tunisia: Tensions escalate on opposition leader’s assassination
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Opposition leader Mohammed Brahmi, a member of Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly, was assassinated on Thursday, further escalating tensions in the birthplace of the Arab Spring. According to initial information, Brahmi was shot 11 times outside of...Caption:
The ‘Facebook’ logo is reflected in a young woman’s sunglasses. (Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images)
Arab Facebook Tribunal
The media scene was monolithic under Tunisia’s old government, while the public arena was characterized by the absence of politics. A news booth in Tunisia three years ago looked like a display of a duplication of one picture in different colors. Heated discussions...Caption:
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali meets with members of his cabinet on February 19, 2013, in the la Kasbah area of Tunis. Jebali is pursuing “another solution” to Tunisia’s biggest political crisis since the uprising two years ago after his plan to form a cabinet of technocrats failed. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID
Jebali the Dictocrat?
When the then Prime Minister Zine El Abidine Ben Ali ousted Bourguiba in a bloodless coup, in what was known as the 7 November Movement in Tunisia, it was natural that the transfer of presidential powers to the new president (Ben Ali) would pose a challenge to article...Caption:
Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali arrives for a round of consultations with other political parties at the Carthage Palace in Tunis, February 15, 2013. (REUTERS/Anis Mili)