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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


Slain Tunisian opposition figure laid to rest

Slain Tunisian opposition figure laid to rest

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—A state funeral was held in Tunisia on Saturday for opposition leader and Tunisian Constituent Assembly member Mohamed Brahmi, who was assassinated on Thursday. Security sources have estimated the number of people in attendance at the funeral,...
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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)


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The ‘Facebook’ logo is reflected in a young woman’s sunglasses. (Manjunath Kiran/AFP/Getty Images)


Arab Facebook Tribunal

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...
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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?

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...
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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)