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Tunisian Prime minister Ali Larayedh (R) meets for an emergency meeting in Tunis on August 1, 2013 with Houcine Abbassi (L), Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT), who has been calling for the resignation of the government following the assassination of opposition politician Mohamed Brahmi. (AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID.)

Tunisia: Government and opposition talk to defuse crisis

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...

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In this image provided by the TAP (Tunis Afrique Presse) Tunisia’s President Moncef Marzouki, center, pays respects by the coffin of a soldier during a ceremony, Tuesday, July, 30, 2013 in Kasserine. (AP Photo/Ali Louati, TAP.)

Tunisian parliament suspended

by Monji Saidani | Aug 1, 2013 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisian Constituent Assembly speaker Mustapha Ben Jafar ordered the parliamentary body’s suspension beginning from Thursday, against the backdrop of the political and security crises engulfing the country. Political parties and leaders...