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Former Tunisian prime minister Beji Caid El-Sebsi, center, leaves after a meeting as part of a dialogue between Ennahda and opposition figures in Tunis, on November 4, 2013. (Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi)


Former Tunisian premier warns of election delay

Former Tunisian premier warns of election delay

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisia’s former prime minister and the leader of the Tunisian Call movement, Beji Caid El-Sebsi, warned on Sunday that the country’s forthcoming elections could be delayed due to political and economic problems. Sebsi, speaking at a public...
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Tunisia’s Industry Minister Mehdi is pictured in his office in Tunis in this June 25, 2013 file photo (REUTERS/Anis Mili/Files)


Tunisia: Interim Prime Minister selected

Tunisia: Interim Prime Minister selected

UPDATE 10.38 GMT:London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisian Political parties involved in the National Dialogue chose the current Industry Minister, Mehdi Jomaa, to be the country’s next Prime Minister and lead a technocratic cabinet to replace the Islamist-led government....
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People waving Tunisian flags gather during a protest to demand the ouster of the Islamist-dominated government outside the Constituent Assembly headquarters in Tunis. (Reuters Photos)


What next for Tunisia?

What next for Tunisia?

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since the crisis following the elections of October 23, 2011, sudden changes in the political scene have not been unusual in Tunisia. The elections led to a coalition government with a relative majority for the Islamic Renaissance...
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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.)