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Visitors at the Bardo museum are evacuated in Tunis, on March 18, 2015. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

Opinion: Tunisia’s Resilience amidst Transformation

by Masood Ahmed | Mar 27, 2015 | Opinion

Having completed the political transition and weathered the international economic crisis, Tunisia is well placed to now complete the economic transformation that is required to ensure that growth is sustainable, broad-based, and benefits all of its citizens. But not...

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New Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid looks on after presenting his second government to the medias, Monday, Feb.2, 2015 in Tunis. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

Tunisia: Splits emerge over Ennahda cabinet roles

by Monji Saidani | Feb 3, 2015 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Habib Essid’s proposed national unity government has come under fire for its inclusion of Ennahda ministers, political sources told Asharq Al-Awsat on Monday. The proposed cabinet, named on Monday, is the second...

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Tunisian President Beji Caid El-Sebsi meets the new Tunisian Prime Minister designate, Habib Essid, at the Presidential Palace, Carthage, Tunisia, on January 23, 2015. (EPA/STR)

Tunisia announces new minority government without Islamists

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 24, 2015 | Middle East

Tunis, AP—Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid announced a new minority government Friday that excludes most of the major players on the political scene, including Islamist and leftist parties. The big winner in last year’s elections was the nationalist Nidaa...