by Kamal Ben Younes | Nov 23, 2014 | Features
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—As Tunisians head for the polls to elect a new president, speculation has arisen regarding the future direction of country’s foreign policy in the event that the incumbent, Moncef Marzouki, is not re-elected. While Marzouki, a former member of...
by Monji Saidani | Jun 30, 2014 | Middle East
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Potential presidential candidates in Tunisia have begun seeking political endorsement to be legally entitled to run in the race following the announcement of the date of the polls on June 23. There are currently 13 potential candidates for the...
by Monji Saidani | Jun 23, 2014 | Interviews
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Having served in various UN roles, most notably as the secretary-general’s representative in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and as the Tunisian ambassador to the UN, Kamel Morjane’s name is currently being bandied about as a possible...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jun 10, 2014 | Middle East
London, Washington DC, Tunis and Beirut, Asharq Al-Awsat—Ten days after the resignation of Lakhdar Brahimi as UN and Arab League envoy to Syria, the search for a successor continues in the corridors of the UN in New York. Informed Arab diplomatic sources, speaking on...
by Adnan Mancer | May 17, 2013 | Debate
Some observers of the Tunisian political scene think that the country will experience a dramatic change as a result of the elections scheduled for the end of the year. However, many of those familiar with the details of the political scene in Tunisia since the time of...
