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Tunisian Prime minister Mehdi Jomaa speaks during a meeting in Tunis on August 30, 2014. (AFP/Salah Habibi)

Tunisian PM: Our mission is to defend the country and its gains

by Monji Saidani | Sep 6, 2014 | Interviews

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Interim Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa highlighted the political and economic achievements secured by his caretaker cabinet ahead of an important “Invest in Tunisia” conference set to be held on Monday. Jomaa, who is heading an...

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File photo of Beji Caid El Sebsi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Tunisia: Sebsi undecided on political future

by Hatim Betioui | Jun 7, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—With Tunisia set to hold presidential and parliamentary elections by the end of the year, leader of the Left-wing Nidaa Tounes Beji Caid El-Sebsi said that he has yet to decide whether to run for the presidency. In a broad-ranging interview with...

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Tunisia’s Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa speaks during a news conference in Tunis May 14, 2014 (REUTERS/Anis Mili)

Mehdi Jomaa: I will not run for president

by Asharq Al-Awsat | May 29, 2014 | Interviews

Tunis,Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisia’s interim prime minister, Mehdi Jomaa, found himself catapulted into office in January following the resignation of his predecessor, Ali Laarayedh, in whose cabinet he served as Minister on Industry. Now, he finds himself at the head of a...

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Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal, right, meets with Tunisian Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Monday, March 17, 2014. (SPA/Ahmad Azouz)

Saudi foreign minister: No US mediation over Qatar

by Fahd Al-Zayabi | Mar 18, 2014 | Middle East

Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat— Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal told Asharq Al-Awsat that there was no American mediation to resolve the crisis with Qatar, following the recalling of the ambassadors of Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Bahrain from Doha earlier this...

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Tunisia’s President Marzouki poses for a photo with his ministers after taking the oath of office at the Carthage Palace in Tunis (REUTERS/Stringer)

Tunisia’s Islamists cede power to caretaker govt

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Jan 29, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Reuters—Tunisia’s new caretaker government formally took office on Wednesday, replacing the Islamist party which came to power after a 2011 uprising but stepped down in a deal intended to help the country embrace democracy. Three years after the uprising...