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Tunisian protesters hold a giant national flag during an anti government demonstration on November 15, 2013 in Tunis (AFP PHOTO/FETHI BELAID_

Opinion: Who are Ennahda’s real rivals?

by Amal Mousa | Feb 16, 2014 | Opinion

According to the accepted political reality in Tunisia, the Islamist Ennahda’s Movement’s rivals are the Left-wing political parties that are looking to the future. This is true, to some extent; their opposition to Ennahda is political and ideological, but it is also...

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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?

by Kamal Ben Younes | Sep 20, 2013 | Features

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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Tunisia’s Interior Minister Lotfi Ben Jeddou (R) arrives for a news conference in Tunis August 28, 2013. (Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi)

Tunisian premier declares Ansar Al-Sharia a terrorist group

by Monji Saidani | Aug 28, 2013 | Middle East

The Tunisian Prime Minister, Ali Larayedh, publicly labeled Ansar Al-Sharia as a terrorist organization on Tuesday. Larayedh accused the Islamist group of being responsible for the killing of Chokri Belaid and Mohamed Brahmi—two secular opposition politicians. The...

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Tunisians carry the coffin of Tunisian opposition politician Mohammed Brahmi during his funeral at Jallez Cemetery in Tunis, Saturday July, 27, 2013. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi)

Tunisian Déjà-Vu

by Youssef Cherif | Jul 30, 2013 | Majalla Blogs

The same setting, same strategy, same weapon, same political inclination of the victim, and same tears from a now fatherless child: Last Thursday morning in Tunisia was, for many, a morbid reminder of Chokri Belaid’s assassination in February, less than six months...

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Mourners attend the funeral of slain opposition leader Mohamed Brahmi, at the cemetery of El-Jellaz in Tunis July 27, 2013. REUTERS/Anis Mili

Slain Tunisian opposition figure laid to rest

by Monji Saidani | Jul 28, 2013 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—A state funeral was held in Tunisia on Saturday for opposition leader and Tunisian Constituent Assembly member Mohamed Brahmi, who was assassinated on Thursday. Security sources have estimated the number of people in attendance at the funeral,...