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Tunisian mediators, President Moncef Marzouki (C), Constituent Assembly’s President Mustapha Ben Jaafar (2ndL) and Tunisian Prime minister Ali Laarayedh (2ndR) pose on stage at the end of a meeting as part of the dialogue between Tunisia’s ruling Islamists and the opposition aimed at ending a two-month crisis on October 5, 2013 at the Palais des Congres in Tunis. Tunisia’s ruling Islamist Ennahda party and the opposition signed a roadmap for the creation of a government of independents within three weeks. The mediators are the President of the Tunisian employers union (UTICA), Wided Bouchamaoui (3rdL), Secretary General of the Tunisian General Labour Union (UGTT) Houcine Abbassi (3rdR), President of the Tunisian Human Rights League (LTDH), Abdessattar ben Moussa (R) and the president of the National Bar Association, Mohamed Fadhel Mahfoudh (L). (AFP PHOTO FETHI BELAID)

Tunisia: Ennahda and opposition agree on a road map

by Monji Saidani | Oct 6, 2013 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisia’s ruling three-party coalition and the opposition reached a deal to form a government of independents on Saturday, in a bid to break the political deadlock that gripped the country following the assassination of two prominent secular...

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Anti-government protesters wave Tunisian flags as they rally for the dissolution of the Islamist-led government in Sfax, 170 miles (270 km) southeast of Tunis September 26, 2013. (REUTERS/Anis Mili)

Tunisia preparing for national dialogue

by Monji Saidani | Oct 3, 2013 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—On Wednesday, the speaker of the Tunisian Constituent Assembly, Mustapha Ben Jafar, met with secretary-general for the Tunisian General Labor Union (UGTT) Hassine Abassi to prepare for the first round of political dialogue between the 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?

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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Ennahda leader Rachid Ghannouchi speaks during a press conference on May 9, 2013 in Tunis. (AFP/Fethi Belaid)

Ghannouchi on Tunisian political, security crisis

by Nadia Al-Turki | Aug 1, 2013 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisia finds itself in the midst of an escalating political and security crisis following the assassination of secularist politician Mohamed Brahmi on July 25, the second killing of an opposition leader this year. The Islamist-dominated...

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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,...