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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi awaits for the arrival of EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini on February 13, 2015, at the Carthage Palace in Tunis. AFP PHOTO / FETHI BELAID

Tunisia: Clerics Oppose Equal Inheritance Rights

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 18, 2017 | Middle East

Tunis- Clerics in Tunisia on Thursday voiced opposition to President Beji Caid Essebsi’s plan to introduce legislation granting equal inheritance rights to women, considering it contradictory to Islamic precepts. Essebsi has announced the formation of a...

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Al Azhar mosque (Reuters)

Al-Azhar Rejects Tunisia’s Call for Gender Equality in Inheritance

by Waleed Abdul Rahman | Aug 16, 2017 | Middle East

Cairo- The calls of Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi for gender equality in marriage and inheritance began on Tuesday to take a regional dimension after several Arab regional institutions commented on the issue. Essebsi had called for the abolition of a circular...

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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi. (Reuters)

Tunisia Pushes for Gender Equality in Inheritance

by Asharq Al-Awsat | Aug 14, 2017 | Middle East

Tunis – Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi announced on Sunday the formation of a committee for reviewing constitutional reforms related to freedoms and equality, which will push for establishing gender equality in inheritance. “The state is obliged to...

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Head of the UN-backed Libyan government, Fayez al-Sarraj. (Getty Images)

Sarraj Presents New Political Plan to Tunisian President

by Monji Saidani | Aug 8, 2017 | Middle East

Tunis – Head of the UN-backed Libyan government Fayez al-Sarraj said on Monday that there was “no alternative to political agreement” in his country, calling on all Libyan parties to implement their commitments to reach a “comprehensive settlement”. He made his...

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Tunisian-Saudi Economic Forum held in Tunis. SPA photo

Tunisian-Saudi Joint Commission Paves Way for Stronger Economic Cooperation

by AlMunji alSaidani | Jul 28, 2017 | Business

Tunis- Tunisia and Saudi Arabia have agreed to create a company to implement projects in health and services. The agreement was reached at the Tunisian-Saudi Economic Forum held in Tunis on Thursday. Saudi Trade and Investment Minister Dr. Majid bin Abdullah Al-Qasabi...