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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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Former Tunisian prime minister Beji Caid El-Sebsi, center, leaves after a meeting as part of a dialogue between Ennahda and opposition figures in Tunis, on November 4, 2013. (Reuters/Zoubeir Souissi)

Former Tunisian premier warns of election delay

by Monji Saidani | Apr 21, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisia’s former prime minister and the leader of the Tunisian Call movement, Beji Caid El-Sebsi, warned on Sunday that the country’s forthcoming elections could be delayed due to political and economic problems. Sebsi, speaking at a public...

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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...