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Tunisian military band members perform during a symbolic funeral for soldiers killed by terrorists in the Chaambi Mountains earlier in the week, at the independence martyrs’ quarter in the Sejoumi cemetery in the capital Tunis on July 18, 2014. (AFP Photo/Fethi Belaid)

Tunisia arrests 63 terror suspects, tightens security around militant hideouts

by Monji Saidani | Jul 20, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisian security forces have arrested 63 terror suspects in the wake of last week’s terrorist attack which left over a dozen army soldiers dead, an official spokesman said on Saturday. In a statement, the Ministry of Interior said it had...

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Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly President, Mustafa Ben Jaafar, arrives at the Constituent Assembly for a plenary session due to set an election calendar on June 25, 2014, in the capital, Tunis. (AFP PHOTO/FETHI BELAID)

Mustafa Ben Jaafar: Being a consensus presidential candidate “would be an honor”

by Michel Abu Najm | Jun 27, 2014 | Interviews

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—As a leading member of Tunisia’s former Troika government, Democratic Forum of Labor and Liberties (Ettakatol) party leader Mustafa Ben Jaafar finds himself in a difficult position as his country prepares for presidential and parliamentary...

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Parliament members gather, at the National assembly in Tunis on January 3 2014. (AP Photo/Aimen Zine)

Opinion: Eradicating Takfirism in Tunisia

by Amal Mousa | Jan 21, 2014 | Opinion

The expression “every cloud has a silver lining” accurately describes some recent tensions within the Tunisian National Constituent Assembly—the body tasked with drafting the country’s new constitution—which began as a verbal spat between two of its members, Habib...

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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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Anti-government protesters wave Tunisian national flags and shout slogans during a demonstration in Tunis August 24, 2013. (REUTERS/Anis Mili)

Spring has not yet sprung in Sidi Bouzid

by Adel Al-Nouqti | Sep 23, 2013 | Features

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Almost three years after the revolution, Tunisia celebrates January 14—the day Ben Ali was toppled—as its national day. But the residents of Sidi Bouzid insist that December 17 should be Tunisia’s day of celebration. On December 17, 2010,...