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Tunisian National Constituent Assembly (NCA) deputies attend a parliament session in Tunis. (AFP Photo/Fethi Belaid)

Opinion: Tunisia’s Next Chapter

by Amal Mousa | May 12, 2014 | Opinion

The Tunisian National Constituent Assembly’s vote against an article in new draft electoral legislation banning Ben Ali-era officials from participating in politics was so significant it attracted much attention last week. Had it been passed it would now be part of...

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Smoke rises in the area around Mount Chaambi, western Tunisia August 2, 2013. (Reuters/Stringer)

Tunisian military aircraft target militants near Algerian border

by Monji Saidani | Aug 13, 2013 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—The Tunisian armed forces targeted armed Islamists with airstrikes along the Algerian border on Monday, according to a military source. This follows the killing of a number of suspected militants and the arrest of four others on Sunday, as the...

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Hamadi Jebali in Tunis in July 2013. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

In Conversation with Hamadi Jebali

by Nadia Al-Turki | Aug 13, 2013 | Interviews

London, Asharq Al-Awsat—Since Zine El Abedine Ben Ali fled into exile at the beginning of 2011, Tunisians have lived through virtually the full gamut of revolutionary turmoil, spared only the outbreak of widespread intercommunal that accompanies so many revolutions....

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Tunisia’s Prime Minister Ali Larayedh speaks during a news conference in Tunis July 29, 2013. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Tunisian premier rejects calls for government resignation

by Monji Saidani | Jul 30, 2013 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh has rejected opposition calls for his government to resign. This came in the first statement Larayedh made since the protests that erupted across the country following the assassination of left-wing...

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A riot police officer fires teargas during clashes with supporters of Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia at Hai al Tadamon in Tunis May 19, 2013. Source: Reuters/Anis Mili

Tunisian parliament argues ahead of security draft law discussion

by Monji Saidani | May 28, 2013 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—An argument has erupted between members of the Tunisian National Constituent Assembly on the background of a discussion of a draft law aimed at protecting Tunisian security forces. According to the new law, all types of abuse will be...