by AlMunji alSaidani | Sep 14, 2017 | Middle East
Tunis- A Tunisian parliamentary session set to consider the draft reconciliation law witnessed on Wednesday tension and discontent, especially from opposition parties who reject giving Amnesty to figures from the regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, including corrupt...
by AlMunji alSaidani | Sep 12, 2017 | Middle East
Tunisia- The expanded cabinet reshuffle in Tunisia included the return of senior ministers from the regime of former President Zine El Abidine ben Ali despite ongoing debate over national reconciliation. The most prominent feature of the reshuffle was the appointment...
by Asharq Al-Awsat | Dec 31, 2014 | Middle East
Tunis, AP—Tunisia’s new president pledged a rule of reconciliation and consensus as he took his oath Wednesday before the newly elected parliament to complete the country’s democratic transition. The inauguration of Beji Caid El-Sebsi, an 88-year-old...
by Mshari Al-Zaydi | Dec 25, 2014 | Opinion
There are many exciting similarities between Tunisia and Egypt. The two countries have followed almost exactly the same course, from the chaotic bedlam of the Arab Spring to the almost similar surnames of their current presidents, Abdel-Fattah El-Sisi and Beji Caid...
by Monji Saidani | Apr 14, 2014 | Middle East
Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—A number of former officials from the government of Tunisia’s deposed dictator, Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali, were released from prison on Sunday, following three years spent inside on charges related to the suppression of protests during the 2011...
