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Former Tunisian President Zine al Abidine Ben Ali (Reuters)

Tunisia: Bin Ali Era Sparks off Controversy again

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...

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Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate Youssef Chahed speaks during a news conference after his meeting with Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi (not pictured) in Tunis, Tunisia August 3, 2016. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi

Ben Ali’s Ministers Take Over New Scene in Tunisia

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...

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Beji Caid El-Sebsi puts his hand on the Qur’an to be sworn in as new Tunisian president during a ceremony at the National Assembly in Tunis, Tunisia, on December 31, 2014. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

Tunisia’s new president pledges reconciliation

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...

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A supporter holds a poster of Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid El-Sebsi as he celebrates after the first results following the second round of the country’s presidential election, in Tunis, on December 21, 2014. (AP Photos/Hassene Dridi)

Opinion: Between Sebsi and Sisi

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...

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Adel Tiouiri, former director general of National Security is released from the El-Mornaguia prison in Tunis on April 12, 2014. (Reuters/Anis Mili)

Former Ben Ali officials released from prison

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...