Tunisia has long been women's rights in the region, thanks to large extent to the country's first president, Habib Bourguiba. But conservatism has also been on Tunisia following Arab Spring uprising, with religious leaders becoming more influential including soaring unemployment rates.. ..…

Ennahda will be the largest party in  Tunisia's new parliament and with only 52 of 217 seats, forcing it to compromise to form Cabinet. ... Ennahda has excluded two parties from talks Heart of Tunisia, and Free Constitutional Party led by Abir Moussa, with 17 seats. ..…

Tunisia's elected Kais Saied shakes hands with Abdelfattah Mourou, president of Islamist Ennahda party, during his swearing-in ceremony at Assembly of People's Representatives Tunis, Tunisia October 23, 2019. Tunisia's elected Kais Saied shakes hands with Abdelfattah Mourou,..…

anybody who normalizes relations with Israel, Tunisia is in state of war, should be tried for treason. His opponent, Nabil Karoui, said that Tunisia should support Palestinians and Palestinia... ..…

With the plethora of parties and movements in contention, the stage is set for complex and rowdy negotiations before any side emerges with the minimum 109 seats needed to head Tunisia's next government.. ..…

In the first years IMF made allowance for political change Tunisia, and was accommodating. ... The young people of Tunisia's interior rebelled against its injustice, first in Gafsa mining basin, then in 2010, before the political elites hijacked the revolution. ..…

TUNIS — Tunisia's leader for over two decades, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, died Thursday aged 83, Tunisia's Foreign Ministry said.. ... Ben Ali was born into modest family in the town of Hammam-Sousse on Sept 3, 1936 when Tunisia was still French protectorate.. ..…

He accused UAE and other Gulf countries of attempting to destroy Arab Spring and of interfering in the domestic affairs of Tunisia, Algeria, and Libya. He asked what gives these countries the authority to Tunisia's... ..…

On the period for Tunisia, out that there is no one who has such experience other than Ennahda Rachid Ghannouchi, so Essebsi's death leaves somewhat of vacuum... ... In the future, Tunisia will get different next president than Essebsi, as he was senior figure Tunisian politics and had..…

Tunisian President of Assembly of People's Representatives Mohamed Ennaceur speaks during Tunisia, on July 25, 2019. ... His death coincides with the anniversary of the declaration of the Republic of Tunisia.. ..…

TUNIS, Tunisia -- Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi, North African country's first elected leader and symbol of the generation of Tunisians. ... Most of Essebsi's career came well and he outlived most of his peers Tunisia's independence generation.. ..…

Most of Essebsi's career came well and he outlived most of his peers Tunisia's independence generation.. ... Domestic Tunisia First free Tunisia Essebsi must now take Women's rights in Middle East Feminists Tunisia claim civic space Social Tunisia Taking on..…

Morocco, along with Algeria and Tunisia, has history of French colonization, with France occupying Algeria in 1830, and Tunisia becoming French in 1881. ... He pointed out that in Tunisia, its usage is cause for dispute, but because of Tunisia after the revolution, the..…

The civic space Tunisia has been dominated by men, often reducing women to objects of in the face of growing emphasis on Islamic values and customs on the pretext of safeguarding Tunisiaʹs culture and morals after decades of colonial rule.. ... By the very figures produced by the state itself,..…

Members of Tunisia's parliament argued whether former Egyptian Mohamed Morsi should be eulogized session. The debate was aired on Tunisia's channel 2 on June 18, 2019. Tunisian MP Noureddine Bhiri suggested that the verse of Quran be said for the soul of former Egyptian Morsi, while..…

The result of the ballot was Niger 191, Tunisia 191, Saint Vincent and Grenadines 185 votes, and Estonia 132 votes.. ... Tunisia's Foreign Minister, Khemaies Jhinaoui, said, Tunisia, democracy, will be the voice for human rights, and will be also the voice for the women and in..…

There are no official statistics on the number of Amazighs Tunisia,  but unofficial estimates number between 500,000 and million, out of the country's of 11.5 million.  ... She wrote on Facebook May that Akal movement's decision to enter the sphere is detached from Tunisia and idea..…

TUNIS - Tunisia's ruling party Nidaa Tounes on Saturday elected two leaders, one of them the son, in two parallel congresses, deepening the division that has hit the recent years.. ..…

Article 230 A History of Criminalization of Homosexuality Tunisia, paper written by Ramy Khouili and Daniel Levine-Spound.. ... Shams, Tunisia's first LGBT organization, has recorded steady increase in the number of people arrested under Article 230 in the past few years 56 in 2016, 79..…

The real test of Tunisia's willingness to confront its past lies in the authorities actions to prosecute those implicated in abuses based on the commission's evidence and to reform its judiciary and security services, said Amna Guellali, Tunisia at Human Rights Watch.. ... ..…

Protestors demonstrating in front of Goverment Square on March 12, 2019 Tunis, Tunisia ... The police seem to have assaulted protester who says he was not resisting, said Amna Guellali, Tunisia at Human Rights Watch.. ..…

Algeria, the Central African Republic, Ethiopia, Kenya, Libya, Mauritania, and Tunisia are on multiple lists.. Algeria, Egypt, and Sudan are old-line, Islamic oppressors, while rising radicalism has triggered growing in majority- Islamic countries Libya, Mauritania, Somalia, and Tunisia...…

Imperial Marhaba hotel, Sousse, Tunisia, June 25, 2015 gunman disguised killing 39 people including Britons, Germans and Belgians as they lounged at more.. ... Bardo National Museum, Tunis, Tunisia, March 18, 2015 Gunmen wearing military uniforms storm Tunisia's museum, killing..…

The death of 11 newborns at Tunis reflects the deteriorating state of Tunisia's service sectors, including public health.. ... In September 2018, Chawki Tabib, head of National Anti-Corruption Authority Tunisia, warned that Tunisian democracy was facing existential threat. ..…

Photo Souad Gharsalli looks out from the balcony at Tigar Association Kasserine, Tunisia, February 26, 2019... By Layli Foroudi Kasserine, Tunisia — Souad Gharsalli lives in in the centre of Kasserine, in western Tunisia, baking and selling artisanal bread to make money. ..…

KASSERINE - Souad Gharsalli lives in in the centre of Kasserine, in western Tunisia, baking and selling artisanal bread to make money. ... The proposal, due to be debated by parliament, has divided opinion across Tunisia, and other parts of North Africa and Middle East.. ..…

In European race to divide the land of the world among themselves during the era, Morocco, Tunisia, and Algeria were each colonized by French. ... Following the fall of Libya's self-governance to Ottoman Empire and seeing the heavy influence of French across Tunisia, Tunisian Ahmed Bey..…

In interview with Al-Monitor, Rachid Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia's Ennahda party, discusses the forthcoming elections and how Ennahda has shaped post-revolution politics Tunisia.. Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of Islamist Ennahda movement, speaks during the movement's congress Tunis,..…

“With Tunisia’s progressive constitution turning five years old on January 26, it is high time for parliament to eliminate these laws that violate its spirit.” . ... Mohamed Ali Bouchiba, a lawyer representing Mak, said that the post stated that the Tunisia’s current economic crisis..…

On Thursday, 750,000 sector workers went on nationwide strike Tunisia, called by UGTT against the pay freeze and other austerity policies imposed by IMF, collaboration with the government of Youssef Chahed. ..…

The policies enacted by Habib Bourguiba, Tunisia's leader from 1957 to 1987, and Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, led to the emergence of what Gunder Frank called the development of underdevelopment.. ... This is illustrative of the inequality that marks every region of Tunisia, including the..…

In world focused on Syria, Libya, iveness, European uncertainty, and the tweets of American, Tunisia has faded from the headlines. ... Broadly speaking, Saudi Arabia and UAE demonize Tunisia's and Ennahda, while Qatar and Turkey laud both. ..…

TUNIS - Tunisia's union announced it would hold second national strike January to push the government to approve wage hikes. . Tunisia's government, under pressure from International Monetary Fund and other lenders to keep spending under control, is against sharp increase in the wage..…

About 650,000 Tunisians went on strike on Thursday to protest the government's refusal to raise wages amid threats from international lenders to stop financing Tunisia's tattered economy.. ... He added that the international lenders including IMF had threatened to stop financing Tunisia..…

More from Tunisia . Freedom on the Net 2017: Tunisia . Police union activist Walid Zarrouk was sentenced to one year in prison for criticizing members of a counterterrorism unit on Facebook . ... Freedom on the Net 2015: Tunisia . Government rejects calls to block extremist content..…

He is the third of the minority to enter the cabinet since Tunisia's in 1956.. ... Tunisia's economy has been in crisis since North African state kicked off Muslim World's. ..…

Elsewhere in his remarks, the need for the exchange of high-level delegations between Syria and Tunisia for further cooperation.. ... Tunisia, too, has experienced violence who was power for over two decades.. ..…

Seven years later, Arab bourgeoisie has proven incapable of resolving any of the issues that drove workers to rise up Tunisia and Egypt.. ... The revolutionary uprising Tunisia in 2011 vindicated Trotskyist revolutionary perspective advanced by International Committee of Fourth..…

While Tunisia has established stable, Egypt's shift to democracy was fraught with strife that ended in coup and the imprisonment of the popularly elected president . Their accounts provide insight into why democracy took hold Tunisia, and not in Egypt, said Nugent. ..…

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi speaks during the congress of Ennahda Movement Tunis, Tunisia May 20, 2016. ... Having announced to form committee to study the matter, Tunisia will, as well, be Islamic country to implement this law.. ..…

World Policy Journal speaks with Salwa El Gantri, the head of International Center for Transitional Justice's Tunisia and expert on gender and justice, about proposed legislation that could threaten recent progress and the future of the country's democratic transition.. ..…

The coming to power of representatives of Ben Ali Tunisia under the presidency of Caïd Essebsi and the coup of General Abdel Fattah al-Sisi Egypt have resolved none of the problems. ... Morocco developing in parallel with Tunisia that began March in the region of Tataouine, in the..…