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Tunisia: Ennahdha Party: Statement on Assassination of Mohamed Brahmi

Today, member of the National Constituent Assembly Mohamed Brahmi was the victim of a cowardly assassination in front of his house in the capital, in a new attempt to undermine

FJP Welcomes Tunisian Football Team in Egypt

In a goodwill gesture, youth from the Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) met with the Tunisian Football team in Cairo Stadium before its match with Egypt’s Al-Ahly team qualifying for

Tunisian Alliance Rejects Calls for Referendum Prior to Constituent Assembly

Following the multiplication of calls for a referendum on 23 October limiting the prerogatives and lifetime of the national constituent assembly to be elected on the same day, the parties

MB Leader in Tunisia Draws Parallels with Egypt’s Revolution

According to Rashid Al Ghannouchi, Head of the Renaissance Party (the Muslim Brotherhood in Tunisia), Mubarak’s historical trial will push Tunisians to pressure the government to also try the ousted

Tunisia: Joint Statement on Latest Events

Six months after the beginning of the revolution for freedom and dignity on 17 December 2010 in the city of Sidibouzid, a new martyr fell yesterday, 17 July, in the

Tunisia needs International Supervision for the Upcoming July Elections

Two days ago, Dr. Iadh Ben Achour, head of the Tunisian High Council for Political Reforms and the Achievement of the Goals of the Revolution, announced that Tunisia does not

Ben Ali dies in Saudi Arabian hospital

According to reports from France 2 the ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has died at a hospital in Jeddah.

Morning In Tunisia

Last week's mass protests in Tunisia were less a symptom of economic malaise than of a society fed up with its broken dictatorship. Should the other autocratic regimes in the

In Tunisia, An Unfinished Revolt

Seemingly half of the Tunisian business community can claim a Ben Ali connection through marriage, and many of these relations are reported to have made the most of their lineage.

Arab Regimes Fear Bread Intifadah

The popular uprising that sent Tunisia’s president packing was not a political movement, but a spontaneous economic revolt by citizens unable to make ends meet