Archive for May, 2011

Qatar Freezes Ben Ali Assets

| 31 May 2011 | 0 Comments

Qatar has frozen the assets of the ousted President Ben Ali and his family, says Kathem Zine el Abidine -spokesman for the ministry of justice. The ministry has also asked the Saudi Arabian government where the former president now lives with his family and to take the same measures concerning the assets of the Ben [...]

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AfDB Lends Tunisia $500 Million

| 31 May 2011 | 0 Comments

By Myriam Ben Ghazi (REUTERS) In a meeting on May 30, the board of directors at the AfDB (African Development Bank) accepted to grant a loan of 500 million Dollars to the Tunisian interim government as a support. The loan will be released in a single tranche. The sum of $500 milllion is part of [...]

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Assahafa ??????? (The Press), May 31st

| 31 May 2011 | 0 Comments

Front page: Ennahdha suspends its membership from the High Authority for the Achievement of the Revolution Objectives, Political Reform and Democratic Transition. The Government denies the intervention of the President to determine the date of the elections. (page 1) Survey taken on the trust of Tunisias citizens in the future: 32.2% are confident, 40.5% are skeptical.  (page [...]

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A Government Critic is in Detention

A Government Critic is in Detention

| 31 May 2011 | 0 Comments

Written by Afef Abrougui (REUTERS) Samir Feriani, a senior official in the interior ministry was arrested on May 29 by the police after criticising the recruitement policy of the minisrtry, reports Reuters.   Samir Feriani published two letters addressed to the Tunisian people, in” Al-Khabeer (the expert)” [Ar] newspaper,  in which he claims that “those [...]

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Assabah ?????? (The Morning), May 31st

| 31 May 2011 | 0 Comments

Front Page: Lawyers oppose accorded licenses to 28 parties. Ennahdha suspends its membership from the High Authority for the Achievement of the Revolution Objectives, Political Reform and Democratic Transition, and requires the agreement upon the date of the elections. (page 4) Experts and lawyers: We need judges specialized in electronic crimes. (page 3) Different political parties: [...]

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Ennahdha suspended its activity in the Higher Political Reform Commission (CISROR)

| 31 May 2011 | 20 Comments

(MOSAIQUE FM) Ennahdha has suspended its activity in the Higher Political Reform Commission (Conseil de l’Instance Supérieure pour la Réalisation des Objectifs de la Révolution (CISROR). On Mosaique FM- the representative of the Ennahdhan party, Noureddine Bhiri, justified this decision. Going on to clarify  that this move was done in protest against the prevailing blur [...]

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Al Fajr ????? (The Dawn)Weekly, May 27th

| 30 May 2011 | 27 Comments

  Postponing the elections is a divergence from the goals of the revolution The Union of Lawyers honours Mokhtar Yahyewi [renowned Judge] Before the final exams: psychological pressure, the solution is in the cooperation between the educational staff and the families. The Ennahdha movement:” We are engaged in granting a suitable climate for the elections.” [...]

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Al Osbouii ???????? (The Weekly) Weekly, May 30th

| 30 May 2011 | 21 Comments

Front Page: Al Osbouii reveals contradictions in the case of Werdanine: The reality and the conspiracy of the attempted helping of Kais Ben Ali to flee the country. A week of trying to reach a consensus on the elections of the Constituent Assembly. The transparency of the elections: Does it require International supervision or national [...]

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Disagreement about Day of the Elections

Disagreement about Day of the Elections

| 30 May 2011 | 28 Comments

By Afef Abrougui (TAP) Uncertainty hovers in Tunisia as political parties and the Independent committee for the elections have yet to reach an agreement about the date of elections. Tunisians were supposed to cast their votes on July, 24 to elect their representatives in a National Constituent Assembly. On May, 22 Kamel Jendoubi, head of [...]

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Al Moussaouar ??????? (The Photographer), Weekly, May 30th

| 30 May 2011 | 0 Comments

Front page: Regardless of a  50 million dinar difference in pricing, Ben Ali chose a French company instead of Bouchamawi Group [Tunisian holding] for “South Gas” project. Borhen Bsaiess: “I defended Ben Ali’s policy despite my convictions and I ask the people to forgive me.” Ennahdha and the Nationalists party deny the project of an [...]

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