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Two More Soldiers Injured by Land Mines in Hunt for Terrorists

Two members of the armed forces were injured in a land mine explosion this morning near the Algerian border. This followed multiple injuries caused by land mine explosions last week near Chambi Mountain, where security forces are searching for a terrorist group. The two officers were immediately brought by helicopter to the regional hospital of Kasserine [...]

Amira Masrour | 06 May 2013 | 2 Comments

Dean Acquitted of Assaulting Veiled Student

The dean of a Tunisian university accused of assaulting a veiled female student was acquitted Thursday. Two female students, including Fatouma Haji, the one who accused him of assault, were convicted of damaging the dean’s property and each received postponed four-month sentences. In a press conference following the verdict’s announcement, Dean Habib Kazdaghli said he thanked [...]

Asma Smadhi | 02 May 2013 | 5 Comments

Ennahdha Approves Mixed Political System

The Shura Council of the Ennahdha ruling party approved the creation of a mixed parliamentary/presidential system for Tunisia’s future government during an emergency meeting held yesterday, Fathi Ayadi, chair of the Council, told Mosaique FM. The new system of government would balance power between the president and prime minister. It was proposed by a key parliamentary committee [...]

Amira Masrour | 29 April 2013 | 1 Comment

Tunisians React to Essebsi as Presidential Candidate

Opposition leader Beji Caid Essebsi’s announcement Sunday that he will run for president has sparked mixed reactions from politicians and regular Tunisians alike. The statement from the head of the Nidaa Tounes party was broadcast on Nessma TV. According to the third and final draft of Tunisia’s new constitution, potential candidates for president must be [...]

Farah Samti | 29 April 2013 | 6 Comments

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Head of US Africom Reiterates Concern of Al Qaeda in Maghreb

Zied Mhirsi | 27 March 2013 | 0 Comments

Outgoing head of the US Africa Command (Africom) General Carter Ham concluded his North African tour by meeting with Chief of Staff of the Tunisian Armed Forces Rachid Ammar, Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh, and Minister of the Interior Lotfi Ben Jeddou. At a round table held Tuesday at the American Embassy in Tunis, in the [...]

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf Visits Tunisia

Zied Mhirsi | 21 February 2013 | 0 Comments

Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf is currently in Tunisia to meet officials at the African Development Bank (AfDB) in order to advocate for continued funding for fragile African states, such as her own. President Sirleaf met Thursday with AfDB President Donald Kaberuka to discuss Liberia’s aims for more funding by the bank as well as the [...]

Tunisia Offers to Host Two New African Institutions

Zied Mhirsi | 28 January 2013 | 0 Comments

ADDIS ABABA – During the recent African Union Summit, Tunisia offered to host two organizations: the African Statistics Institute and the Pan-African Intellectual Property Organization. The establishment of an African Statistics Institute was approved by heads of state at the summit. This project aims to standardize African statistical tools and measurements in order to facilitate economic [...]

Post-Revolutionary Tunisia Open to Monitoring from African Peers

Zied Mhirsi | 28 January 2013 | 0 Comments

ADDIS ABABA – President Moncef Marzouki signed several international agreements during the African Union Summit Saturday in Addis Ababa, including one for an African Peer Review Mechanism (APRM) that was previously shunned by Tunisia’s former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. Launched in 2003 by the African Union (AU), the APRM is a mutually agreed upon [...]

Marzouki to Call for International Constitutional Court at African Union

Zied Mhirsi | 25 January 2013 | 3 Comments

ADDIS ABABA - Tunisian President Marzouki is expected to seek the support for an international constitutional court at the 20th African Union (AU) Summit. The president will head later today, January 25, to the Ethiopian capital of Addis Ababa, accompanied by a large delegation, including Chief of Staff Imad Daimi and other high-profile advisors. Marzouki will reiterate the [...]

Tunisian Hostage Rescued by Algerian Army Returns Home

Farah Samti | 21 January 2013 | 2 Comments

Rachid Neili, a Tunisian who was among those taken hostage by an armed group in the south of Algeria last week, was released and returned safely to his hometown in the south of Tunisia. In an interview broadcast on national television channel Al Wataniya, Neili stated that he was released on Friday, January 18, after [...]

Son-in-Law of Toppled President Flees Seychelles

Amira Masrour | 17 December 2012 | 0 Comments

Authorities in the island country of Seychelles announced on Saturday, December 15, that Sakher El Materi, son-in-law of ousted president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, left the island following an interrogation, reported French radio Europe 1. Based on a statement by Seychelles’ Ministry of Foreign Affairs, El Materi was briefly questioned at the Seychelles International Airport upon [...]

Tunisia Absent as International Community Plans Military Intervention in Mali

Farah Samti | 12 November 2012 | 9 Comments

As the deteriorating situation in the West African state of Mali fuels concerns of spillover violence, Tunisia has yet to take an official stance on how the international community should respond. The violence in Mali, where Islamist extremists have taken control of northern cities, has the potential to harm nearby Tunisia, said Ahmed Ounaies, a [...]

17th Session of the Tunisian-Moroccan High Joint Committee Held in Rabat

Courtney Joline | 15 June 2012 | 0 Comments

The 17th session of the Tunisian-Moroccan High Joint Committee began on Friday. Mosaique FM reported that the meetings will focus on a variety of issue areas, including higher education, scientific research, and consular affairs. According to Mosaique FM, Hamadi Jebali, the Prime Minister of Tunisia, arrived in Morocco on Thursday June 14, accompanied by a [...]

Tunisian Secretary of State Stuck in Mali

Sana Ajmi | 24 March 2012 | 2 Comments

The Tunisian Secretary of State in charge of Arab and African Affairs, Abedallah Triki, is still stuck in Mali along with 80 other Tunisians. Tunisia’s foreign affairs ministry stated in a communique that Tunisians in Mali are safe and are staying in hotels in Mali. According to Hedi Ben Abbes, Secretary of State for the [...]

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