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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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TV Show Renews Controversy Over Tunisian Fighters in Syria

Salma Bouzid | 22 March 2013 | 12 Comments

Footage of a young Tunisian man who says he just returned to the country after fighting in Syria for eight months has been widely circulated and once again raised questions and debates about Tunisians involved in the Syrian conflict. Going under the name Abou Zayd Attounssi, the man said he originally went to Syria because [...]

Palestinian Refugees in Refugee Camp Begin Hunger Strike

Amira Masrour | 21 March 2013 | 3 Comments

Twelve Palestinians in the Choucha refugee camp in southern Tunisia went on a hunger strike starting March 17 to protest against the refusal of the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) to submit their files for repatriation to European countries. Jamal Hammour is one of those who went on a hunger strike. He is 44 [...]

Bust of Tunisia’s First President Unveiled in Paris

Amira Masrour | 21 March 2013 | 2 Comments

In order to celebrate Tunisian Independence Day, a bust of Tunisia’s first president, Habib Bourguiba, was unveiled yesterday in the 7th arrondissement of Paris near the Quai d’Orsay. Building the bust was a French initiative, according to the Tunisian Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Inscribed on the base of the bust is a description of Bourguiba [...]

Turkish Deputy PM Initiates Security Cooperation with Tunisia

Amira Masrour | 18 March 2013 | 0 Comments

Turkish Deputy Prime Minister Bakar Bozdag arrived in Tunisia on March 17 for an official two-day visit that marked the start of new cooperative efforts to enhance the country’s security structure and develop municipal services. Such efforts fall under the Turkish Cooperation and Development Agency (TIKA). Upon his arrival at the airport, Bozdag told Tunisian news agency TAP [...]

World Social Forum Threatened by Airport Strike

Tristan Dreisbach | 18 March 2013 | 1 Comment

Although up to 50,000 participants from at least 125 countries are expected to arrive in Tunis next week for the World Social Forum, the success of this international event is threatened by a potential strike that could shut down the country’s airports. Unionized airport workers have demanded a pay hike and say they will go [...]

Speakers Announced for Harvard Arab Alumni Association Conference

Salma Bouzid | 18 March 2013 | 2 Comments

The Harvard Arab Alumni Association will host its eighth annual Arab World Conference this Thursday at La Résidence Hotel in Tunis. The conference will explore the theme, “The Arab World: From Revolution to Transformation.” The event will include five different panels: People & Pluralism: The (Im) Possibility of Politics after the Revolution; The Rule of [...]

Syria Crisis: Two Years On, A Conflict of Catastrophic Proportions

Christopher O'Connor | 15 March 2013 | 1 Comment

Today marks the two-year anniversary of a conflict that has claimed the lives of over 70,000 Syrians and created over one million refugees. As a result of the violence, the number of people in need of critical support inside Syria has increased from one to four million in the past year, including at least two [...]

Presidency Official Travels to Iraq to Discuss Tunisian Prisoners

Amira Masrour | 11 March 2013 | 1 Comment

Adnan Mansar, spokesperson for the presidency, traveled to Iraq March 9 to follow up on the cases of Tunisians being held in Iraqi prisons, according to a statement on the presidency’s official Facebook page. According to the same source, Mansar is supposed to meet with a number of high-ranking officials to discuss the plight of [...]

Dismissed Tunisian Diplomat Counters Drunk Driving Allegations

Racha Haffar | 04 March 2013 | 4 Comments

A Tunisian diplomat dismissed from her post in Helsinki, Finland has denied allegations of drunk driving and says that a video allegedly showing her driving under the influence of alcohol was fabricated. Zohra Ladgham said she had conflicts with the drivers that had been assigned to her by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, according to [...]

Conflicting Accounts of Motives Behind Tunisians Fighting in Syria

Racha Haffar | 01 March 2013 | 12 Comments

As the situation in Syria continues to escalate, Tunisians are leaving their home country to join the fighting on the front lines between rebels and the Al Assad regime. Tunisians are being fooled by Salafist Jihadists and lured into leaving their homes to fight in Syria, Khalaf el Mofteh, the Deputy Minister of Syrian Media, [...]

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