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The Ministry of Health says a 66-year-old Tunisian man has died after being infected by the coronavirus following a visit to the Gulf. This is the first such case in Tunisia as the virus slowly spreads beyond the Middle East, according to the Ministry of Health’s National Observatory of New and Emerging Diseases, known by [...]

Amira Masrour | 21 May 2013 | 9 Comments

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

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Tunisia Live Co-Founder to Star in Al Jazeera English Series

Op-ed Contributor | 10 January 2013 | 0 Comments

By Al Jazeera staff A fresh generation of African leaders will be featured on the new Al Jazeera English series, Tutu’s Children. Four special documentaries will follow the exploits of participants in the leadership program Desmond Tutu leads in an attempt to build a new network of African leaders, who are together committed to tackling their [...]

Shale Myths Travel to Tunisia

Op-ed Contributor | 08 December 2012 | 14 Comments

By Reynald Du Berger As a retired professor with an avid interest in energy issues, I am disheartened by the shale gas misinformation campaign being spread across the United States, Quebec, Europe, and most recently, Tunisia. The International Energy Agency (IEA) has dubbed the coming years as the “Golden Age of Gas,” which suggests this is [...]

International Union Enters Debate on Shale Gas in Tunisia

Op-ed Contributor | 24 November 2012 | 3 Comments

By Felix Tusa The international trade union, Public Services International (PSI), has announced that they are coordinating a national campaign in Tunisia against the extraction of shale gas due to the pressure it puts on the scarce water resources, as well as the pollution it creates. The effort is being led in conjunction with one [...]

Obama’s Second Term Challenges

Op-ed Contributor | 24 November 2012 | 4 Comments

By Amina Laouni Newly reelected with a confortable margin, Barack Obama will soon be confronting some daunting domestic and foreign policy challenges with a big portion of his population getting increasingly impatient. The voters, who gave him four more years in office, also elected a divided congress with Republicans keeping the House majority whereas Democrats [...]

My New York Experience Crowned by Obama’s Reelection

Asma Ghribi | 07 November 2012 | 1 Comment

NEW YORK – Capping high levels of anticipation and excitement for the results of the 2012 U.S. presidential elections, Democratic incumbent Barack Obama secured a second term in office. “I return to the White House more determined and inspired than ever,” said Obama, America’s 44th president, in his victory speech that was broadcast from Chicago [...]

Arabs (Really) Love Obama

Op-ed Contributor | 06 November 2012 | 3 Comments

By Moez Hababou PhD and Wafa Ben Hassine According to the Arab-American Institute, there are now nearly 3.5 million Arab Americans in the United States – up from a total of 1.5 million in 2000, and around 1 per cent of the US population. A whopping 94 per cent reside in metropolitan areas of major [...]

The Un-Tunisian Burning of the American Embassy

Op-ed Contributor | 23 October 2012 | 14 Comments

By Fares Bouhadiba While it is difficult to piece together what exactly happened on September 14th, there is no question that this day was a turning point in the history of our country. What is known is that a party of Salafists left the Al Fath mosque in downtown Tunis and made their way on [...]

All of Tunisia, in a Day

Op-ed Contributor | 19 October 2012 | 5 Comments

By Sam Clayton The sounds of cheers and chanting were louder. They had started off as a faint rumbling in the distance, but had grown into a historic roar, as if multitudes of Tunisians were assembled in a great Roman-era coliseum only six blocks away. Kirsten, Faeez and I listened from the open windows of [...]

Democracy: Time for the Upgrade

Op-ed Contributor | 02 October 2012 | 1 Comment

By Thorbjørn Jagland Next week over one thousand people from some one hundred countries will descend on the Council of Europe headquarters in Strasbourg for an event that promises to break the mould of political debate. Not just the usual roll-call of dignitaries, the World Forum for Democracy will see bloggers, activists, businessmen, and the [...]

An American in Tunis: My Ramadan Experience

Courtney Joline | 21 July 2012 | 0 Comments

Five hours in, and my stomach was growling (rather loudly). With six hours to go until I could finally eat, this process was getting infinitely more difficult. As I looked around at my host family, everyone else was going about their normal schedule. How was everyone able to act normal? I was hungry, thirsty, and getting [...]

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