Latest in Tag: Tunisia Highlight
Latest in Tag: Tunisia

RoboCop, Tunisia’s ‘Berlusconi’: Citizens vote in presidential runoff
Little-known professor, media mogul face each other in a crucial debate

RCREEE participates in preparing renewable energy plans in Tunisia, Jordan, Iraq, and Sudan: Karam Eldein
SMEs movement towards Africa is essential for upcoming period

Tunisia’s Ennahda and Qalb Tounes claim victory in parliamentary election
Exit poll estimated Islamists to win 40 seats, while jailed businessperson’s party to take 33-35 seats

Tunisia’s presidential runoff: anger, frustration behind ‘unforeseen’ results
“Tunisians gravitating toward people from outside system to bring them what they want, whether it is economic improvement or social dignity,” says think tank fellow

Kais Saied, Nabil Al-Qarawi head to Tunisia’s presidential runoff
Second round of elections to be held on 29 Sept

Kais Saied: local independent, conservative politician
Saied wins 1st round according to exit polls

Two political outsiders appear to claim the lead in Tunisia’s 1st vote round
Turnout was 45% compared to 63% in 2014’s presidential election

Tunisians vote in presidential election
Polling stations opened at 8 am from the capital Tunis to the mining towns of the interior, and all the way to sand-swept Saharan villages in the south.

Tunisia presidential elections kick off Sunday
Country entered electoral silence as voting abroad continues

Tunisia vote: meet the front-runners competing for presidency
Tunisia’s Ennahda named a candidate for first time since 2011 revolution

Tunisia extends state of emergency for one month, prepares for elections
Tunisia’s prime minister, Youssef Chahed, will run for president in an early election expected September

Essebsi: The veteran politician who led Tunisia to democracy
“He championed national consensus, women’s rights, full access of all Tunisians to country’s democratic processes,” says scholar

Tunisians, world leaders bid farewell to President Essebsi
French President, Algeria’s interim president among attended funeral

Tunisia clashes with AFCON dark horse Madagascar
Madagascar’ s President Andry Rajoelina will attend the match to support his team

Tunisia bars face veil in public entities for security concerns
Decree followed 2 bombings in capital against security targets

Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria FMs assert unifying Libyan military
They stressed need for political solution to solve Libyan crisis

Ramadan in the Maghreb
The atmosphere of Ramadan and the celebration of the coming of the holy month are similar in most Muslim countries, but there are details for each nation in their customs and traditions.

Around 65 migrants drown off coast of Tunisia
Boat capsized in Mediterranean Sea in deadliest migrant boat sinking in months

Trade exchange between Egypt, Tunisia to increase to $500m
Tunisian team will not feel alienated in Egypt, says Tunisian ambassador in Cairo

Arab leaders to address Israeli aggressions, Golan Heights issue in Tunisia
Shoukry holds number of bilateral meetings with Arab counterparts

Foreign Ministers of Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria renew call for political solution in Libya
Parliamentary election will be held by end of this year, says Libyan Prime Minister

Angry protests in Tunisia after journalist immolates himself
Zorgi called for revolution over poor living conditions, corruption

Egypt, Arab League condemn Tunisia terrorist attack
Bombing took place in Habib Bourguiba Avenue, key meeting point for protesters during Arab Spring

$214m volume of trade exchange between Egypt, Tunisia in H1 2018: Nassar
Minister of Trade and Industry Amr Nassar revealed that the volume of trade exchange between Egypt and Tunisia during the first six months of this year amounted to $214m. He explained that the Egyptian exports recorded $176m, while imports from Tunisia amounted to $38m. This came during the meeting of the Egyptian-Tunisian trade and industrial …

EIB approves €1.8bn investments for Egypt, Jordan, Lebanon, Morocco, Tunisia
EU member states give €130m grant to create jobs, improve education, transport, water, energy

Arab disappointment sealed as Tunisia World Cup dream vanishes
Egyptian referee Gehad Grisha will officiate his first World Cup match

Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria insist rejection of foreign interference in Libya
Three Arab countries renew support for UN action plan to end Libyan crisis

Ennahda wins 27.5% in Tunisia municipal elections: preliminary results
Nidaa Tounes party takes about 22.5%

Pro-equality groups aspire for more dialogue on fair inheritance
Several days of protest continue in Tunisia by women’s organisations to demand equality with men in inheritance rightsa

Protests in Tunisia commemorating Arab Spring uprising continue
Hundreds of protesters gathered in the Tunisian capital Tunis on Sunday to demonstrate against previously announced austerity measures, commemorating, at the same time, the seventh anniversary of the country’s democratic transition of power. State security forces set up blockades in front of entrances to Habib Bourguiba Avenue, where many people in Tunis rallied at the …