Tag: transition

Bataille pour le Contrôle Religieux

Le bras de fer entre le gouvernement et les salafistes qui ont pris le contrôle des mosquées après le soulèvement de 2011 se poursuit à travers la Tunisie. Vendredi dernier et pour le deuxième vendredi consécutif, la prière n’a pas...

/ March 28, 2014

Imed Drij Condamné

Imed Drij, porte-parole des «Hommes de la Révolution du Kram» (association membre de la Ligue nationale de protection de la révolution(LPR)) a été condamné à quatorze mois de prison pour incitation à la haine et à la violence via les...

/ March 27, 2014

The GNC Amends Article 30 on Ethnic Groups

Last Friday, the General National Congress amended article 30 of the constitutional declaration. The wording of the article now recognizes that issues related to Libyan ethnic groups will be adopted by consensus in future legislation. Therefore, future legislation and the...

/ March 21, 2014

The GNC Sacks Ali Zeidan

On Tuesday 11th , Congress had passed a motion removing Zeidan with 124 votes in favour out of 138. While Zeidan left Libya despite a travel ban, the defence minister, Abdullah Thenny, has been appointed acting PM until a new...

/ March 11, 2014

Nida Tounes Open to Form a Coalition Government with Ennahda

Beji Gaid Essebsi, former PM under Ben Ali and leader of Nida Tounes (Tunisia’s Call), told Reuters that his party would be open to form a coalition government in the next general elections should Ennahda fail to win by majority....

/ March 9, 2014

The Military Coup in Egypt: Challenges of the Transition

This Op-Ed was published on 4 July 2013, the day following the coup. It was widely re-produced by different media outlets including Politico, Today’s Zaman, and other translations in Arabic and French. The ousting of President Mohamed Morsi by the...

/ July 4, 2013