UNSMIL’s Bernardino tries his Luck in Libya
Lyon Bernardina, UNSMIL’s Special Representative of the UN to Libya, announced on Sunday that a dialogue would take place on 29 September between the General National Congress in Tripoli and the elected parliament in Tobruk. UNSMIL’s communique states that the...
Damage Control inside Nidaa Tounes
The decision of Beji Caid Sebesi to run for president seems to have brought rivalries within Nidaa Tounes into the open, and on Sunday night Tunisians were given a taste of electoral campaign scandals. The revelations, however, did not come...
A Decisive Battle Looms in Benghazi
The stalemate between the GNC government of Omar Al Hassi in Tripoli and the Abdullah Thani government in Tobruk persists. The domestic political power struggle focused last week on winning the loyalty of the governor of Libya’s Central Bank, Seddik...
King Maker? Ennahdha Decides not to run for Presidential Elections
After three months of suspense and following two days of consultations, the Ennahdha Movement’s Shura Council decided that the movement will not present a candidate from its ranks for the upcoming presidential election in November. Ennahdha, however, would “support the...
Facts on the Ground Shape Algiers Policy toward Libya
According to Algerian security sources cited by the usually well-informed Algerian daily El Watan, Algiers is taking into consideration the facts on the ground with regard to the state of affairs in Libya and Algiers’ policy towards Tripoli. According to...
President Merzouki Lifts State of Emergency
Tunisian president Mouncef Merzouki lifted the state of emergency enforced since 14 January 2011. The decision does not apply to the military areas on the border with Algeria and Libya. As stipulated by the roadmap agreement of the Quartic national...
Ennahdha’s Legislative Candidates Announced
On Monday 25 August, the Ennahdha Movement put an end to speculations about its intentions for the upcoming legislative elections, on 26 October, when it made public its list of candidates. With 46% female and 54% male candidates Ennahdha allocated...
Mixed Reactions to the Government’s Anti-Terrorism Measures
The draconian anti-terrorism decisions enforced by the Tunisian government last week, following the killing of 14 soldiers on the Chaambi Mount, have fuelled an already polarised public opinion and civil society. Ennahdha issued a communique in Arabic, on 23 July,...