Tag: Tunisia
Western Sahara Spoils Mohamed VI’s Visit to Tunis
Despite official statements from Tunis and Rabat, the Western Sahara issue managed to spoil the king’s first visit to Tunis since Ben Ali was toppled in 2011. It is understood that President Moncif Merzouki’s question why the Maghreb Union project...
League for the Protection of the Revolution dissolved
A Tunis court ordered, Monday, the League for the Protection of the Revolution dissolved and its assets liquidated. The decision was not surprising to Tunisians and observers as the issue was part of the consensus package of the national dialogue...
Turbulent Times within Tunisia’s Political Parties
As soon as the Constituent Assembly managed to pass the Electoral Law early this month a series of resignations and crises hit Tunisia’s key political parties. What appeared at first as a victory for Nida Tounes with the non-adoption of...
Former Presidential Guard Chief Released from Prison
Ali Seriati, former director of presidential security under Ben Ali was released last Saturday after three years in prison. Seriati was arrested short after Ben Ali fled Tunisia on 14 January 2014; and was charged of threatening national security. However,...
Constituent Assembly Passes Electoral Law
The Electoral Law was passed on Labour Day following heated debates at the Constituent Assembly, paving the way for the Independent Electoral Commission to start preparations for parliamentary and presidential elections due before the end of the year. Two issues...
Tunisian Diplomat Kidnapped in Tripoli
Mohamed Ben Sheikh, ambassador’s secretary at the Tunisian mission to Libya, appeared on a Youtube clip pleading for President Monsif Merzouki to resume negotiations with the militant Islamist group Shabab-Al Tawhid. The Islamist group demanded the release of two Libyans...
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...
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...