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Items by Salah Al-Din Al-Jorashi
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A second presidential term for Kais Saied … at what political cost?
The Parliament session was another episode in the strange scenes that Tunisia has witnessed in recent years. The Parliament, described as Kais Saied’s Parliament, was able to isolate the minority that declared its rebellion and refused to legitimise the draft electoral law and weaken the administrative court. Hence, the...
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Tunisia: The elections ended before they even began
Bravo to those who planned and supervised the preparations for the Tunisian presidential elections that will be held on 6 October, who were finally able to overcome all the possibilities that were possible, and which the opposition thought of to prevent the success of Kais Saied. The first bricks of...
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Journalism has become a risky profession in Tunisia
This title is inspired by a statement made by lawyer Sania Al-Dahmani, a political analyst at one of the private radio stations in Tunisia, who was referred for investigation for “criminal acts”, these acts were commenting on those referred for investigation in a case known as “conspiracy against state...
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The deep roots of this hatred
How do we explain this high level of Israeli brutality which has not spared any human being or stone? What did the Palestinians, old and young, do to them, for them to treat them with such rare cruelty, to hate them so viciously, and to deliberately assassinate them physically...
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What connects Algeria, Russia and Tunisia?
Tunisian President Kais Saied followed his friend, the Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s visit to Moscow, and the manner in which Russian President Vladimir Putin received him, which indicated much respect and appreciation. Saied has had a strong relationship with Tebboune from the beginning, and the number of visits he...
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Tunisia is back to square one and has to put civil freedoms first
The defence of civil freedoms in Tunisia is once again a priority for parties, activists and observers, after it was believed that the issue had been settled as one of the constants in Tunisian politics. International human rights organisations and Western democracies have issued warnings that freedoms are under...
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Will Tunisia’s President Kais Saied manage to answer these questions?
Many questions are currently being asked in Tunisia which have no definitive and conclusive answers. President Kais Saied was able to freeze parliament, lift MPs’ individual immunity, dismiss a government and replace it with another, and suspend two-thirds of the constitution. Despite all of the pressure exerted against him,...
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Tunisia is heading for another fight over the constitution
The issue of the constitution, as well as that of the parliament, occupies a central position of importance in the history of Tunisia’s reform movement. A review of contemporary Tunisian history reveals the number of sacrifices made by the people over generations in order to have a constitution that...
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Gulf reconciliation can help solve many regional issues
By any standards, it was necessary for the Gulf States to rearrange their affairs, as the conflict has exhausted them for little or no benefit. They are essentially one family and when a conflict occurs between the members of a family, everyone is harmed. Only their enemies benefit from...
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Disagreement or estrangement between Ghannouchi and Essebsi?
For the first time since their alliance, the leader of the Ennahda Movement in Tunisia, Rachid Ghannouchi, has refused to respond to the request of the Tunisian President, Beji Caid Essebsi, regarding the inclusion of a legal clause that stipulates equality between women and men in inheritance on the...
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Tunisia after Hamas
Talk in Tunisia has returned to Mohamed Al-Zawari as the Islamic Resistance Movement Hamas announced the results of an investigation into his assassination. The Tunisian drone engineer was assassinated outside his house in Sfax, Tunisia, on 15 December 2016. The Tunisian public were not surprised by these results as it...
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The hidden battle between Ennahda and Nidaa Tounes
There is a lot of talk today in Tunisia about a prospective government reshuffle imposed by the vacancies in key ministries, including education, planning and finance. This article may be published simultaneously with a statement by Prime Minister Youssef Al-Shahed regarding his new government, but my purpose here is...
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Russia on Tunisia’s borders
The late Tunisian President, Habib Bourguiba, was cautious in his relations with Russia, as his main reliance, after independence, was to depend on Europe and America strategically without provoking the Soviet Union or engaging the country in a military alliance that will only result in peril. Even when Bourguiba...
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Tunisia’s security is improving, but its economy is in decline
As we approach the end of 2016, Tunisia will look back and see that although neither its economy nor social situation have improved this year — despite the predictions of the politicians in power — its security situation has improved remarkably. This was demonstrated when more than 4,000 people —...
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Tunisia: Storm clouds gathering for Ghannouchi and Essebsi
There has been much talk in Tunisia about the existence of a silence crisis between the two most powerful figures in Tunisia; Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi and head of Ennahda Rashid Ghannouchi. Despite both men’s denial of this, and Ghannouchi’s insistence that his relationship with Essebsi is good,...
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Libya’s symbolic step on the long journey to normality
We understand from US President Barack Obama’s words that he wants to correct his past mistakes in Libya. He said that he agreed with British Prime Minister David Cameron not to interfere militarily in Libya; they will refrain from sending ground troops there. Obama, who is preparing to depart...
