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Article
September 7, 2015
Ramzy Baroud
What does it mean to be a "liberal Arab"? Even in the West, definitions of "liberal" vary. In the American context, the demarcation of the "liberal" overlaps cultural and...
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Tunisia's Minister of Tourism Salma Lummi said on Thursday that the number of tourists who visited the country this year up to the end of August reached nearly 3...
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Iranian Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif has that said his country and Algeria have agreed to intensify their strategic cooperation, as well as holding preparatory meetings of an Algeria-Iran...
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The former interim president of Tunisia, Moncef Marzouki, has called upon his country to open its doors to Syrians fleeing violence and war in their homeland. In a press...
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At least 1,325 people were killed in August in ongoing violence across war-torn Iraq, according to a monthly report issued Tuesday by the UN Assistance Mission for Iraq (UNAMI)....
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US Assistant Secretary of State for the Bureau of Near Eastern Affairs (NEA), Ann Patterson, has expressed her "appreciation for the major role" played by Ennahda to achieve a...
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The British government is ready to support Tunisia in its fight against terrorism, Defence Minister Farhat Horchani said on Wednesday. The minister made his comments after meeting with Britain's...
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Rebel forces loyal to Libyan General Khalifa Haftar on Sunday took control of the town of Sorman, 80 kilometres from the capital Tripoli, and took up positions in the...
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Article
August 13, 2015
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Dr Faisal Al-Qasim
Former Tunisian President Moncef Al-Marzouki did not stray too far from the truth when he said that the dreams of the Arab Spring have gone unheeded. There is no...
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The head of Tunisia's Union of Agriculture and Fishing Abdelmajid Zar said on Tuesday that there has been a significant decrease in the amount of agricultural produce required by...
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Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi has denied reports that he took part in an event during Ramadan hosted by a cousin of Jordan's King Abdullah as part of a plan to...
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Article
August 10, 2015
Dr Ramzy Baroud
Strange how intellectual discussion concerning the so-called "Arab Spring" has almost entirely shifted in recent years – from one concerning freedom, justice, democracy and rights in general, into a...
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The defence team for former Libyan premier Baghdadi Mahmoudi has said that it will sue senior Tunisian officials at the local and international courts, including former Tunisan Prime Minister...
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The decision made by Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi to extend the state of emergency in the country for a further two months has stirred up mixed reactions among...
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Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda movement said on Friday that the government led by its former leader Hamadi Jebali extradited the former Libyan Prime Minister Al-Mahmoudi al-Baghdadi in 2012 based on...
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Article
In 1994, Harvard University Press published the English edition of a book by the eminent French political scientist Olivier Roy. The Failure of Political Islam had a powerful impact...
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Article
Speculation is mounting that Britain's relations with Tunisia have become strained after discussions about the extradition of Sousse terror suspects to the UK were rejected. Less than 24 hours...
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Tunisian Foreign Minister Taieb Baccouche yesterday urged Britain to reverse a decision advising British citizens against all but essential travel to Tunisia following security threats in the country. "There...
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Members of the Arab Peace Initiative are to meet in 5 August to discuss the escalation in violence and Israeli actions in occupied Jerusalem, the Anadolu Agency reported. Palestinian...
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The official Tunisian news agency reported on Friday that the government in Tunis has restored diplomatic relations with the Syrian regime, Palestine's Al-Quds newspaper has said. According to an...
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The head of Tunisia's Wafa movement Abderraouf Ayadi has criticised the draft terror bill currently under discussion in Tunisian Parliament, describing it as a "civil war bill" that serves...
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Tunisian troops exchanged fire with an anonymous armed group at the Tunisian-Libyan border town of Ben Guerdane, Anadolu agency reported on Tuesday. The exchange came as Tunisian troops attempted...
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Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika on Tuesday signed a resolution to grant Tunisia a loan of $100 million, a decision that was agreed upon by the governments of the two...
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Plans to build a sand wall barrier on the Tunisian-Libyan border have been met by defiance from the residents of Tunisia's Bin Qirdan state, which lies near the borders...
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Since April, the Tunisian authorities have been digging a trench along the country's 500-kilometer-long border with Libya to confront what the government has described as the "terrorist danger" emanating...
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Libya's Tripoli-based Islamist government has called on the Tunisian authorities to coordinate with it on securing the countries' mutual borders, Turkey's Anadolu news agency reported. In a statement released...
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Interviews
July 14, 2015
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Amelia Smith
Calligraffiti artist eL Seed combines calligraphy, graffiti and philosophy in his latest mural to open the Shubbak festival in Shoreditch, East London. In downtown Shoreditch, French-Tunisian street artist eL...
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Tunisia is on the verge of difficult economic reforms while require sacrifices to be made by the Tunisian people as the state "is locked in a fateful war against...
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Algeria and Tunisia are studying a plan to equip their land border with an electronic surveillance system to block infiltrations by Jihadists, an Algerian security source revealed. The source,...
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Interviews
July 12, 2015
Naima Morelli
"I don't actually read that many comic books," laughs Takoua Ben Mohamed. "And I have never set foot in a comic book fair." Don't mistake what she says for...
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Head of Ennahda movement Sheikh Rashid Al-Ghannouchi has expressed concern with attempts by some to return to a programme of trying to "annihilate" Islamists in Tunisia, Quds Press reported...
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Article
July 10, 2015
Mohammad Hunaid
Tunisia was the birthplace of the Arab Spring and remains home to the spark that ignited the entire region. The people participated in a peaceful revolution with their hearts...