Egypt-Tunisia

The secretary general of the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation (OIC), Ekmeleddin Ihsanoglu, has indicated that the foreign ministers who represent the organisation's member states will discuss a recommendation during...

Rashid Al-Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia's ruling Al-Nahda Party has said that harmony between the ruling party and the other political parties is essential to get through the transitional...

After the ousting of Egyptian president Mohamed Morsi on Wednesday night, the chief of Tunisia's Ennahda Movement, Rashid al-Ghanouchi, ruled out a replication of the Egyptian scenario in Tunis....

The leader of Tunisia's Al-Nahda Party has called on anti-coup protesters in Egypt to stand up for their rights and reject the removal of President Mohamed Morsi. Shaikh Rashid...

Tunisia's President Moncef Marzouki has called on the African Union to hold an urgent meeting to discuss a peaceful solution for the Egyptian crisis. Mr Marzouki has bypassed the...

The Ruling coalition in Tunis said on Thursday that it is ready to play the role of mediator to lessen the tensions that have erupted in Egypt in the...

In a statement issued on Monday the movement commented on calls to dissolve the Constituent Assembly (the parliament) and the government, and warned against a repeat of Egypt's scenario...

The head of the Renaissance Party in Tunisia's governing coalition, Rachid Al-Ghanouchi, considers what is happening in Egypt including the dismissal of the former President Mohammad Morsi a "democratic...

Speaking to 'Al Mutawassit' channel TV station Tunisia's yesterday Ennahda leader Rashid Ghannouchi said; "What happened is a brutality committed not by humans but by monsters driven by hate...

Below is the statement from Rashid al-Ghanouchi of Tunisia's Al-Nahda movement: The coup authorities in Egypt have carried out a massacre against peaceful protesters in Cairo and other Egyptian...

Al-Nahda, the Tunisian Islamic movement, has called for the Egyptian Authorities to release the Muslim Brotherhood Supreme Guide, Mohamed Badie, who was arrested on Tuesday. After his arrest, Egyptian...

Tunisian President Al-Moncef Al-Marzouki said on Monday that Iran would get respect from the Arab world if it adopted the role as an objective mediator to achieve peace in...

President Moncef Marzouki of Tunisia has called on the Egyptian authorities to release ousted President Mohammed Morsi and all political detainees. He also called for the Rafah Border Crossing...

Tunisia's interim President Moncef Marzouki has described Egypt's situation as shocking to himself or any other "democratic person", based on the fact that liberals and human rights activists have...

Head of Tunisia's Islamist movement Al-Nahda Sheikh Rashid Al-Ghannouchi has described ousted Egyptian President Mohammed Morsi as a "legitimate president removed by violent military power". Speaking to the Algerian...

The Al Chahed approached Tunisia's Jewish spiritual leader to benefit from the openness provided by the Arab Spring which allowed the media, researchers, intellectuals and ordinary citizens to know...

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has received a warm welcome on his return from the UN General Assembly in New York. Crowds at Carthage International Airport carried him shoulder-high for...

When a journalist sets out to defame a political opponent, whoever it may be, finding the reasoning behind it will not be difficult, whatever the motive may be, whatever...

The new Pinochet-style government in Egypt has followed in the footsteps of the George W Bush administration, with national television now displaying the slogan, permanently and in very clear...

Al-Nahda Party is struggling to make sure that what happened to the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt does not happen in Tunisia. More importantly, the party is working towards sparing...

The counter-revolution in the Arab world is engaged in a critical battle after its victory on the ground in Egypt; it is now seeking to reproduce the same situation...

It is a highly charged question that has prompted years of scholarly debate. Some argue that democracy may be incompatible with Middle Eastern values. In his book "What Went...

Given the involvement and degree of relative success of the Islamic movements perhaps we should be referring to the "Islamic Spring", not the "Arab" version. It is worth considering...

Lately, many people have become afraid of using words like "revolution", "change" or "historical transition" in regards to the events, developments, and conditions that the Arab world has been...