Tunisian Government

EXCLUSIVE PICTURES The Foreign Minister of Tunisia has arrived in Gaza at the head of a high-level delegation to show solidarity with the people of Gaza. Rafiq Abdul Salam...

Tunisia's Minister of Religious Affairs, Noureddine Alkhademi, has given instructions to the country's imams to present a moderate and tolerant discourse so that they serve Tunisian society's aspirations of...

The Governor of the Tunisian Central Bank and Chairman of the Committee for the Recovery of Looted Funds Abroad, Mustafa Kamal El-Nabli, has expressed his displeasure at the slowdown...

The Tunisian government has rejected a statement by the US Ambassador in Tunis concerning a judgement against a privately-owned television station, and called it "interference in the judicial affairs...

The Tunisian government has called for comprehensive talks to solve the crisis in Mali. Stressing that it supports Mali's security and national unity, it has condemned all threats to...

The Tunisian government has sent humanitarian aid to Syrian refugees in Turkey. The consignment was sent on the direct orders of President Moncef Marzouki and a similar aid flight...

The leader of Tunisia's Al-Nahda Party, Sheikh Rashid Ghannouchi, has said that he expects a new Tunisian government to be announced shortly. The member of the Board of Trustees of...

The leader of the al-Nahda Movement, Rached Ghannouchi, stated on Wednesday that the movement has given up sovereign ministries within the Tunisian government currently being formed. It has been...

At the end of an extraordinary meeting of its Shura (Consultative) Council, Tunisia's Al-Nahda Party has agreed on having a dual parliamentary system which balances the powers of the...

The government in Tunisia has arrested three of its own citizens and two people from the UAE on the grounds that they appear to have been creating conditions for...

The Tunisian public was surprised to hear the news that its national Taekwondo team would participate in a match against the Israeli national team, which is considered a form...

Leader of the Tunisian Al-Nahda movement, Sheikh Rashid al-Ghannouchi, has congratulated the Tunisian army and police for thwarting "terrorist acts" in the country and denounced calls for jihad. Al-Ghannouchi...

Shaikh Rashid Ghannouchi, the head of Tunisia's ruling Islamic Renaissance Movement, Al-Nahda, has said that trying to overthrow the elected government through violent means is unacceptable. The people, he...

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...

Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly opened its debate on the draft constitution on Monday. The ruling Islamist Al-Nahda Party has been criticised by its opponents for the delay in drafting...

The Tunisian presidency has announced three days of mourning in the country over the death of nine Tunisian soldiers in Al-Shaanbi neighbourhood at the Tunisian-Algerian border. The soldiers were...

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...

In one of the largest demonstrations witnessed in Tunisia since 2011, tens of thousands marched on the capital, Tunis, on Saturday in support of the Islamist-led government. In a...

The head of Tunisian Constituent Assembly Mostafa bin-Jaafar announced the suspension of the writing of the new constitution for an unspecified time, a move he said was connected to...

Rashid Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia's Al-Nahda Party has expressed its readiness for a popular referendum if protesters insist on demonstrating against the Islamist-led government. The move is an...

The Deputy Head of Tunisia's Al-Nahda Party said on Sunday that the Islamic movement is ready to accept any solution aimed at ending the transitional period in order to...

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...

Tunisian President Al-Moncef Al-Marzouqi has reshuffled the army leadership for the first time since the escape of the former President Zainul-Abideen Bin-Ali. A statement issued by the President's office...

The adviser of the Tunisian government, Nouriddin Al-Bohairi, denied early on Thursday information about the government's intention to give the US permission to build a military base in the...

Tunisia's Al-Nahda Party has rejected a demand by the secularist opposition to step down from government until the upcoming elections have taken place. The demand was made after the...

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...

Rashid Ghannouchi has urged Tunisia's political parties to "prioritise reason and compromise" as the first formal talks of the "national dialogue" got underway on Wednesday. The talks coincide with...