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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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