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A Saudi Arabian national flag flies in a city square in Buraidah, Saudi Arabia, on Sunday, Aug. 4. 2019. Saudi Arabia has been draining its reserves to cover social spending amid low oil prices. Photographer: Tasneem Alsultan/Bloomberg via Getty Images

Saudi Arabia Pledges to Provide Support for Tunisia, Tunisian Presidency Says

Saudi Arabia pledged on Sunday to provide the necessary support for Tunisia, which is suffering a political, economic, and health crisis, the Tunisian presidency said on Sunday. Saudi State…

22 August 2021

Outlawed Ennahda

Tunisia is certainly going through a serious turning point that represents the crux of the dispute between the Islamic movement, on one hand, and the civil parties, on the other hand. This dispute…

Gamal Abd El-Maboud 09 August 2021

Tunisia's President Kais Saied, center, leads a security meeting with members of the army and police forces in Tunis, Tunisia, Sunday, July 25, 2021. (Photo by Hedi Azouz/AP)

Tunisia’s Challenge to Keep the Boat Afloat

Tunisia; the geographically small, historically ancient, and demographically young and vibrant North African country, which is located at one of the most beautiful spots at the southern Mediterranean…

Dalia Ziada 06 August 2021

Kais Saied: From an "Ordinary Man" to a "Savior"

Kais Saied described his victory in the Tunisian elections in 2019 as a "new revolution", but he seemed to be shackled by the constitution, which did not hide his desire to amend it to expand his…

Majalla 30 July 2021

Tunisian Poet Anis Chouchene: I hope the Anti-Racism Protests Ignite Change in the Arab World

Artist and poet Anis Chouchene is Tunisian by nationality, African by identity and human by belonging. Chouchene writes about and for humankind, telling stories emanating from his community to defend…

Amena Derwazi 03 July 2020

Elyes Fakhfakh: Tunisia’s New Prime Minister Designate Races Against Time to Form New Government

Early Life and Education Elyes Fakhfakh was born in the Tunisian capital of Tunis in 1972. He would then attend the National Engineering School of Sfax where he earned…

Al Majalla - London 28 February 2020

Nabil Baffoun, President of the Independent Higher Authority for Election, holds a press conference to announce the results of a second round run- off of the presidential election in Tunis, Tunisia on October 14, 2019. Tunisias independent candidate Kais Saied has secured more than 72% of votes in the presidential election. (Getty)

Kais Saied is Elected as Tunisia’s President

As one of the world’s youngest democracies, the 2019 Presidential election marked an important milestone for the North African country. First and foremost, the election proved that the electorate has…

Al Majalla - London 19 October 2019

Supporters of Tunisia's jailed presidential candidate Nabil Karoui (picture) celebrate in front of his headquarters in the Tunisian capital Tunis on September 15, 2019. (Getty)

Tunisia’s Rebuke of the Political Establishment was a Long Time Coming

The second round of Tunisia’s presidential election will be a choice of two political outsiders after they topped the first round of voting on Sunday: Kais Saied, an independent candidate and a law…

Yasmine El Geressi 20 September 2019

Why President Essebsi, and Tunisia, Stood Alone

Last Thursday,Beji Caid Essebsi, the president of theRepublic of Tunisia, died in a military hospital at the age of 92. His death fell on a national holiday of particular resonance: Republic Day…

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Moncef Marzouki: Ennahda and Nidaa Tounes Alliance Failed to Govern Tunisia

Tunisia-Mohamed Moncef Marzouki was the first democratically elected president of Tunisia after the January 14th Revolution in 2011. A neurologist by profession, he spent many years defending…

Boubaker bin Omar 15 March 2019

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