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Islamist party Ennahdha’s candidate Souad Abderrahim became Tuesday the first woman mayor of the Tunisian capital after winning the majority of the council votes following her lead in the municipal elections held in May. Souad Abderrahim beat rival Kamel Idir Read more
The Tunisian Foreign Ministry Wednesday asked Ankara to act quickly and take actions against Turkey-based Egyptian cleric Wajdi Ghanim for his insults to Tunisian President that he described as “a criminal, apostate and liberal” following his support for gender equality Read more
Islam-dominated countries including Morocco, Algeria, Tunisia and Niger have been invited to attend an Arab-Islamic-American summit planned in Riyadh during US President Donald Trump’s next week visit to Saudi Arabia, reports say. King Salman has invited King Mohammed VI of Read more
Tunisia’s Islamist party and largest group in the parliament Sunday indicated it has reservations on nominated Prime Minister’s unity government line-up. Ennahda counts 69 members in the 217-seat Parliament. The party’s supreme institution, the Shura Council, met Sunday and stopped Read more
Tunisian parliament Saturday withdrew its confidence in Prime Minister Habib Essid as expected after lawmakers of the ruling coalition backed the President’s proposal to form a unity government. 118 out of the 191 lawmakers present during the session rejected embattled Read more
Tunisia has proposed to Qatar the setting up of a $2 billion joint investment fund to be financed by several Tunisian sectors. The proposal was made during the Tunisian President Caid Essebsi’s visit to Qatar. The fund, according to Mohamed Read more
Tunisian President declared Tuesday state of emergency across the country following a terrorist attack on a van carrying a presidential guard unit. The attack occurred late in the afternoon on Mohammed V Avenue thoroughfare, not far from the ministry of Read more
Egyptian President Fattah al-Sissi and visiting Tunisian President Caid Essebsi Sunday adopted a single stand in the fight against terrorism plaguing the region and called for international support to on-going political efforts to end regional conflicts. Al-Sissi who was receiving Read more