Dr Abdelkader Cheref: The Tunisia-Algeria alliance, two sides of the same coin?
Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune’s televised summer pledge to defend Tunisia from external threats both bolstered bilateral ties and sparked discontent...
Arab Spring
Tunisia: Protests demand end to presidential rule
Five years after President Kais Saied suspended parliament under emergency powers, renewed Tunisian protests have evolved into a broader challenge...
Hafed al-Ghwell: Tunisians are losing hope in their institutions
An ancient Roman poet wrote that rulers could placate the public by providing them with “bread and circuses.” Food satisfies...
Dr. Jebril El-Abidi: Libya celebrates bittersweet anniversary of the 2011 Revolution
The anniversary of Libya’s February 17, 2011 revolution remains a bittersweet occasion. The fall of the dictatorship is rejoiced, but...
Osman Mirghani: Sudan’s lost December revolution
The trajectories of every country that underwent what came to be known as the “Arab Spring,” deviated radically from initial...
Tunisians commemorate the 15th anniversary of the revolution
Tunisians filled Tunis' main avenue to commemorate the 15th anniversary of street seller Mohamed Bouazizi's self-immolation, which triggered the Arab...
Daughter of Tunisian ex-dictator Ben Ali arrested in France
The events relating to the 2011 Tunisian revolution are still emerging as Halima Ben Ali, the daughter of the ex-dictator...
Tunisia’s democracy faces breaking point
The future of Tunisian democracy hangs in the balance after former Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh was sentenced to 34 years...
Mohammad Abu Rumman: Political Islam more alive than ever
Political Islam has become a driving force against the status quo in many Arab countries - the primary recourse for...
Tunisian torture victims go to UN over domestic court failures
Six Tunisian torture victims have lodged complaints with the UN Committee against Torture over the failure of authorities to secure...
Libya: 27 more bodies found Arab Spring mass grave
The number of bodies found in an Arab Spring mass grave in Libya’s capital Tripoli has risen to 73, according...
Tunisia: Union rejects move to silence journalist’s election coverage
Tunisian society continues to hit back at the Saied government’s thirst for authoritarianism, with the most recent display of discontent...
Tunisia: Former presidential hopeful put in pre-trial remand
The crackdown on the opposition of the Tunisian president appears to be unrelenting to some observers as the judiciary takes...
Tunisia: only three candidates accepted for presidential election
Claims of democracy fading in Tunisia may appear to be true as the nation’s electoral commission announced on August 10th...
Flights between Syria and Saudi Arabia resume after 12 years
A flight from Syria touched down in Saudi Arabia for the first time after 12 years on July 10th, reported...
