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Tag: Beji Caid Essebsi
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union to stage strike tomark 2011 revolution anniversary
Eight years after the popular uprising that ousted President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisian are back to the streets again as the government and its ... Read More
Tunisia: President in Hot Water for ‘Facilitating’ Hajj for Relatives
President Beji Caid Essebsi of Tunisia has been accused of sneaking members of his family and relatives in the official Tunisian delegation to perform this ... Read More
Tunisians Divided Over Women‘s Inheritance Rights
Tunisians of all walks of life are divided over the issue of gender equality in inheritance rights. A controversial reform of the inheritance law unveiled ... Read More
Tunisian President Calls for Inheritance Equality between Men and Women
Tunisia’s President Beji Caid Essebsi said that time is up to amend the Tunisian inheritance law in order to guarantee equality between men and women. ... Read More
North African Leaders Express Optimism Following Macron’s Victory
As is the case with France and mainstream Europe, North Africa on France’s Mediterranean neighbourhood breath a sigh of relief after Centrist Emanuel Macron decisively ... Read More
Libya-Tunisia: Haftar spurns Essebsi’s invitation
Libya’s eastern military commander Khalifa Haftar has ignored an invitation by Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi because of the latter’s support for the Tripoli-based Presidency ... Read More
Germany, Tunisia Reach Deal to Fast-track Repatriation of Rejected Asylum Seekers
German Chancellor Angela Merkel announced that an agreement has been sealed with Tunisian authorities to speed up the process of repatriating the Tunisians who failed ... Read More
Islamist Ennahda Party, Responsible for Tunisians’ Exodus to Conflict Zones, Opposition Claims
The Tunisian Islamist party Ennahda and its leader Rached Ghannouchi have been accused of condoning the departure of the thousands of Tunisians to hotbed conflict ... Read More
Tunisia: Do not Welcome Tunisian Terrorists, Protesters Tell Government
Tunisians gathered in front of the parliament, during the weekend, to protest against the government’s policies towards Tunisian nationals returning from fighting for jihadist groups. ... Read More
EU to Donate Tunisia €300 million in 2017
The European Union (EU) Thursday announced it would grant Tunisia a new assistance package worth €300 million next year but in the form of donation ... Read More