Tag: Beji Caid Essebsi

Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union to stage strike tomark 2011 revolution anniversary

January 16, 2019

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

August 23, 2017

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

August 18, 2017

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

August 14, 2017

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

May 8, 2017

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

March 28, 2017

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

March 6, 2017

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

January 10, 2017

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

December 26, 2016

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

December 9, 2016

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