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Tunisian President eager to take a leaf out of Egypt’s experience in security, stability matters

Tunisian President Kais Saied Wednesday expressed willingness to learn from Egypt’s experience in areas of security and stability, at the time Tunisians and Tunisia’s partners are wary of the waning of democracy in the North African country. Saied expressed the wish at a phone conversation with his Egyptian counterpart to congratulate him on the 48th […]

Egypt’s Old Guard Back in Power: Al-Sisi in Bouteflika’s Footsteps?

After Abdelaziz Bouteflika claimed a “crushing victory” in his bid to win a fourth term as Algeria’s leader and his main rival, Ali Benflis, has accused him of a “massive fraud”, Egypt seems to be headed to a similar scenario: While Egypt’s interim government has characterized the upcoming election as an important step towards democracy, […]

US, EU to inject millions of euros into battered Tunisian tourism industry

The Unites States and the European Union have pledged to back Tunisia’s tourism industry severely affected by the covid-19 pandemic with a combined investment valued at more than €100 million. The US support will come from its development agency, USAID, which has pledged to mobilize between $30 million and $50 million for “Visit Tunisia” program […]