First Independent Mena Newspaper
The Interior Minister, Lofti Ben Jeddou, claimed that Ansar al-Sharia is behind the killings of Mohamed Brahmi and Chokri Belaid. He presented proofs to back his claim before announcing that the objectif of Ansar al-sharia is to establish an Islamic emirate in North Africa. Ansar al-Sharia is an organization of ultraconservative Muslims known as the […]
A few days after Chairman Rached Ghannouchi of Ennahda ruled out any possibility of succumbing to the pressure of the opposition, the party has announced through Fethi Ayadi, chairman of its supreme council that it will be making a U-turn for the establishment of “a government of national unity.” The opposition has not reacted to […]
The political crisis in the country is gearing for another step as the Salvation Front, a coalition of secular opposition parties, could propose an alternative cabinet at an anti-government rally on Tuesday. Pressure is mounting on the government but Ennahda has vowed not to leave power. The list of an alternative government from the Salvation […]
Prime Minister Ali Larayedh has blasted the activists behind the promotion of Tunisia’s Tamarod version. He described them as a “danger to the democratic process” the country is experiencing. The Prime Minister was speaking at a radio interview when he made these remarks. Tunisia’s Tamarod movement wants the National Constituent Assembly to be dissolved and […]
Egypt’s Ministry for Foreign Affairs has summoned Tunisia and Turkey’s ambassadors’ respectively, in what it considers being a mingling in its internal affairs with respect to comments made by government officials from the two countries. These countries did not welcome the removal of President Mohammed Morsi from power by the military. The Minister of Foreign […]
After Egypt’s Tamarud campaign was made a succes with the intervention of the military, Tunisia’s opposition activists have decided to begin a similar move against the coalition government led by Ennahda. They have vowed to start collecting signatures to end the government’s mandate. The spokesman of Tamarud Tunisia, Mohamed Bennour told reporters at a press […]
Tunisians have started pointing fingers at each other for the slow walk towards their expectations, 3 years after forcing Ben Ali to leave power. Some believe the failure to present a constitution for a referendum is a move engineered by Ennahda to regain its lost popularity before elections while others argue that financial issues are […]
A research study by Thomson Reuters has concluded that Islamic finance in Tunisia can grow, and claim at least 25% and up to 40% of the financial sector in 5years, if the required policies are implemented. Islamic finance has previously not been popular in the country because it has been neglected by the previous regime. […]
Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA) has signed an agreement with Tunisia to finance 11 medium-sized loans to Tunisia, while it prepares three other financial agreements to be signed between them. The sealed agreement will produce a financial package of 4,4 million dinars for development projects in Tunisia, according to a source working with the Japanese […]
The president office’s spokesman, Adnene Manser, has described the criticisms made by the US government through its Tunisian embassy after the last week sentence of 20 assailants of the U.S. embassy in Tunis as “unacceptable” during an interview on Kalima; a private radio station. Washington considers the judgment rendered by the court is lenient and […]