Tag: Ben Ali

Tunisia: Lawmakers slam the 2015 supplementary finance bill

August 5, 2015

Tunisian lawmakers have criticized at a plenary session the 2015 supplementary finance bill saying that is does not match the aspirations of the Tunisian people. ... Read More

Tunisia: 5year development plan to overcome economic and social challenges by 2016

August 2, 2015

Tunisia is preparing a five year development program that is expected to begin next year and the Minister of Development, Investment and International Co-operation Yassine Brahim ... Read More

Tunisia: Parliament revives death penalty to fight terrorism

July 24, 2015

The Tunisian House of People’s Representatives adopted at a plenary session articles 16 to 34 of the 139-article anti-terrorism and money laundering law. Among the ... Read More

Tunis hosts Global Social Forum in defiance to terrorist threat

March 25, 2015

Tunis is less than two weeks after the terrorist attacks is hosting the Global Social Forum scheduled from 24 to 28 March amid a fearsome ... Read More

Tunisia: Tunisians fear one-party state if Essebsi becomes president

November 17, 2014

The presidential campaign atmosphere is rocking Tunisia as the parties continue to seek votes nationwide. The potential winner is 87-year-old Beji Caid Essebsi of the ... Read More

Tunisia: Parliamentary and presidential elections decided, MPs agree

June 26, 2014

Members of the Tunisian parliament have finally agreed on the days to be set aside for the parliamentary and presidential elections. The country’s transition towards ... Read More

Tunisia : Algeria becomes Tunisia’s ‘big brother’

May 6, 2014

Tunisia’s financial and economic woes have reached worrying stages forcing the government to curb its expenses. The state will be reducing the salaries of its ... Read More

Tunisia: PM Jomaa to introduce reforms without grievances

April 30, 2014

Prime Minster Mehi Jomaa talked out the guidelines of the economy’s revival without provoking any protests from the population. Jomaa said a national economic dialogue ... Read More

Tunisia: Ghannouchi, Tunisia on the right path

March 31, 2014

The co-founder and President of the Ennahda Party, Rached Ghannouchi, has revealed his views of what the future holds for Tunisia. Ennahda was heading a ... Read More

Tunisia marks 3rd year anniverary with violence

January 16, 2014

The 14th of January marked the third year anniversary of the Tunisian revolution which went to sweep the North Africa and the Middle East. There ... Read More