Tag: Ennahda

Tunisia: LPR dissolved before elections, Opposition satisfied

May 27, 2014

A Tunisian court has decided to dissolve the League for the Protection of the Revolution (LPR) ahead of the upcoming elections. The group is considered ... Read More

Can Jomaa’s Caretaker Government Deliver Economic Reform?

April 5, 2014

When Mehdi Jomaa assumed the role of Tunisia’s interim Prime Minister in late January, he did not know how disastrous the true economic condition of ... Read More

Algeria: opposition parties calling for a unified boycott

February 26, 2014

Algerian President Abdelaziz Bouteflika's decision to run for a fourth term was not received well by the opposition who argue that his ailing health condition ... Read More

Tunisia still waiting for a new government

January 27, 2014

Mehdi Jomaa, Tunisia’s officially designated new prime minister, announced his failure in forming a new cabinet meant to steer the country to fresh polls. This ... Read More

Tunisia : Ennahda and the role of religion

January 24, 2014

A major topic of debate earlier this month, article 6, has once again resurfaced in Tunisia National Constituent Assembly. The article, which addresses the role ... Read More

Waking Up to Public Anger: Tunisia Suspending New Taxes

January 13, 2014

After meeting a number of ministers and representatives of UNICA, Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Laarayedh announced during a press conference earlier in January that all ... Read More

Tunisia : Government seeks IMF loan as strikes increase

January 9, 2014

Tunisian authorities are under pressure to reduce the hardship on the population as public protests continue to increase. The government said it is trying to ... Read More

Gender Equality Enshrined in Tunisia’s Draft Constitution

January 8, 2014

Tunisia’s constitutional assembly voted earlier this week to enshrine gender equality in its draft constitution, upholding the country’s status as having one of the Arab ... Read More

Tunisia: MP’s receive death threats as votes disappoints Islamist

January 6, 2014

The ongoing voting of the constitutional articles is surrounded with great enthusiasm and debates. The different political parties are blaming each other for the approval ... Read More

Tunisia : Politicians agree on crisis deadline

December 25, 2013

The spokesman of the 21 political parties engaged in talks, Mohamed Mahfoudh, has announced that the 14th of January 2014 will be the deadline for ... Read More