Tag: Moncef Marzouki

Tunisia: Marzouki accepts defeat as Essibsi becomes president

December 23, 2014

Ahead of the final results, Tunisians have elected Veteran politician Beji Caid Essibsi as the next president in what is hailed as an important step ... Read More

Tunisia: Tensions remain encircled between presidential candidates

December 18, 2014

Tunisians will be going to the polls on Sunday to elect their next leader. Moncef Marzouki and Beji Caid Essebsi will face each other in ... Read More

Tunisia: Presidential final round slated for 21 December

December 9, 2014

21 December has been chosen by the electoral body as the date that will assemble Tunisians at voting stations to elect their new president in ... Read More

Tunisia: Parliament holds inaugural session, political tussles begin

December 3, 2014

Ahead of the Presidential elections later on this month, attention in Tunisia has shifted to the parliament’s first session. The newly elected 217 members of ... Read More

Tunisia : 70 presidential candidates for 23 November elections

September 25, 2014

With less than 2months before the much anticipated presidential elections in Tunisia, the Elections Board (ISIE) closed for the reception of files from hopeful presidential ... Read More

Tunisia mourns ahead of “open war” against terrorism

July 18, 2014

Tunisia is mourning 14 of its soldiers killed while breaking their fast at their posts near the Algerian border. A soldier still remains missing. The ... Read More

Tunisia : Presidential candiates forthcoming

July 1, 2014

Hopeful presidential candidates have started preparing their dossiers with more than 10 candidates expected to vie for the post.  Current interim President, Moncef Marzouki, will ... Read More

Morocco, Tunisia to Give New Momentum to their Relations

May 30, 2014

Morocco and Tunisia are poised to give a new momentum to their traditionally close bilateral relations, not only at the political scale but also at ... Read More

Tunisia to Restore Africa’s Oldest Synagogue in Ghriba

April 4, 2014

Tunisia has launched preparations to restore the synagogue in Ghriba, also known as the Djerba synagogue, before many Tunisian Jews set off on the pilgrimage ... 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