First Independent Mena Newspaper
The killing of three French journalists in northern Malian region of Kidal in early November 2013 is indicative of the ability of Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb (AQIM) to conduct terrorist attacks in the region despite French military presence. Similarly, the announcement of the creation of a new terrorist group called Al Mourabitoun out of […]
In order to deal with the envisaged decline in state revenues, Tunisia is planning to introduce tax hikes and subsidy cuts in the budget for 2014. Not surprisingly, this unpopular call has already triggered a wave of controversy, while economists agree that all in all the entire draft of the 2014 budget is inevitably facing […]
Threats of terrorists’ attacks on New Year’s Eve are being issued by the Interior Ministry but it seems as if Tunisians are busy preparing for festivities. The end of year is usually marked with celebrations all over the world and it is also seen by businesses as an opportune moment to offer promotional packages. Minister […]
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 the adoption of a new constitution. Tunisia has been meddled in political crisis since the departure of Ben Ali. Elections returned the country to relative calm but tensions reached new […]
Tunisia has recently commemorated the deportation of 5,000 Jews from the country during the Second World War between 1942 and 1943 – an act that astonished many Tunisians. According to the general societal feeling though, the commemoration of the Holocaust – among Jews known as “shoah” – is an interesting step that comes at a […]
Because of the mounting security situation in the region of Sahel, closer cooperation and integration in Maghreb is needed. According to the final concluding remarks of the 11th Morocco-EU Association Council, the EU28 stressed the salience of tight cooperation between the MENA and Sahel-Sahara region. The effort of closer collaboration between Sahel and Maghreb was […]
Tunisia’s new Prime Minister expected to lead the country to new elections has made his first comments since his designation. Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa affirmed that he has already started consultations to form a new government which will be free of politicians belonging to political parties. Dialogue between political parties took more than a month […]
Algerian authorities have moved to step up security presence along the border with Libya in light of the continuing chaos and instability in the neighboring country while striving for better co-operation against terrorist threats. Algerian Prime Minister Abdelmalek Sellal announced recently, following his meeting with his Tunisian counterpart in Paris, that he would visit Libya […]
From 9-11 December, Tunis is hosting the first African Ministerial Meeting on Information and Communication Technology (ICT) Integration, Education, and Training. The forum is a joint endeavor of the Association for the Development of Education in Africa (ADEA), the African Development Bank (AfDB), the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Organisation internationale […]
The civil society sector in Tunisia is still rather nascent, yet there is a growing number of non-profit organizations (NGOs), including Islamic ones, that raise many questions about their role in civil society and the sources of their funding. Generally, NGOs are considered advocates of freedom and identity and key players in a civil society […]