The Salafist Liberation Party of Tunisia says it has long called for the establishment of a caliphate, yet it condemns the recent  terrorist attack on tourists in Sousse, which left 38 tourists dead. The Islamic State (IS) claimed responsibility for the attack. In the following interview, Islamic Liberation Party spokesman Ridha Belhaj says his party […]

Although he has been sentenced to life in prison, young Tunisian Anis Nasr saw a light outside of his dark cell, and became the first prisoner to ever complete his baccalaureate exam while incarcerated. “I always used to get honourable grades,” said Nasr, “but in a moment of anger and indiscretion, my life turned upside […]

Salma Elloumi Rekik, the Tunisian Minister of Tourism, in an exclusive interview with Correspondents, said the tourism sector would incur significant losses following the June 26 terrorist attack on the tourist sea resort in Sousse that left 38 tourists dead. Salma Elloumi Rekik, the Tunisian Minister of Tourism, in an exclusive interview with Correspondents, said […]

Shon and his wife, who hail from Great Britain, have decided to spend the rest of their vacation in Sousse, although hundreds of other tourists have left since the terrorist attack on June 26 that left 39 tourists dead. Shon and his wife, who hail from Great Britain, have decided to spend the rest of […]

In the following interview with Mohsen Marzouk, new Secretary General of Nidaa Tunis Movement and head of the coalition government, he admitted that the popularity of his party has dwindled and that the coalition government is not strong enough. Protests against the coalition, which Marzouk believes have been organized by members of the former troika […]

In this exclusive interview, Hamma Hammami, leader of the leftist Popular Front and spokesman of the Worker’s Party explains why his party refuses to engage in dialogue with its key political rival, Ennahda. He severely criticizes the current coalition government because he claims it has not offered serious solutions to addressing the deteriorating breakdown in […]

When Abdulmajid Jadi left his home in the Salamah District in Beer Hafi to Sidi Bouzid on May 12, to finish some paper work, he never thought it would be his last day alive. The following day, the police announced that Jadi committed suicide in his cell, but his family  accuses the policemen of torturing […]

Vice-President of Tunisia’s parliament Abdel Fattah Mourou describes his country’s political and economic situation as worrying. He doubts President Beji Caid Essebsi’s ability to bring about dialogue and he paints a relatively bleak picture about the government’s future. Vice-president Mourou, will you run for the presidency of Ennahda in the coming congress? And did Rached […]

Tunisian rappers have turned cannabis consumption into a public opinion issue that has led the government to consider lessening prison sentences for drug users.  Tunisian prisons have become overcrowded with cannabis users. Minister of Justice Mohamed Salah Ben Aïssa has recently announced that the current government, under Habib Essid, has embarked on drafting a new […]

In the mining town of Moularès in the Gafsa Governorate in southern Tunisia, a conservative area, twentysomething Asmahan Zouibi is the only woman fixing bikes in the area’s cycle repair shops. Zouibi is an early dropout with no educational certificate. Following the death of her father, the family’s sole breadwinner, Zouibi said she refused to […]