Ghassan Bouizi, head of the General Union of Tunisian Students, climbed upon the recently erected statue of former President Habib Bourguiba in the center of Tunis and painted “Weldek Fi Darek” (your children should stay at home). “This phrase tells the President (Beji Caid Essebsi) to keep his son away from politics and ensure that […]

Suad leaves her hut-like home at the crack of dawn with her feverish baby strapped to her chest, and his two brothers.  The children will spend the day with her in a cane-refining workshop. Many women like Souad also head early towards cane-refining workshops spread out acros the village of Menbesta on the outskirts of […]

When the term of his contract as a university professor ended, Ph.D student Imad Ghanimi looked for another way to earn a living. Having studied and taught in the university for long years, Ghanimi searched for any job to provide for his poor family in light of skyrocketing prices. He sold toys and clothes on […]

Director-General of Gafsa Phosphate Company (GPC) Ramadan Suweid says it is unlikely the state will sell GPC, although he acknowledges the company’s financial woes. But he says that phosphate production decreased due to social unrest and not from a lack of foreign demand. Ramad Suweid, GPD was a lucrative business for the state prior to […]

Nidhal, 27, is the son of a Syrian mother and a Tunisian father. Having lived in Damascus, in Yarmouk and now in Gafsa, Tunisia, Nidhal is unsure of where he belongs. Back in the besieged Yarmouk camp he was seen as the “Tunisian”. Now in Tunisia he often is labelled as the “Syrian terrorist,” due […]

Tourism revenues in Tunisia have hit a 3-year low as the number of German tourists visiting Tunisia in particular has sharply decreased, especially on the once-popular island of Djerba. Tourism revenues in Tunisia have hit a 3-year low as the number of German tourists visiting Tunisia in particular has sharply decreased, especially on the once-popular […]

Anis is sat watching passers-by on Promenade des Anglais, a few meters away from where 84 people were run over and slaughtered with a truck on the July 14 Bastille Day celebrations in Nice this year. “I was with my roommate walking when suddenly we saw pedestrians running in panic in all directions,” Anis remembers. […]

The formation of a new Tunisian government, headed by Youssef Chahed, split power between a number of key players, but sparked a mixed response from politicians. The formation of a new Tunisian government, headed by Youssef Chahed, split power between a number of key players, but sparked a mixed response from politicians. In the new […]

Scandals have emerged as a mainstay of Tunisia’s extended political drama, which, since the revolution, has included seven governments and a series of damning accusations. Scandals have emerged as a mainstay of Tunisia’s extended political drama, which, since the revolution, has included seven governments and a series of damning accusations. In the latest scandal, local […]

Tunisia still has not repaid a 500-million-dollar loan to Qatar from 2012. And while Qatar has agreed to delay repayment for an additional five years, some analysts see this as a perilous step towards bankruptcy. According to the Tunisian Ministry of Finance, foreign debts account for 60 percent of the country’s GDP, totalling more than […]