At Ennahda’s 10th convention held last week, Rashed Al-Ghanooshi won a new four-year term as head of the Islamist party, although some of the conventioneers voted for other candidates. The elections reflected wide agreement on the historical leader of the movement, yet backstage, a conflict for leadership within party began to surface. At Ennahda’s 10th […]

Hamida Daridi, recently elected as the Head of the National Authority for the Prevention of Torture (NAPT), speaks about its role in tackling torture and its program to prevent impunity. Hamida Daridi, how do you evaluate the elections, which brought about the current NAPT? Hamida Daridi, recently elected as the Head of the National Authority […]

Head of the Tunisian Company for Petroleum Activities Mohamed Akrout answers important questions about suspicions of corruption and transgression in finalizing oil contracts with foreign companies. Mohamed Akrout, some say Tunisia is sitting on a huge wealth of oil secretly kept by your governmental institution. Is this statement true or mere allegation? Head of the […]

Uqba Ibin Nafi mosque, nestled in Talmin village in the southern state of Kebili, is not only a relic of Tunisia’s Islamic history, it is also host to columns and masonry containing Roman inscriptions and carved figures that were part of a church dating back to over 2000 years ago.  “Under the French occupation, the […]

On a marble tomb in the Christian Borj El-Amri Cemetery in the northern Manouba governorate lay a red flower bouquet sent from Cecil (a British woman) to her husband Bill. The war had allowed Cecil a few years of love –Bill fought with the British army in the Second World War against the German forces […]

More than 157 organizations in Tunisia are suspected of financing fundamentalist religious groups, according to Kamel Jendoubi, Minister of Relations with the constitutional authorities, civil society and human rights. “They are a major threat to the security and economic stability in Tunisia,” Jendoubi said. More than 157 organizations in Tunisia are suspected of financing fundamentalist […]

In the second part of this special interview with Rashed Ghannouchi, the head of the Ennahda Movement speaks about many issues related to the sources of his party’s finances, his political future as the leader of Ennahda and the future of the movement’s political alliances. Rached Ghannouchi, will you ever publish a transparent report on […]

Adnan Monser, Secretary General of Tunisia’s speaks to Correspondents about his new movement Al Irada Movement (founded by former Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki). Monser also discusses his political alliances and his positions towards the current governmental coalition as well as Tunisia’s economic and social crises. Adnan Monser, do you not believe that leaving the Congress […]

Tunisia’s Minister of Communication Technologies Noomane Fehri speaks about his ministry’s role in fighting terrorism through internet monitoring and tracking suspected sites. The Minister also speaks about the role played by his ministry in addressing high unemployment, believed to be the major cause of the spread of terrorism. The Tunisian government is fighting a war […]

At the start of April, Sheikh Khazeiri, a 70-old wrinkled-faced Bedouin chief, ordered the members of his tribe to prepare themselves for the summer’s trip to northern Tunisia, as the climate conditions were suitable for the move to their summer location. They are Tunisia’s nomads, who move from the south to the north in summer, […]