What's the real goal of Tunisia’s campaign against corruption?

In a supposed anti-corruption move, the Tunisian government arrested eight businessmen, including one charged with treason and endangering the country's safety.

Tunisia

Trump budget slashes Middle East aid

The State Department is seeking deep cuts to military and economic assistance for Arab states.

Bahrain

Why Egypt is moving forward on free trade

Experts consider Egypt's recent actions supporting the Agadir Agreement significant, as Egypt has the largest market among the free-trade agreement's member countries, which will enjoy greater trade and investment opportunities with the help of Egyptian labor and investment opportunities.

Saudi Arabia

Animal rights activists in Tunisia decry crocodile stoning

Tunisia's Belvedere Zoo is unsafe for the animals it is supposed to protect.

Tunisia

Germany's Merkel strikes immigration deal on visit to Tunisia

German Chancellor Angela Merkel has come under fire for Germany’s open-door migration policy, so striking a deal with Tunisia to bring back at least some irregular migrants was a necessary step for her to defuse some of the criticism.

Egypt

Will Tunisia finally amend harsh cannabis law?

Tunisians, including government officials, have been in favor of amending a harsh law for possession and use of cannabis, but doing so has not been easy.

Tunisia

New Tunisian electoral law raises issue of military’s role in politics

The Tunisian parliament approved a new law on municipal elections, which granted military and security members the right to vote and raised concerns that the decision threatens the institutions' neutrality.

Tunisia

How Tunisia's young entrepreneurs are hoping to boost the economy

Co-working spaces support the rising entrepreneurship sector among the educated youth who are unable to get traditional jobs.

Tunisia

Will Tunisia restore diplomatic ties with Syria?

The resumption of diplomatic relations with Syria has become an urgent matter for the Tunisian government, given the large number of Tunisian fighters involved in the Syrian war.

Syria

At Arab Spring commission, Tunisians speak of incomplete revolution

At Tunisia's third Truth and Dignity Commission, many young speakers testified about human rights abuses that occurred during the 2011 revolution and continue to this day.

Tunisia

Tunisia’s top diplomat exhorts Trump not to abandon Palestinian statehood

In an exclusive interview with Al-Monitor, Foreign Minister Khemaies Jhinaoui urged the president-elect not to give up on Middle East peace.

Palestine

How will Tunisia deal with thousands of returning jihadis?

Tunisian officials are caught between their international obligation to process and prosecute returning militants and the public's desire to see them banished.

Tunisia