Tunisian president picks technocrat as prime minister
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has named Wednesday a little-known technocrat as prime minister after…
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Switzerland says to ease seizure, repatriation of dictators’ funds
Switzerland will implement a new law in July to help seize and repatriate illicit wealth parked in its banks by…
Tunisia PM urges patience after social unrest
Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid pleaded Saturday for people to be "patient" after a wave of protests against…
Tunisia Elections Probably to Be Held in November: Election Chief
Tunisia's next presidential and parliamentary elections will probably be held in the second half of November, the…
Swiss Extends Freeze on Ben Ali, Mubarak Assets by 3 Years
The Swiss government on Wednesday extended by three years a freeze on the assets of ousted Tunisian dictator Zine…
Tunisia Must ‘Speedily, Transparently’ Investigate Brahimi’s…
Tunisian authorities should thoroughly, speedily, and transparently investigate the assassination on July 25, 2013,…
After Morsi’s Ouster In Egypt, Tunisia’s Islamists Fear A Similar Fate
There’s one place that has watched the past two weeks of violence in Egypt with particular nervousness: Tunisia,…
New Tunisian Protest Movement Takes Cue from Egypt
Tunisian opposition activists have launched their own version of Egypt's Tamarod protest movement, whose campaign…
Tunisia Seeks To Secure US$ 1.7 Bln Loan From IMF
The International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) mission will meet with the Tunisian government to negotiate a US$ 1.7…
Ousted Tunisian President Ben Ali Died in Jeddah; Reports
After two days under coma, deposed Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has died at a hospital in Jeddah,…
