November 05, 2011

• Tunisia: Economic Profile of Ennahda - Diversification of Banking System and 'Open Sky' Membership [analysis]

  More than one week after the elections of the Constituent Assembly, Tunisia's moderate Islamist party, Ennahda, is at the front line of media coverage. Winning 90 out of 217 seats,... Read more »

• Tunisia: New Projects at Stock Market to Revive Economy

  A project of the introduction of a new index has been validated on October 27th by the Committee of Stock Indexes at the Tunisian stock market, BVMT (Bourse des Valeurs Mobilieres... Read more »

November 04, 2011

• Tunisia: Our Guide to the Country's Red Wine

  Tunisia is a land of many surprises and contrasts. It is a land of diverse geography, opinions and cuisine. It is also, unbeknownst to many, a land with a developed and historical... Read more »

• Tunisia: Strike in Sfax Train Station Brings Eid Traffic to a Standstill

  Employees of the Tunisian National Company of Railways (SNCFT) initiated a local strike at the Sfax railway station on Wednesday, November 2nd at 11:10am. The strike suspended all... Read more »

November 03, 2011

• Tunisia: International Interest in the Country's Phosphates

  An Australian mining company has expressed interest in a phosphate project in northern Tunisia. Read more »

• Tunisia: Women in Kasbah - 'We Are Not Ready to Concede Our Rights.'

  The Kasbah Square in downtown Tunis was the site of a women's demonstration yesterday, November 2nd. After a meeting in the cultural center of Menzah, a meeting was organized with... Read more »

• Tunisia: Floods Devastate Life in Tunisia

  While the Tunisian Union of Agriculture has expressed highly optimistic hopes for the coming harvest season, many Tunisian citizens, especially in places like Bousalem and the... Read more »

• Tunisia: Policeman Stabbed to Death in Gabes

  A policeman was stabbed to death on Tuesday, November 1st in Gabes. Read more »

November 02, 2011

• Tunisia: Illegal Immigrant Tortured in Italy

  A Tunisian illegal immigrant was brutally tortured in the Bounty Galleria detention facilities in Rome. Read more »

• Tunisia: Convertible Dinar Still a Goal - By Ennahda

  Moderate Islamist party Ennahda is interested in achieving total convertibility of the Tunisian dinar, a business-friendly stance that will reassure Tunisian and foreign investors. Read more »

• Tunisia: Extradition Hearing of Libyan Ex-PM Pushed up

  Baghdadi Mahmoudi, prime minister Libya until the fall of leader Moammar Gaddafi, will be tried for extradition next week, on November 8th, a sudden change that makes the... Read more »

• Tunisia: Citizens Taught us Fear is Finite and Hope is Infinite - American Investor

  The US-North Africa Partnership for Economic Opportunity (NAPEO), a State Department organized partnership to build relationships between American investors and North African... Read more »

• Tunisia: Suha Arafat [analysis]

  Suha Arafat, born Suha Ben Daoud Tawil, is originally from Nablus (located in the West Bank, north of Jerusalem). She was born on July 17th, 1963 and is from a Christian Orthodox... Read more »

November 01, 2011

• Tunisia: New Wave of Strikes

  Over the past few months, since the revolution shook the country in January, many sectors of the Tunisian industry have been affected by strikes. Employees, dissatisfied with their... Read more »

• Tunisia: Delegation of U.S. Based Investors Welcomed to the Country

  In an effort to promote investment in North Africa, the US Department of State and Partners for a New Beginning (PNB) have dispatched a delegation of 12 prominent entrepreneurs and... Read more »

October 31, 2011

• Tunisia: The Nation's Media and Propaganda [analysis]

  The process of building a democracy in Tunisia was launched by demonstrations in the streets of towns and cities throughout the country, which led to the rapid departure of Ben... Read more »

• Tunisia: Heavy Rains and Floods Kill Three, Disrupt Transportation

  Following yesterday's heavy rains in almost all of northern Tunisia, civil safeguards have been on permanent standby and worked on water drainage, sewage pumping, and rescuing... Read more »

• Tunisia: Europe and the New Middle East [analysis]

  The Arab Revolution was a strategic surprise. The dramatic suddenness and scope of the revolution has thrown the region into a state of turmoil. The link has been established from... Read more »

• Tunisia: Time to Modernize the Olive Oil Sector

  Tunisia, one of the most important exporters and producers of olive oil, has 75 million olive trees spread over 1,740 million of hectare, which is about one-third of Tunisia's... Read more »