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Tunisian police continue to clash with protesters

Sunday was the third consecutive day of unrest a decade on from the revolution that ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

18/01/2021

Tunisia

Tunisian activists protest surveillance a decade on from Arab Spring

It's been ten years since a street vendor set himself on fire to protest against rising living costs and corruption in Tunisia, sparking the Arab Spring.

17/12/2020

World News

How has Tunisia changed ten years on from the Arab Spring?

The Arab Spring led to the ousting of longtime dictators in Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Yemen.

17/12/2020

World News

Euroviews. The MENA countries are aligning to EU values. We shouldn’t waste this historic opportunity ǀ View

If the EU fails to scale up its engagement with the Middle East soon, countries like China will fill the vacuum. This increases the imperative for the EU to ensure that it engages with the Arab world in a way that strengthens it economically.

20/12/2019

Iraq

Iraq protesters back on the streets after violence kills 40

The Iraqi parliament will meet in an emergency session to address the demands.

25/10/2019

Tunisia

Tunisians vote in unpredictable parliamentary elections

Tunisians went to the polls on Sunday as the small North African state's economy stagnates and public services decline.

06/10/2019

Europe Decoded

Why Iraqis are on the streets after 'years of anger and frustration'

Prime Minister Mahdi says he will listen to the ''legitimate'' demands of protesters, but with many calling for his downfall, what is next for Iraq?

04/10/2019

Tunisia

Tunisia election: Unofficial exit polls project landslide Saied win

An unofficial exit poll conducted by Sigma Consulting projected a landslide win in the Tunisian presidential election for independent candidate Kais Saied on Sunday, saying he had taken 76.9% of the votes.

13/09/2019

Tunisia

Meet the Tunisian running to be first openly gay Arab president

Mounir Baatour says there has been a “positive” reaction to his campaign to become Tunisia's first openly gay president.

20/07/2019

Sudan

Don't call me heroic, women have always led change, Sudanese icon says

"There are perceptions that are entrenched in societies, which hide the role of women and describe it in certain terms which suggest that a woman going out on the street, standing against injustice is ... heroic. However, it is normal because a woman is a creature with responsibilities."

21/04/2019

Tunisia

Leadership struggles in Tunisia deepen

Leadership struggles in Tunisia deepen, ruling party elects two leaders in parallel congresses

14/04/2019

Egypt

Euroviews. Egypt - EU partnership: oppressors and their friends | View

Europe’s leaders have professed their commitment to working for the common interests of Egyptians and Europeans, including speaking out in defence of human rights. But it’s far from clear how this definition of common interest is being extended to ordinary Egyptians.

19/12/2018

Belgium

Billions of Libyan assets mishandled by Belgian banks

An investigation is underway into Belgian banks billions of Euro are missing which belonged to the desceased Libyan strongman Mummar Gaddafi. This comes after Belgian authorities were accused of paying out interest and dividends on Libya’s frozen bank accounts.

07/11/2018

Cult

Tunisian protest singer on world tour

Tunisian protest singer on world tour

20/07/2018