Iman Zayat

Iman Zayat is the Managing Editor of The Arab Weekly.

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A file picture shows a flower shop owner stranded in a street flooded by torrential rains in the Tunisian capital Tunis. (AFP)
Flooding in Tunisia punishes poorly kept infrastructure
November 24, 2020
Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim Bin Hamad al-Thani received Tunisian President Kais Saied in Doha, November 15. (Tunisian presidency).
Qatar seeks to tidy up image through Tunisian president’s visit
November 16, 2020
Tunisian leader of the Free Destourian Party (PDL) Abir Moussi speaks at a sit-in downtown Tunis, last July. AFP
Tunisian party leads drive against Brotherhood-linked outfit
November 12, 2020
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi gives a press conference on November 3, in Tunis, after his meeting with several economic experts. (AFP)
Tunisian businesses face spectre of bankruptcy amid economic crisis
November 04, 2020
Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi meets with People’s Movement MP Haykal Mekki, October 14, in Tunis. (Prime Minister’s office)
Tunisian PM seeks allies in parliament for more leverage
October 16, 2020
Ennahda party leader Rached Ghannouchi arrives at a ceremony in Carthage, last month. (AFP)
Ennahda leaders pen second letter critical of Ghannouchi
October 14, 2020
A file picture shows Tunisian MPs attending a plenary session in Tunis. (AFP)
Tunisian parliament debates measures to curb COVID-19
October 02, 2020
Fighters loyal to Libya’s Tripoli-based government on the outskirts of Misrata, Libya. (REUTERS)
French magazine puts spotlight on Turkey’s mercenaries in Libya
September 21, 2020
A file picture of Ennahda chief Rached Ghannouchi, surrounded by bodyguards and aides. (AFP)
Ghannouchi compares party figures calling for his exit to coup plotters
September 17, 2020
Tunisian Islamist party leader Rached Ghannouchi arrives at a government ceremony in Carthage on the eastern outskirts of the capital Tunis on September 3. (AFP)
Ennahda figures petition Ghannouchi to step down
September 16, 2020
Tunisian President Kais Saied attends the new government swearing-in ceremony at Carthage Palace on September 2. (AFP)
Saied hits back at ‘scheming’ politicians after PM’s vote of confidence
September 03, 2020
Tunisian women wear face masks for protection against the novel coronavirus at a market in the southwestern Tunisian town of Gabes on August 26. (AFP)
Spike in COVID-19 cases triggers alarm in Tunisia
August 27, 2020
Ennahda weighs its options after Mechichi cabinet announcement
August 25, 2020
A file photo shows Tunisian President Kais Saied (R) tasking Interior Minister Hichem Mechichi with being the country’s new prime minister, at Carthage Palace on July 25. (AFP)
Yet-to-be announced Tunisian cabinet faces uncertain prospects in parliament
August 24, 2020
Prime Minister-designate meeting, this month, with President Kais Saied (right). (Tunisian Presidency)
Tunisia’s PM-designate continues search for cabinet days from deadline
August 21, 2020
Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi briefs the media about his government formation process in Carthage, on August 10, 2020.( AFP)
Tunisian PM preparing to announce cabinet makeup to a country in crisis
August 20, 2020
The Tunisian president’s speech on women’s day, in Carthage palace, 13 August. (Tunisian Presidency’s Facebook page)
Tunisian president rejects gender equality in inheritance
August 14, 2020
Tunisian women cheering as they work on the production of medical masks in the company's factory in the central city of Kairouan, last March. (AFP)
Tunisia marks long struggle for women’s rights
August 13, 2020
Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Hichem Mechichi arrives for a press conference in Carthage, August 10. (AFP)
Betting on distrust of political parties, Mechichi to form technocratic cabinet
August 11, 2020
Tunisian President Kais Saied (R) receives Prime Minister-Designate Hichem Mechichi at the Carthage Palace on July 30. (Tunisian Presidency)
Tunisia’s PM-designate steers away from partisan cabinet formation
August 07, 2020