Iman Zayat

Iman Zayat is the Managing Editor of The Arab Weekly.

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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
A file picture Tunisian Prime Minister-Designate Hichem Mechichi. (AFP)
Tunisia’s prime minister-designate gives few clues about next cabinet
August 04, 2020
Tunisian Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi speaks at a press conference following the parliament’s plenary session in Tunis, July 30. (AFP)
Ghannouchi survives no-confidence vote but standing is shaken
July 30, 2020
Tunisian Prime Minister-designate, Hichem Mechichi, makes remarks after meeting with president. (AFP)
Ennahda puts a good face on new PM designation
July 27, 2020
Tunisian supporters of the Free Destourian Party (PDL) rally against Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi outside the parliament building in Tunis, June 3. A demonstrator’s placard reads: “Withdrawal of confidence from Ghannouchi is a national duty". (AFP)
Ennahda, Ghannouchi in fight for political survival
July 24, 2020
A file picture shows the leader of the Free Destourian Party (PDL) Abir Moussi (C) challenging the parliamentary speaker. (AFP)
Saied hints at dissolving Tunisian parliament as tensions escalate
July 20, 2020
Demonstrators rally agaonst Ennahda outside the Tunisian parliament in Tunis on June 3. (AFP)
Amid political feuding, Ennahda increasingly isolated
July 15, 2020
Tunisian Parliament Speaker Rached Ghannouchi at a plenary session. (AFP)
Drive to remove Ghannouchi as parliament speaker gains traction
July 13, 2020