Tunisia

Welcome trend. A tourist tries on a Tunisian “chechia” (traditional fez) in a shop at a bazaar in the Medina (old town) of Tunis, last June. (AFP)
Tunisia’s tourism sector shows signs of recovery
Riadh Bouazza
Nine years ago. Tunisian soldiers holding a Tunisian flag stand guard in their tank in Carthage, January 21, 2011. (AFP)
Running after the revolution
Gordon Gray
Calling the shots. Tunisian President Kais Saied (R) meets with Rached Ghannouchi, head of Ennahda movement at the Carthage Palace, last October. (DPA)
Tunisia’s president takes centre stage as he searches for new PM
Lamine Ghanmi
Stinging blow. Tunisia’s Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli (C-down) and Ennahda President Rached Ghannouchi (C-up) during a parliamentary session to vote on new government in Tunis, January 10. (Reuters)
Tunisia’s Islamists suffer political blow after parliamentary rejection of cabinet
Lamine Ghanmi
Mounting concerns. Tunisian President Kais Saied (R) meets with French Foreign Affairs Minister Jean-Yves Le Drian at the presidential palace in Carthage for talks on the Libyan crisis, January 9.(AFP)
Tunisia wary of security fallout from Libya conflict
Lamine Ghanmi
Difficulties ahead. Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Habib Jemli presents his government during a news conference in Tunis, January 2.(AFP)
Tunisia’s prime minister-designate forms cabinet across political divisions
Lamine Ghanmi
Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, left, and Tunisian President Kais Saied, inspect a military honour guard at the airport, in Tunis, Tunisia, Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2019. (AP)
Tunisia struggles to distance itself from Erdogan’s stance in Libya
Lamine Ghanmi
A handout picture provided by the Tunisian Presidency Press Service on December 17, 2019 shows President Kais Saied speaking to a crowd of people in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid. (AFP)
Pessimism sweeps Tunisia anew over performance of political class
Lamine Ghanmi
Tunisian President Kais Saied speaks to a crowd in Sidi Bouzid, December 17. (Tunisian Presidency Press Service via AFP)
Tunisia marks anniversary of revolution as it grapples with socio-economic woes
AW staff