Tunisia

Optimistic. Tunisian Tourism Minister Rene Trabelsi. (AP)
Jewish minister sees appointment as confirmation of ‘Tunisian exception’
Lamine Ghanmi
Comeback kid. Tunisian Minister of Tourism Rene Trabelsi in his favourite cafe in Tunis. (The Arab Weekly)
Tunisian Jewish cabinet member assumes office, holds on to favourite cafe
Lamine Ghanmi
A view of the desert in Tunisia’s southern city of Douz. (Ministry of Tourism)
Douz: Tunisia’s prime winter destination and gate to the Sahara
Kyle Arensdorf
Major strides. Tunisian women demonstrate for equal rights in Tunis, last August. (AP)
Tunisia’s cabinet codifies equal inheritance rights in historic first for Muslim world
Lamine Ghanmi
Tunisian soldiers patrol a residence in Oued Ellil, west of Tunis October 23, 2014. (Reuters)
Tunisian authorities arrest 12 suspected members of ISIS, uncover explosives lab
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (C-R) and members of his government meet with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman (L-C) and his delegation in Carthage on November 27. (Tunisian Presidency via AFP)
Saudi Arabia to lend Tunisia $500 million, finance projects
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi (R) meets with Saudi Arabia's Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman Al Saud at the Carthage Palace, Tunis, on November 27. (DPA)
Saudi crown prince stops in Tunis to a warm welcome
Lamine Ghanmi
Saudi Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz, in April 2018. (AFP)
Saudi crown prince arrives in Tunis for talks with President Caid Essebsi
Lamine Ghanmi
Showdown. Tunisian protesters chant slogans during a general strike in Tunis, on November 22. (AFP)
Tunisia’s strikes reflect policy deadlock, need for new social contract
Lamine Ghanmi