Samir Feriani is a high-positioned police officer who worked at the training center of the Tunisian anti-espionage services. He was arrested on May 29th, 2011 by members affiliated with the Ministry of Interior. Prior to his sudden arrest, Feriani had published a letter in the Tunisian independent newspapers Expert and L’Audace addressed to the current Minister [...]
By Eymen Gamha Day 1, August 26th, 2011. My trip to Libya started at the Wazen-Dhehiba border, in southern Tunisia. After spending a while waiting in a line of cars, the rebels checked our passports and we finally entered Libya. The way from the border to Az-Zintan was winding and we had to stop at many [...]
The Tunisian athlete Habiba Ghribi won the silver medal in the world championship 3,000m steeplechase competition Tuesday, August 30th, in Daegu, South Korea. She broke the Tunisian record by earning a time of 9:11.97. Russian athlete Yuliya Zaripova came in first with a time of 9:07.03. The favorite of the race, Kenyan athlete Chemos Cheywa, [...]
Slim Chaker is the Minister of Youth and Sports in the interim government of Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi. He has served in that role since July 1st, 2011. Prior to this position, he was appointed Secretary of State for the Minister of Tourism and Tourist Commerce in late January, 2011. Chaker was born August [...]
Competing political parties agreed to sign a pact for mutual respect, healthy competition, and the protection of meetings of all parties in Tozeur Sunday evening, August 28th. The agreement emerged from a meeting organized by the regional branch of the Independent High Authority for the Elections (ISIE) and included the regional offices of several political [...]
A group of Libyan residents in the region of Sfax broke into the Libyan Consulate on Monday, August 29th. They tore down the green flags and pictures of what they called the “tyrant,” Muammar Gaddafi, and his misleading book. They were asking for the financial aid that the Libyan National Transitional Council (NTC) is supposed [...]
A group of construction workers, residents of the region of Al Ghraba, Municipality of Hancha, Governorate of Sfax, blocked the National Road Nb1 last Saturday. They were protesting because they had not received their salaries and had been attacked by others when they went to the municipality to ask for their salaries. Some eyewitnesses affirmed [...]
Desertification continues to present a serious problem in southern Tunisia, including water scarcity, lack of economic health, and a steady exodus of the region’s population to the cities. Various programs have attempted to address the problem, but they have not met the expectations of the local population. The Convention for the Fight Against Desertification, which [...]
Bizerta Cement and the Cement Company in Om Klil will be importing 200,000 tons of cement in an attempt to fill the shortage in the Tunisian market. The shortage has caused speculation and some black market activity, leading to an inflation in cement prices. Bizerta Cement has announced calls for bids to finalize the deal. [...]
The Tunisian government announced in early June that the government’s 2011 budget would be increased by 11% compared to the amount originally allocated. The supplementary finance law is meant to respond to the exceptional circumstances of the January 14th revolution, including a large economic slowdown. The new 2011 budget totals 21.3 billion dinars. The increased spending [...]
Political Parties’ Arena: Which Is the Most Popular? Why ?
As we approach the long-awaited elections to be held on October 23rd, Tunisian political life, teeming with a myriad of political parties, is witnessing a fierce competition. Tunisian citizens are exposed to many different agendas and perspectives, and choosing who to vote for can be difficult for some with such a crowded field. The Constitutional [...]
Collection of Money in Mosques
Even though the Charity Fund 26/26 had been removed, some mosques continued to collect money from Muslims after the Salat, the daily prayer. They renovated and built new rooms with the money, irrespective of the predominant construction rules and laws, and despite the fact that the Ministry of Religion did not give the permission to [...]
Security Forces Transforming Into a Public Service
By Houssem Sta Ali A three day conference was recently held in Tunisia in order to understand the possibilities of repairing the Tunisian police force. Numerous foreign guests attended the conference, yet the absence of Tunisian civil society organizations was noticeable. Jamil Sayah, the host of the third day of the conference, remarked on the [...]
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