Tunisia

Protests and power vacuums: What the Arab Spring can teach us about Iran's protests

MIDDLE EAST AFFAIRS: From Tunisia to Syria, the uprisings of 2011 showed how revolutions often give way to chaos or renewed authoritarianism, a lesson Jerusalem cannot ignore as Iran convulses.

|ByHERB KEINON
A TUNISIAN expatriate shouts slogans while holding a placard reading ‘Free Tunisia,’ as he demonstrates on January 15, 2011, in Paris.
ONE YEAR after the fall of Bashar al-Assad, Syria, under Ahmed al-Sharaa, is perhaps a nicer place to live, but the suspicion that Sharaa’s formula is but a variation of Assad’s has raised questions about Syria’s long-term direction. Here, the president speaks, marking one year since Assad’s fall, o

Middle Israel: Can Ahmed al-Sharaa move Syria forward? - opinion

After Assad's fall, Sharaa faces the challenge of rebuilding Syria with his first year raising doubts on if he will repeat Assad's mistakes or bring real change.

|ByAMOTZ ASA-EL
Protesters take part in a protest against Tunisia's President Kais Saied, accusing him of entrenching one-man rule through the use of the judiciary and police, in Tunis, Tunisia November 22, 2025.

Tunisia hands prison terms between 5 and 45 years to opposition leaders

Rights groups, such as Human Rights Watch and Amnesty International, said the case is an escalation of Saied's crackdown on dissent since he seized extraordinary powers in 2021.

|ByREUTERS
Former US President Donald Trump speaks to the press as he arrives for his trial for allegedly covering up hush money payments linked to extramarital affairs, at Manhattan Criminal Court in New York City, on May 3, 2024. Trump, 77, is accused of falsifying business records to reimburse his lawyer, M

As US moves against the Muslim Brotherhood, Middle East pays close attention - analysis

Regional governments are responding cautiously to Washington’s move against the Muslim Brotherhood, as concerns grow over its effect on regional balance and influence.

|BySETH J. FRANTZMAN

Biblical royal purple dye from snails recreated by Tunisian enthusiast

So expensive was the color even in ancient times that the Romans restricted its use to the elite, whose purple fringed robes became the mark of the Mediterranean's most powerful dynasty.

FEBRUARY 8, 2022ByREUTERS
Salted murex glands dry in the sun during the process to produce a dye known as Tyrian purple, in Tunis, Tunisia February 5, 2022. Picture taken February 5, 2022.

Visit Djerba's African island Jews & Chicago of yesteryear

The Jerusalem Post Podcast - Travel Edition, Episode 26

FEBRUARY 1, 2022ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
Djerba Synagogue

A new beginning: The Mediterranean and Israel's regional diplomatic tasks

Compared to the Middle East, Israel has more official ties in the Mediterranean and can thus play a more significant role in shaping and leading regional processes.

NOVEMBER 29, 2021ByNIMROD GOREN
Defense Minister Benny Gantz reviews an honor guard in Rabat during his visit to Morocco last week.

Iranian cyber group targets Israel, Saudis, Africans - report

An Iranian hacker group called Lyceum has targeted Israel, Saudi Arabia, Morocco, Tunisia and others.

NOVEMBER 9, 2021ByYONAH JEREMY BOB
Computer hacking (illustrative)

Thousands rally for Tunisian president, urging change to political system

Demonstrators waved Tunisian flags and carried placards railing against Ennahda, the moderate Islamist party that is the biggest in parliament.

OCTOBER 3, 2021ByREUTERS
Tunisia's President Kais Saied gives a speech at the government's swearing-in ceremony at the Carthage Palace outside the capital Tunis, Tunisia February 27, 2020

Tunisia picks first woman as PM at moment of crisis

A geological engineer, Romdhane was responsible for implementing World Bank projects at the education ministry, but she has little experience in government.

SEPTEMBER 29, 2021ByREUTERS
Tunisia's President Kais Saied meets with newly appointed PM Najla Bouden Romdhane, in Tunis

Tunisians protest against president's power grab as opposition deepens

About 3,000 demonstrators gathered in Tunis on Sunday under a heavy police presence to protest against Tunisian President Kais Saied's seizure of governing powers and called on him to step down.

SEPTEMBER 26, 2021ByREUTERS
Tunisia's President Kais Saied gives a speech at the government's swearing-in ceremony at the Carthage Palace outside the capital Tunis, Tunisia February 27, 2020

Voices from the Arab press: Haniyeh, Nasrallah and the so-called 'nation'

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

AUGUST 19, 2021ByMEDIA LINE
A MAN RIDES a motorbike past a picture of Lebanon’s Hezbollah leader Sayyed Hassan Nasrallah, near Sidon, last year.

Voices from the Arab press: COVID strikes back

A weekly selection of opinions and analyses from the Arab media around the world.

AUGUST 5, 2021ByTHE MEDIA LINE
FIRST LADY Jill Biden in April visits a classroom in Birmingham, Alabama – a state hit hard by the Delta variant.

Tunisia's powerful parliament speaker Ghannouchi leaves hospital

His advisers did not say what was wrong with Ghannouchi, who was also hospitalized for a week last month with COVID-19.

AUGUST 2, 2021ByREUTERS
Rached Ghannouchi 311