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.

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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

Historic synagogue in Tunisia heavily damaged in anti-Israel riots

A video taken Wednesday shows heavy damage to the site, including to the fenced-off grave of a 16th-century rabbi.

OCTOBER 19, 2023ByANDREW LAPIN/JTA
People gather during a protest after hundreds of Palestinians were killed in a blast at Al-Ahli hospital in Gaza that Israeli and Palestinian officials blamed on each other, in front of the French embassy in Tunis, Tunisia October 17, 2023

US Embassy in Tunisia to close two days due to expected pro-Palestinians protests

Demonstrations will also take place on Friday, as Hamas leaders called for a day of support throughout the Arab world.

OCTOBER 11, 2023ByREUTERS
Pro-Palestinian supporters set fire on banners depicting U.S. and Israeli flags, during a rally calling for an end to the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, outside the U.S. Embassy in Jakarta, Indonesia, October 11, 2023.

Tunisia detains Abir Moussi, prominent opponent of president

In front of the La Goulette police station, dozens of angry Moussi supporters protested, shouting slogans against Saied amid a heavy police contingent who cordoned off the building.

OCTOBER 4, 2023ByREUTERS
President of Tunisia's Free Destourian Party Abir Moussi speaks to the media during a protest demanding the dissolution of parliament and asking for early legislative elections, in Tunis, Tunisia November 20, 2021.

Tunisia hints Israel behind devastating Storm Daniel due to 'Zionist name'

"Zionism's growing influence has penetrated:" Tunisian President Kais Saied appeared to blame Zionism for floods that devastated Libya's Derna.

SEPTEMBER 19, 2023BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
A destroyed car sits on top of a pile of rubble, following fatal floods in Derna, Libya, September 17, 2023REUTERS/Amr Alfiky

Since Tunisia’s Saied seized control, the country’s economic situation continues to deteriorate

IMF loans stall as Saied rebuffs its demands for reform; meanwhile, Europe offers aid to buy influence.

SEPTEMBER 9, 2023ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
Tunisian President Kais Saied

Forty-one feared dead in migrant shipwreck in central Mediterranean

A tragic shipwreck last week leaves the majority of people on board missing, only four survivors found

AUGUST 9, 2023ByREUTERS
A group of migrants huddle, wrapped in emergency blankets, after being rescued

What do MENA Muslims think about the role of women in society? – study

The researchers surveyed respondents from Algeria, Egypt, Pakistan, Tunisia, Turkey, and the Palestinian Territories on their perception of women's chastity and marital patriarchy.

JULY 15, 2023ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Women shop at a street in Tehran, Iran, November 29, 2021.

Tunisia’s Saied uses desperate Europe to stop migration, gain aid and legitimacy

Europe has, in the past, aided foreign governments that it condemns to stop migration flow into the continent.

JUNE 25, 2023ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
Transit camp for migrants near the Tunisian border with Libya

Tunisia's fledgling democracy is a ticking time bomb - opinion

How much longer the liberal atmosphere of Tunisia’s 12-year fledgling democracy will last is anybody’s guess.

MAY 31, 2023ByNEVILLE TELLER
A Tunisian flag flutters outside the building of Ennahda party headquarters, after police raided the headquarters early on Tuesday and evacuated all present to start a search that will take days, after showing a judicial warrant, party officials said, in Tunis, Tunisia April 18, 2023.

No fear, more effort to build after the Djerba attack - opinion

Yes, Jewish life has its difficult, even tragic moments – but it is in the response to those tragedies that I can see how Jewish communities have thrived.

MAY 21, 2023ByMENDY CHITRIK
THE GHRIBA synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, where this month’s attack took place: There was a sense of loss, but also an undercurrent of grim determination that this community would carry on, says the writer.