Topic: Tunisia

Tunisia's three main parties formalised a power-sharing agreement on Monday, 10 months after the ouster of the north African country's strongman Zine el Abidine Ben Ali.Hamadi Jebali of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, which took the most votes in elections last month, ...
Rached Ghannouchi, the leader of Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda party, on Sunday argued for a modern and democratic concept of Islam after talks with his Algerian counterpart.Ghannouchi held talks with Bouguerra Soltani, president of the Movement for the Society of Peace, an ...

Islamist Jebali poised to become Tunisia PM

Hamadi Jebali of the Islamist Ennahda party was poised Saturday to become Tunisia's new prime minister in the first elected government to emerge from the Arab Spring uprisings.In a deal struck by the three main parties, to be officially unveiled Monday, Jebali ...

Islamist Jebali to be Tunisian PM

Hamadi Jebali, of the Islamist Ennahda party, will be Tunisia's next prime minister, under a deal struck between the country's three main parties, a senior politician said.Abdelwaheb Matar, a senior official in the Congress for the Republic party, said the parties had ...

Tunisian Islamists in post-poll power talks

Tunisia's Islamist Ennahda party started coalition talks with leftist groups for a new executive Tuesday as early results showed it dominating the Arab Spring's first free election.Ennahda took 28 of the 55 seats in nine domestic polling districts including the key cities ...

Obama to receive Tunisian PM: White House

President Barack Obama will receive Tunisian Prime Minister Beji Caid Essebsi on October 7 for their first meeting in Washington since the overthrow in January of the Ben Ali regime, the White House said Tuesday."During his meeting with the prime minister, the ...

US ready to help Tunisian elections: Obama advisor

The United States is ready to help the Tunisian government hold elections after the fall of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's government, a key advisor to US President Barack Obama said Monday.On a visit to Algeria, Obama's counter-terrorism advisor John Brennan also ...

U.S. welcomes reforms in Tunisia, wants elections

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The Obama administration welcomes reforms announced in Tunisia, and expects the country's government to hold free and fair elections, a White House spokesman said on Monday after the appointment of a new Tunisian unity government."We continue to urge calm ...