by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Mar 30, 2026 | Economy, MENA (Middle East & North Africa), News, Politics
Brent crude settled at $79.45 on March 1 — before the strike on the Ras Tanura refinery operated by Saudi Aramco, before major shipping lines suspended transit through the Strait of Hormuz, and before mounting security alerts signaled that this narrow waterway –...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Mar 30, 2026 | News
Dear fellow citizens, devoted patriots, As we enter the new year of 2026, my dearest wish is for the salvation of our homeland. Tunisia stands at a crossroads: we must, above all, save it from bankruptcy, but also rid it of the poison of hatred and polarisation that...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Dec 4, 2025 | MENA (Middle East & North Africa), News, Politics
Since independence, Tunisia has continuously sought to define the contours of an identity that is truly its own—both freed from the weight of colonial domination and liberated from reductive interpretations. The notion of “Tunisianity” belongs to this quest: not a...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Nov 27, 2025 | Economy, International, MENA (Middle East & North Africa), News
Tunisia has the possibility to explore a new approach towards economic recovery beyond its traditional resources (agriculture, phosphates, tourism, mechanical wares, real estate opportunities, energy projects, etc.) by exploiting the healthcare services sector with...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Aug 6, 2025 | MENA (Middle East & North Africa), News, Politics
The United States has shattered a long-standing strategic taboo. By directly targeting the Iranian nuclear facilities of Fordow, Natanz, and Isfahan, once deemed politically untouchable, Operation Midnight Hammer marked a decisive and inevitable turn. “We’re not at...
