by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Aug 6, 2025 | MENA (Middle East & North Africa), News, Politics
In the gilded halls of Carthage Palace, Tunisian President Kaïs Saied delivered what was meant to look like a principled stand. In reality, it was a carefully choreographed ambush. When Massad Boulos, adviser to Donald Trump on Arab and African affairs, arrived in...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Sep 21, 2024 | MENA (Middle East & North Africa), Most Read, News
Echoes from Tunisia, Populism, Transition, and Hopes for Democracy (Ed. L’Harmattan, release date: 23 september 2024). I firmly believe that the (controversial) presidential elections in Tunisia provide an opportunity to assess the state of the country and the record...
by Ahmed Lagha | Apr 29, 2024 | International, MENA (Middle East & North Africa), News, Politics
The neutrality advocated by Bourguiba in the conflict between Morocco and Algeria, particularly regarding the Western Sahara issue, is now under threat. Tensions persist in the Maghreb, notably due to the unresolved territorial conflict of Western Sahara, firmly...
by Ghazi Ben Ahmed | Apr 18, 2024 | MENA (Middle East & North Africa), News, Social
The visit of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni to Tunis on Wednesday, April 17th, did not bode well. It was her fourth visit to Tunis, and when adding Kais Saied’s two trips to Rome, it marked the sixth meeting between these two since their Faustian pact....
