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Topic: Ennahda Party

March 9, 2013
6:46 am

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki, right, shakes hands with the new Tunisian Prime Minister Ali Larayedh, in Tunis, Friday, March 8 (photo credit: AP/Hassene Dridi)

Tunisia nominates professionals for key gov’t posts

Ruling party hopes appointment of outsiders will silence critical opposition

February 20, 2013
2:08 am

Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, center, arrives for meeting with political parties in an effort to end a crisis exacerbated by a political assassination two weeks ago, outside Tunis, Monday, Feb. 18 (photo credit: AP/Hassene Dridi)

Tunisian prime minister fails to form cabinet, quits

Hamadi Jebali’s resignation prompts international agency to downgrade the government’s credit rating

By Bouazza Ben Bouazza

February 15, 2013
7:14 am

Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali, right, President Moncef Marzouki, center, and head of constitutional assembly Mustapha Ben Jaafar, left, salute the national flag during a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the Revolution, Monday, January 14, 2013, in Tunis (photo credit: AP)

Tunisia’s premier to form new government or resign

Bucking his own party, Hamadi Jebali will hold talks with other political leaders on building cabinet of technocrats

February 10, 2013
6:45 pm

Several thousand supporters of Tunisia's moderate Islamist party in a pro-government demonstration in Tunis a day after the funeral of an assassinated opposition politician, Feb 9, 2013. (photo credit: AP/Hassene Dridi)

Tunisia: Pressure on Islamists to end crisis

After three days of violence following the killing of opposition leader last week, calm returning to the capital

February 10, 2013
2:23 pm

Activists of the Islamic Party Ennahda wave flags and banners during a demonstration in Tunis Saturday Feb 9, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Hassene Dridi)

Tunisia’s disconcerting violence

Political turmoil follows opposition leader’s assassination in Tunisia, and Egypt continues to simmer

By Elhanan Miller

February 9, 2013
7:06 pm

Tunisian pro-government supporters rally

Thousands take to the streets, backing Islamist ruling party and denouncing France’s alleged interference in country’s politics

February 6, 2013
4:45 pm

Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad flashes the victory sign as he attends the 12th summit of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation in Cairo, Egypt, Wednesday, Feb. 6, 2013 (photo credit: AP/Amr Nabil)

Ahmadinejad’s awkward Cairo moment

Embarrassing press conference exposes Sunni-Shiite rift; Tunisian political assassination sparks fear of renewed turmoil

By Elhanan Miller

February 6, 2013
11:29 am

Chokri Belaid (photo credit: CC-BY, Rais67, Wikimedia commons)

Tunisian opposition leader shot dead

Unified Democratic Nationalist Party head Chokri Belaid was critical of Tunisia’s leadership; hundreds protesting in Tunis

November 1, 2012
10:25 pm

Supporters of the Tunisian islamist Ennahdha Party shout slogans and wave Palestinian flags during a speech delivered by Ismail Haniya, prime minister in the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, on January 8, 2012 in Tunis (photo credit: Mohammed Al-Ostaz / Flash 90)

Uproar in Tunisia, after Islamist politician says Hamas sanctions ties with Israel

Hamas furiously denies the heresy, parliamentarian hurriedly recants, and minor move toward possible normalization is stymied

By Elhanan Miller

October 14, 2012
2:59 am

Protesters gather in front of the main entrance of the U.S. embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012 (photo credit: AP/Amine Landoulsi)

Leaked video raises questions about Tunisian government’s moderateness

Footage shows Ennahda Party leader speaking on how to gradually Islamize society; opposition groups fear radical Islamist agenda

By Bouazza Ben Bouazza and Paul Schemm