The Ennahda party said it would reconsider its position against the coalition government of Tunisia over the alleged corruption scandal involving Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh. They have not made public details of what the party will do, but sources close to it have commented in the media that the party could suspend seven of its ministers, which would in fact ...
Continuing its long tradition of foreign intervention, US authorities announced the possibility of sending military units to Tunisia. US AFRICOM command justified the idea by claiming it was a response to Russian activity in the region. The statement came right after US Army Gen. Stephen Townsend spoke with Imed Hazgui, the Minister of Defense of the Republic of Tunisia on ...
Turkish operation in Syria Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan announced the launch of the military operation “Source of Peace” in Syria, targeting the Kurdistan Workers’ Party and the Islamic State. Erdogan claims that the purpose of the operation is to destroy the terrorist corridor these forces are trying to create on Turkey’s southern border. The Pentagon’s Mark Esper suggested that ...
On October 13, presidential elections will take place in Tunisia. The second round of the elections will feature famous liberal media tycoon Nabil Karoui and a conservative candidate Kaïs Saïed, who has been nicknamed “Robocop.” The winning candidate will be appointed for a five-year term and will exercise control over defense, foreign policy and national security. Given Tunisia’s role as ...
The Wall The US Supreme Court allowed Donald Trump to use $ 2.5 billion from the Pentagon’s budget to build several sections of the wall on the border with Mexico. Five judges voted in favor of the decision, and four against. This vote canceled the ruling of the lower courts, which had blocked Trump’s actions. The American president called the ...