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Tunisia’s powerful union rejects Essebsi call to join gov’t
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT union, a joint winner of last year’s Nobel Peace Prize, on Friday rejected a call from the country’s president to work in a new national unity government to help push through economic reforms. President Beji Caid Essebsi
Obama says to designate Tunisia a major non-NATO ally
U.S. President Barack Obama said on Thursday that he plans to designate Tunisia as a major non-NATO ally of the United States, recognizing the country’s democratic progress after the 2011 Arab Spring uprising. After a meeting with Tunisian President Beji
Tunisian Islamists reject new government ahead of vote
Tunisia’s Islamist party Ennahda, which holds the second largest number of seats in parliament, said on Sunday it would reject a government proposed last week by Prime Minister designate Habib Essid, complicating his cabinet’s ratification. Parliament will vote this week
Secular Essebsi leads Tunisia presidential vote
Beji Caid Essebsi, leader of Tunisia’s secular Nidaa Tounes party and a veteran politician, will be facing off incumbent interim President Mohammed Moncef Marzouki in a runoff election scheduled to take place at the end of December, official results showed
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