Tunisia Bound

Tataouine, Tunisia, June 22, 2020 - Protesters demanding jobs and the release of an activist in Tunisia's marginalised south clashed Monday with security forces for a second straight day. Police fired tear gas to disperse hundreds of protesters in the centre of...

Tataouine, Tunisia, June 21, 2020 - Protesters demanding jobs in Tunisia's energy sector blocked roads with blazing tyres on Sunday after the arrest of an activist, as security forces responded with tear gas. For weeks, demonstrators have erected a protest camp in the...

By Giorgio Cafiero (@GulfStateAnalyt) and Aicha El Alaoui:  Over the past ten years, Gulf states—chiefly Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and the United Arab Emirates (UAE)—have at times ambitiously, boldly, and decisively intervened in the Maghreb. Since the Arab Spring...

Update:  Tunis, June 11, 2020 - More than 50 people, mostly from sub-Saharan Africa, died when a boat carrying migrants bound for Italy sank off Tunisia, a health official said Thursday in an updated toll. Another 17 bodies were recovered, raising the total to 52...