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1 – 10 of 122On April 22, Tunisian President Kais Saied hosted his Algerian counterpart, Abdelmadjid Tebboune, and the head of Libya’s Presidential Council, Mohammed al-Menfi, for a trilateral…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB286710
ISSN: 2633-304X
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Apart from President Kais Saied's core supporters, most Tunisians chose to ignore the event, deeming it irrelevant to the country’s current concerns. The elections are part of a…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB284718
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The salience of migration as a key political issue in domestic and EU politics has increased this year following the surge of asylum seekers and irregular migrants coming to…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282247
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The president has repeatedly rejected the idea of resuming negotiations with the international lender. Instead, he aims gradually to reduce dependence on external financing from…
State governments also increasingly dominate the welfare sector, and authorities have cracked down on Islamist-leaning NGOs in recent years. Yet the war in Gaza and the…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB282841
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The threat of fallout in Lebanon from the Gaza conflict has increased the incentive to leave, while also distracting Beirut authorities from promised efforts to block migration…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283116
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President Kais Saied is seeking to press targeted members of the business class to accept an amnesty in return for significant investments. Yet this initiative has so far failed…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB283886
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A rising number of Tunisians and sub-Saharan migrants are departing from Tunisia in often fatal attempts to reach Europe. Improved weather conditions worsen the situation, while…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279599
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Growing populations and climate change are putting additional pressure on the region’s water resources at a time when food security risks are rising in many of the MENA countries…
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DOI: 10.1108/OXAN-DB279957
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The day before, Noureddine Taboubi, the leader of Tunisia's largest trade union, the UGTT, said the union backs the position of President Kais Saied, who rejected the IMF's…