Tunisia

The fifth episode of Arabs Got Talent (AGT) was the penultimate of the recorded auditions to qualify for the live semi finals. It was marked by a good deal of talent and was not short on comedic elements to lighten the intensity of the competition either.

Tunisian actress, Feryal Youssef, announced her separation from Egyptian husband and businessman Mohamed Sharaf Al-Deen having together with him for only a few months.

The Arab variety show that is Arabs Got Talent is finding its stride by the 4th episode, gearing up for the 5th which promises yet more surprise factor if the second season's drama is anything to go by.

Tunisian President Marzouki believes that the regime in Damascus is "finished". He made these comments in an interview published Tuesday, April 24.

Saber El-Rebai prefers to keep his love life a national affair, sticking to Tunisian rather than pan-Arab like his musical numbers. He denies rumors that there is a Lebanese woman in his life.

Firmly into 2012, how are the Arab revolutions developing? We check in with some of the Arab protest pictures to gauge to what extent they have reached revolution saturation, or on the contrary are just getting started.

The Tunisian courts acquitted Tuesday the former Libyan Prime Minister Al-Baghdadi Al-Mahmoudi, who has been detained since September for illegal entry into Tunisian territory.

Foreign investments in Tunisia slid 29.2 percent in 2011 from a year earlier, stated the Foreign Investment Promotion Agency.

At least 15 civilians were killed and 30 wounded Saturday by gunfire from security forces during a funeral in the town of Daraya near Damascus, said the Syrian Observatory of Human Rights

Tunisians this week celebrate the one-year anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled the country's former leadership.

Masses of Tunisians marched in peaceful triumph Saturday Jan 14, 2012, to mark the one-year anniversary of the revolution that ended the dictatorship of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali — and indisputably sparked uprisings around the Arab world. Arab dignitaries too were out for the occasion of professing their pro-revolution stance, joining their hands in recognizing the momentous events that precipitated an Arab Spring. How far has Tunisia come along, and what is the legacy left behind for Arabs and the world?

A run-down of the top predictions from the prominent men and women in their field of regional 'predicting' and fore-casting. These Arabian 'predictors', primarily for the Arab world but also for the global future, share some of their ominous foresights for the year ahead.

A reminder in brief of the tumultuous news schedule of the year passed. 2011 saw news churned out globally at such a rate that had viewers transfixed to their TV screens, computers and phones for constant updates. In no order of importance or calendar chronology, Al Bawaba offers you its very own review in montage of the year in two parts.

The Governor of the Tunisian Central Bank, Mr. Mustapha Kamel Nabli has sent warnings regarding the economic prospects for 2012.

Rights activist and former opposition leader Moncef Marzouki on Monday was elected as Tunisia's first president since its recent revolution.