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Lawyers in charge of the Kamal Matmati case, a member of the Islamist movement Ennahdha who was arrested in 1991 during Ben Ali's rule and tortured to death, gather in the Gabes court on May 29, 2018. (AFP/ STRINGER)

May 30th, 2018 - 11:25 GMT

Tunisia Opens First Rights Trial Since 2011 Uprising

A Tunisian court has heard the first round of a series of alleged human rights violations cases, brought by an investigation committee, against the North African country’s former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and 13 other ex-officials.

Souad Abderrahim (AFP/File Photo)

May 7th, 2018 - 08:46 GMT

First Woman Elected Mayor of Tunis

The Tunisian municipal elections mark the first tangible step of decentralisation since the end of Ben Ali's rule. (AFP/ File Photo)

May 6th, 2018 - 10:56 GMT

Tunisia Holds Municipal Polls, First Since 2011 Jasmine Revolution

A Tunisian woman wearing the national flag casts her vote (AFP/File Photo)

April 29th, 2018 - 02:00 GMT

Tunisian Security Vote for First Time in Local Elections

Tunisia has seen widespread protests in recent days (Manich Msamah)

September 18th, 2017 - 07:12 GMT

Women's Rights Used to Cover-up a Counter-revolution, Tunisian Activists Claim

ETI also made exports to Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Qatar, Oman, Morocco and Algeria. (AFP)

June 15th, 2017 - 01:00 GMT

BAE Systems Responsible for Mass Arrest of Activists During Arab Spring

Ben Ali, who ruled Tunisia with an iron fist for 23 years until he was deposed in 2011, has since been convicted in several cases, including for corruption, and was also sentenced to life imprisonment over the bloody crackdown on demonstrations during the uprising against him, in which more than 300 people were killed. (File/AFP)

March 7th, 2017 - 08:00 GMT

Zine el Abidine Ben Ali convicted in Mariah Carey case

Tunisian security forces have been accuses of reliance of 'brutal' tactics. (AFP/File)

February 14th, 2017 - 09:00 GMT

Amnesty accuses Tunisia of ‘brutal’ abuses

Tunisia is extending its focus to cultural and medical tourism in order to boost visitor numbers. (Pixabay)

April 21st, 2016 - 12:00 GMT

Tunisia's tourism stays afloat despite attacks

On the anniversary of Egypt's revolution, here's a rundown of what happened in the rest of the region's revolutions, and how they ended up. (AFP/File)

January 25th, 2016 - 03:11 GMT

A brief history of Arab Spring revolts, and where they are today

Al Bawaba

February 16th, 2015 - 08:18 GMT

Hip hop in post-revolutionary Tunisia

Jobs, high living costs and economic opportunities are the main worry for most Tunisians.

February 8th, 2015 - 07:35 GMT

Grand ambitions: Tunisia's new prime minister vows growth and reform

Al Bawaba

February 6th, 2015 - 02:47 GMT

Tunisian secular-Islamist coalition cabinet takes office