Tunisia

Defense Secretary Jim Mattis, left, hosts an enhanced honor cordon for Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed at the Pentagon, July 10, 2017.

Can Tunisia Remain a Beacon of Democracy for the Arab World?

In Tunisia, change came gradually and then suddenly. When a police officer ...

In Tunisia, change came gradually and then suddenly. When a police officer confiscated the goods of an unlicensed vegetable seller in December 2010, the merchant drenched himself in gasoline and set himself alight. During the...

Tunisian mothers of a torture victims carry their sons' portraits as they arrive for a hearing before the The Truth and Dignity Commission (IVD) in Tunis on Nov. 17, 2016.

Why Tunisians Are Testifying About Horrific Tortures by the State

"Everyone has to look at what happened, look at the reality, and not try to...

"Everyone has to look at what happened, look at the reality, and not try to put it aside anymore"

Tunisian Husseini Kalai set himself on fire during an Arab Spring protest

A Year Ago Tunisia Won the Nobel Peace Prize. But the Country Is Far From Peaceful

Tunisia was supposed to be the model of the Arab Spring. But life has been ...

Tunisia was supposed to be the model of the Arab Spring. But life has been hard for those who took part in the revolution

Tunisian special forces take position during clashes with militants in the southern Tunisian town of Ben Guerdane, near the Libyan border, on March 7, 2016

France Strengthens Support for Tunisia in the Face of Islamist Threats

The young democracy's progress is threatened by Islamist militancy spilling...

The young democracy's progress is threatened by Islamist militancy spilling over the border from Libya

Tunisian soldiers participate in an exercise in Sabkeht Alyun, Tunisia Feb. 6, 2016. Tunisia has completed a 125-mile barrier along its frontier with Libya to try to keep out Islamist militants.

Tunisia Has Built a Barrier Along Its Border to Keep Out Militants From Libya

Tunisian forces and electronic monitoring equipment will reinforce a barrie...

Tunisian forces and electronic monitoring equipment will reinforce a barrier made up of a series of sandbanks and ditches

German federal police control cars on the A3 highway near the border to Austria on a section used by arriving migrants and refugees on Jan. 28, 2016, near Passau, Germany

Germany Moves to Cut Migration by Declaring Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia 'Safe'

Germany has accepted more than 1.1 million people during Europe's migration...

Germany has accepted more than 1.1 million people during Europe's migration crisis

Ali Hassan Ali became an activist for reform after his son was killed by government security forces during the 2011 protests in Cairo

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After The Spring

An Egyptian father searches for justice   five years after the Tahrir prote...

An Egyptian father searches for justice   five years after the Tahrir protests