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Gilles Kepel, Islamic and Arab world scholar
22/04/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Gilles Kepel, Islamic and Arab world scholar

Since the spring of 2011 and the wave of Arab revolutions, Islamic and Arab world scholar Gilles Kepel has made several trips to the fast-changing Middle East. He witnessed disappointment among young people and met members of civil society and Islamists. His travel diary has just been published in France. Leela Jacinto meets him to discuss the current challenges facing Arab countries.
Tunisia recovers millions of Ben Ali's 'looted assets'
11/04/2013 - TUNISIA

Tunisia recovers millions of Ben Ali's 'looted assets'

Tunisia received a fiscal boost on Thursday after the government was handed a cheque amounting to $28.8 million in recovered assets that had been held abroad by ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, Laila Trabelsi.
Is Ben Ali's gold being smuggled out of Tunisia through France?
21/02/2013 - FRANCE

Is Ben Ali's gold being smuggled out of Tunisia through France?

Hundreds of bars of gold have been smuggled out of Tunisia since the fall of former strongman Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in 2011, according to a French newspaper investigation, which claims the authorities in Paris have ignored the suspicious shipments.
Outrage in Tunisia (part 2)
06/02/2013 - THE DEBATE

Outrage in Tunisia (part 2)

A grim turning point for the poster child of the Arab Spring? The murder of a leading opposition voice sparks outrage in Tunisia with increasing violence taking place on the watch of the ruling Islamist Ennahda party.
Outrage in Tunisia
06/02/2013 - THE DEBATE

Outrage in Tunisia

A grim turning point for the poster child of the Arab Spring? The murder of a leading opposition voice sparks outrage in Tunisia with increasing violence taking place on the watch of the ruling Islamist Ennahda party.
Foreigners urged to flee Benghazi
26/01/2013 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Foreigners urged to flee Benghazi

The British Foreign Office warns of a "specific and imminent" terrorist threat in the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi, prompting several other governments to urge their nationals to leave the city immediately. Next, we look at how Moroccan activists are putting pressure on the government to stop the growing number of underage marriages. Finally, we head to a town in Tunisia that’s struggling to tempt back tourists, more than two years after the country’s revolution.
Mustafa Kamel Nabli, former Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia
18/01/2013 - THE BUSINESS INTERVIEW

Mustafa Kamel Nabli, former Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia

It's been two years since former President Ben Ali was ousted. Tunisian unemployment remains higher than before the Arab Spring. There are also warnings that political infighting could weigh the economy down. To talk about the cost of the revolution, Markus Karlsson is joined by Mustafa Kamel Nabli, former Governor of the Central Bank of Tunisia.
Moncef Marzouki, Tunisian President
13/01/2013 - THE INTERVIEW

Moncef Marzouki, Tunisian President

Two years after the fall of Ben Ali, Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki tells FRANCE 24 how the country has accomplished "two absolutely extraordinary things": a mental and a political revolution. He also justifies his alliance with Islamist party Ennahda, saying Tunisia seeks consensus to avoid civil war.
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Tunisia: Two years after the Jasmine revolution
12/01/2013 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Tunisia: Two years after the Jasmine revolution

Two years after Tunisian revolutionaries succeeded in bringing about regime change, many in the birthplace of the uprising are now wondering whether the bloody struggle was worth it. Also, the leader that they ousted may be gone but he is far from forgotten. Tunisian officials are still doing what they can to get their hands on the exiled Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
Ben Ali's bling under the hammer
29/12/2012 - THE WEEK IN MAGHREB

Ben Ali's bling under the hammer

Ben Ali's bling goes under the hammer as Tunisian authorities auction off the assets of the deposed dictator. Meanwhile, it’s a year since the Justice and Development party swept to power in Morocco. France 24 heads out to take a look at what has changed in the kingdom. Finally, we meet Algerian retirees who say they spent the best years of their lives working to rebuild France but are now scraping out a living with no help from authorities.
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