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Spotlight | Tunisia
Youssef Chahed obligated to Slim Riahi… and Ennahda

Youssef Chahed is going for broke in his efforts to win his trial of strength with President Beji Caid Essebsi ("BCE"). By becoming allies with Slim Riahi and giving the nod to Ennahda, the prime minister can hope to escape [...]

Published on 30/08/2018 at 04:30 GMT Reading time 3 minutes

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Beji Caid Essebsi and Rached Ghannouchi renew contact

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Court considers issuing an arrest warrant for Slim Riahi

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Beji Caid Essebsi turns anti-corruption weapon on Youssef Chahed

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Spotlight | Tunisia
Slim Riahi tries to bring down Youssef Chahed from Paris

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IMF Managing Director Lagarde meets with Tunisia’s President Essebsi in Tunis.

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Guns and oil drive Russia's Dakar courtship

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Spotlight | Tunisia
Youssef Chahed obligated to Slim Riahi… and Ennahda

Tunisia
Turkey's Hattusa eyes El Khbayet spa town project after Austrian investor bows out

Tunisia
Hannibal Jegham puts his cement plant back on the tatami

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Sogefoires replaces CEPEX at Tripoli fair

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Ben Romdhane is government strong man

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Youssef Chahed in campaign mode in Paris

Tunisia
Islamic Development Bank helps out Laadhari, ahead of OMV first gas

Tunisia
Youssef Chahed seeks Gulf help against Ennahda

Tunisia
Slim Riahi on borrowed time at Nidaa Tounes

Tunisia
Beji Caid Essebsi and Rached Ghannouchi renew contact

Tunisia
Court considers issuing an arrest warrant for Slim Riahi

Spotlight | Tunisia
Beji Caid Essebsi turns anti-corruption weapon on Youssef Chahed

Tunisia
Hafedh Caid Essebsi comes to Slim Riahi's aid in Paris

Tunisia
Segolene Royal jilts Chahed and Essebsi

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Slim Riahi tries to bring down Youssef Chahed from Paris

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Pro-Chahed alliance starts to show cracks

Tunisia
Omar S'Habou cogitates setting up his own political movement

Tunisia
Jaziri prepares the way for Ghannouchi

Tunisia
Slim Riahi already causing ructions at Nidaa Tounes

Tunisia
Ennahda aims to sink Radhouane Ayara

Tunisia
Slim Riahi crosses swords with Amen Bank…and his creditors

Tunisia
Rafik Abdessalem climbs the rankings

Tunisia
Chahed wary of Marzouk's advances

Tunisia
Minnikhanov leads in Tatar business group

Tunisia
Presidential party set to lose Hafedh Caid Essebsi

Tunisia
"BCE" considers replacing Chahed with Mondher Zenaidi

Tunisia
Abdelaziz Rassaa deserts his embassy

Tunisia
Tunisia Economic City project reappears thanks to Zied Laadhari

Tunisia
Pro-Chahed deputies to set up group

Tunisia
Interior minister Hichem Fourati will accommodate Ennahda

Tunisia
Ghannouchi negotiates Chahed's exit

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Youssef Chahed runs out of credit with the IMF

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Chahed offers Brahem's head to Ennahda

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Chahed wants a group in the APR

Tunisia
Chahed could yet escape the sack

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Slim Riahi brought down by "BCE"