Mohamed Bouazizi

Tunisia footballer dies after setting himself on fire in protest

Nizar Issaoui said he had sentenced himself to "death by fire" in a protest against the North African country's deteriorating economy.

A separation of powers lies at the heart of Tunisia's crisis

Tunisia found itself in the biggest political turmoil since 2011 as the President ousted the government. Some fear gains of the revolution are at stake.

Ten years since Bouazizi’s fatal act of defiance, where does Tunisia stand?

The cradle of the ‘Arab Spring’, Tunisia’s 2011 Jasmine revolution secured a hard-fought democratic transition. However, unemployment rates remain high and frustration lingers as economic progress has yet to materialise.

Tunisia's ousted autocrat Ben Ali dies in exile

During his era, Ben Ali's photograph was displayed in every shop, school and government office from the beach resorts of the Mediterranean coast to the impoverished villages and mining towns of Tunisia's hilly interior.

How the world's youngest democracy could spark, or disrupt Arab freedom

Tunisia is the only Arab country to have emerged with a viable civil society and democracy after the Arab Spring, but the system is on the ropes as authoritarianism casts its shadow over the country.

Angry protests erupt in Tunisian city demanding development

The deaths of 12 women travelling to work in an inappropriate vehicle in the village of Sabbela provoked a wave of anger among Tunisians.

The authoritarianism the Arab Spring fought has been rooted and normalised

It's been eight years since the revolt in Egypt and the irony is that the country is more authoritarian now then it's ever been - and so are its backers.

Tunisians want 'employment, freedom and dignity' post-revolution

TRT World talks to Tunisian activist and blogger Lina Ben Mhenni eight years after the Tunisian revolution.

The Sinai insurgency is not the only war Sisi is losing

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el Sisi presents himself as a bulwark against terrorism, but under his watch the Sinai has become a preferred destination for terrorists. Unfortunately for him, the insurgency is not the only major failure of his rule.