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Government seeks to turn corner on economic crisis that has sparked youth protests
Nightly riots underscore frustration with poverty and high unemployment
Second day of clashes take place in several cities a decade on from Arab spring
Activists and revolutionaries reflect on their struggles for reform in the countries they fought to free
The Arab uprising fuelled hopes of sweeping change. Three books explore why that did not happen as expected.
Party leader Abir Moussi taps into frustration with status quo as PM seeks to form new government
Pandemic stopped protests in Iraq, Algeria and Lebanon, but crisis likely to fuel fresh wave of unrest
The ‘Tunisian Girl’ who exposed the secrets of an oppressive regime
Three months after free elections, the Arab state has yet to install a new government
Footage prompts outpouring of #MeToo stories and protests outside parliament
Triumph for retired law professor without a party seen as rebuke to country’s elites
A decade of change has not brought bread to citizens in the deprived interior
Second post-independence leader who was forced into ignominious exile after Arab spring
Exit poll suggests disillusionment with mainstream candidates in birthplace of Arab uprisings
Wide field of 26 candidates to stand for presidency in Sunday’s first round vote
More than 20 candidates are in running to lead Arab world’s only democracy
Country’s first democratically elected leader had been due to step down this year
Eight wounded after attacks on police patrol and anti-terrorist brigade in Tunis
These regions contain some of the world’s most underbanked populations but technology is fronting the drive for change. Plus: interview with the World Bank on expanding financial services; cash culture prevails in north Africa; fintech and financial inclusion in Iraq; Kenya pushes to shift mobile money to the next level
A distrust of banks is slowing efforts in some countries to bring digital banking to the masses
Tunisian demonstrators take to streets over death of journalist Jamal Khashoggi
Tunisia underlines difficulty of changing laws skewed towards men
Former PM Gordon Brown says Labour leader ‘has got to change’
Sebsi’s support for reform likely to anger traditionists who fear undermining of Islam
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