Tunisians go to the polls Sunday for the third parliamentary polls of a successful but hectic transition to democracy since the North African country's 2011 revolution. Polling stations open for the seven-million electorate at 8:00 am (0700 GMT) and close 12 hours later, with preliminary...

Often considered in the short term as a factor of aggravation of unemployment, Syrian refugees in Turkey can contribute to accelerate the pace of economic growth of the country.  According to the latest Femise report of September FEM43-05, "The long-term impact of Syrian refugees...

Tunisian presidential candidate Kais Saied announced Saturday that he was quitting campaigning, in order to avoid an unfair advantage over his jailed opponent Nabil Karoui. "I will not personally campaign on moral grounds, to avoid any doubt over the fairness between the candidates," Saied...

A staffer at Paris police headquarters who stabbed four colleagues to death in a frenzied attack adhered to "a radical vision of Islam", an anti-terror prosecutor said Saturday. The 45-year-old computer expert had been in contact with members of Salafism, an ultra-conservative branch of...