Weary flyers shrug as Middle East laptop ban takes off
A controversial ban on carry-on laptops and tablets on flights from the Middle East to the United States and Britain went into effect Saturday — with less fanfare and frustration...
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One in five Arab Mediterranean youths hopes to emigrate: study
One in five youths in several North African countries and Lebanon would like to emigrate in search of better prospects, including those with university degrees, according to a survey conducted...
From smugglers to supermarkets: the ‘informal economy’ touches us all
As I talk to him, Ahmed pulls his chair into his store to escape the hot Tunisian sun. He is a retired teacher – the years of screaming children can...
British charity turns young Tunisians from jihad to map-making
More Muslims join Isis from the north African country than anywhere else. Michael Binyon visits a project orientating them in their community. Even political Islamists agree that only jobs, education,...
Where have all the revolutionaries gone?
In her paper “Where Have All the Revolutionaries gone?,” Sarah Yerkes asks why young, non-Islamist Tunisians have abstained from participating in formal politics since the Tunisian revolution, and assesses the...
Year after attacks, Daesh threat receding in Tunisia
One year after launching a deadly attack in the eastern town of Ben Guerdane, the threat of Daesh militant group seems to have receded in Tunisia. Last year, Daesh militants...
Why not a code of ethics between politicians to limit...
Within the domestic political climate full of hate, gossip and lies…, Tunisian people begin to lose faith in politicians and politics .This is very dangerous for a Nation set to...
The cost of a polluted environment: 1.7 million child deaths...
More than 1 in 4 deaths of children under 5 years of age are attributable to unhealthy environments. Every year, environmental risks – such as indoor and outdoor air pollution,...
No hate, no fear: This is what democracy looks like
Terrorism has succeeded in feeding fear and anger into Americans, not only harming the Arab world’s transition into democracy, but also shaking the core principles of the American democracy, which...
Study calls into question benefits of early English
A University of Zurich study has found that early English learning may not be as advantageous as thought, the NZZ am Sonntag reports. Its findings come at a difficult time...
