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Mischa Benoit-Lavelle

Mischa Benoit-Lavelle is an American freelance journalist based in the Tunisian capital. Before becoming a freelancer, he was a senior editor for the country's first English-language news website, Tunisia Live. He is currently the English-language correspondent from Tunisia for the French news network France 24.

New Fast-Food Chicken Franchise Opens in Algeria

Mischa Benoit-Lavelle

Tunisia's Minister of Defence Rachid Sabbagh (L) and French President Francois Hollande listen to their respective national anthems at the martyrs' mausoleum in Sijoumi in Tunis, July 5, 2013. REUTERS/Anis Mili (TUNISIA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTX11DA6

Tunisian Ruling Party Feels Heat After Egyptian Coup

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Supporters of Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clash with riot police at Hai al Tadamon in Tunis May 19, 2013. Supporters of the hardline Islamist group clashed with Tunisian police in two cities on Sunday after the government banned its annual rally and the regional arm of al Qaeda urged it to stand firm against the authorities. REUTERS/Anis Mili (TUNISIA - Tags: CIVIL UNREST POLITICS RELIGION) - RTXZSQP

Salafists, State Move Closer To Open Conflict in Tunisia

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Tunisian army vehicles are deployed in Kasserine, the regional capital of the western region of Mount Chaambi, on May 7, 2013, as soldiers continue their hunt for a jihadist group hiding out in the the border region with Algeria. Tunisian authorities recognised that two jihadist groups which the army has been hunting on the Algerian border have links to Al-Qaeda, stressing their determination to take them out. AFP PHOTO / ABDERRAZEK KHLIFI (Photo credit should read ABDERRAZEK KHLIFI

Al-Qaeda Finds Foothold In Tunisian Poverty

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A man from the Salafist faction holds up a banner that reads "There is no god but God, and Muhammad is the messenger of God", on the second anniversary of the Tunisian Revolution at Avenue Habib Bourguiba in Tunis January 14, 2013. Thousands of Tunisians protested against the Islamist-led government on Monday, exactly two years after the overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in a popular revolt that inspired others across the Arab world. In the same street, about 2,000 supporters of the Islamic-led

Tunisia Considers Crackdown On Radical Preachers

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Tunisia's Prime Minister Ali Larayedh (L) gives the list of the new coalition government to President Moncef Marzouki in Tunis March 8, 2013. Larayedh unveiled a new Islamist-led coalition government on Friday that he said would serve only until an election is held before the end of the year. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi (TUNISIA - Tags: POLITICS) - RTR3EQOD

New Tunisian Government Faces Old Challenges

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Supporters of the ruling Ennahda party walk past a Tunisian standing guard during a demonstration in Tunis February 9, 2013. Thousands of Islamists marched in Tunis on Saturday in a show of strength a day after the funeral of an assassinated secular politician drew the biggest crowds seen on the streets since Tunisia's uprising two years ago. About 6,000 partisans of the ruling Ennahda movement rallied in support of their leader, Rachid al-Ghannouchi, who was the target of angry slogans raised by mourners a

Tunisia on Edge as Protests Continue

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Salafist protesters wave flags during a protest in front of the Tunisian TV headquarters in Tunis March 9, 2012. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi (TUNISIA - Tags: MEDIA CIVIL UNREST POLITICS RELIGION) - RTR2Z4C1

Tunisian Salafis on the Rise

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Tunisia's Minister of Foreign Affairs Rafik Abdessalem attends the 9th Forum for the Future, in Tunis December 13, 2012. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi (TUNISIA - Tags: POLITICS)

'Sheratongate' Shakes Tunisian Ruling Party

Mischa Benoit-Lavelle