Alessandra Bajec is a freelance journalist specialising in the Middle East and North Africa. Previously living in Palestine, then in Cairo, she is currently based in Tunis.
In-depth: Tunisian President Kais Saied has emphatically rejected the terms of a stalled $1.9 billion IMF bailout package as the country's economy continues to deteriorate.
In-depth: A wave of racist violence in Tunisia has triggered a spike in the number of African migrants and refugees making dangerous sea crossings towards Europe.
The murder of a young Iraqi YouTuber by her father has sparked renewed calls for a law to fight domestic violence in the conservative Arab country where so-called 'honour killings' remain rife.
In-depth: The Tunisian president's racist remarks about African migrants, which echo a far-right demographic conspiracy theory, have sparked panic within the community and unleashed a wave of arrests, social violence, and hate speech.
In-depth: The Tunisian parliamentary election, marked by a low turnout, further challenges the legitimacy of Kais Saied's political project, despite his efforts to cement one-man rule.
Analysis: The European Parliament's resolution calling for Iran's Revolutionary Guards to be blacklisted signals a harsher stance towards the Islamic regime. If adopted, it could have serious economic and political consequences.
In the aftermath of the Beirut port explosion, one of the deadliest expressions of dysfunction of the Lebanese state, women are battling to hold the powerful to account for decades of endemic corruption and injustice.
Analysis: With a record low turnout, Saturday's election in Tunisia is set to produce a largely powerless parliament that will cement President Kais Saied's monopoly on power.
