A distraction from Libya? Emirati and Saudi media outlets target Tunisian political leader, Rached Ghannouchi
Saudi and Emirati-controlled media outlets have launched a series of attacks against the leader of Tunisia’s Ennahda party,Outlets including Sky News Arabia, and Al Arabiya, as well as the Egyptian Youm7 newspaper, spread inaccurate stories about Ghannouchi’s personal wealth.
Another possible explanation could be the failure of the Emirati adventure in Libya, where Abu Dhabi’s favoured warlord, Khalifa Haftar, has suffered a string of devastating military defeats that have put his plans to conquer the capital on hiatus. The Emirati outlets claimed Ghannouchi’s personal wealth amounted to over $8 billion, a figure which if it had been true, would amount to 20 percent of Tunisia’s GDP. How it is possible to hide such an extravagant amount was not a major concern for the reporters working at the Emirati and Saudi outlets.
Tunisia has become one of the Arab world’s few democratic success stories, fending off foreign interference to host a functioning parliamentary democracy. Ennahda has fully participated in this system under the guidance of Ghannouchi.
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