Tunisia
Border attack feeds Tunisia fears of Libya jihadist spillover
Middle East
March 13, 2016
Border attack feeds Tunisia fears of Libya jihadist spillover
The signal to attack came from the mosque, sending dozens of Islamist fighters storming through the Tunisian town of Ben…
UK to send troops to Tunisia to help stop IS crossing Libyan border
Middle East
March 1, 2016
UK to send troops to Tunisia to help stop IS crossing Libyan border
Britain is to send troops to Tunisia to help prevent Islamic State fighters from moving into the country from Libya,…
Tunisia lifts nationwide nighttime curfew: ministry
Middle East
February 4, 2016
Tunisia lifts nationwide nighttime curfew: ministry
Tunisia said on Thursday it is lifting a nationwide nighttime curfew imposed last month after the worst social unrest witnessed…
Tunisian police protest over pay in new test for government
Middle East
January 25, 2016
Tunisian police protest over pay in new test for government
Several thousand Tunisian police marched to the presidential palace on Monday to demand more pay in the latest challenge to…
Tunisia holds emergency cabinet meeting over unrest
Middle East
January 23, 2016
Tunisia holds emergency cabinet meeting over unrest
Tunisia's Prime Minister Habib Essid held an emergency cabinet meeting Saturday, after authorities declared a nighttime curfew nationwide following the…
Sisi advises Tunisians against protests as jobless demos bring curfew
Egypt
January 23, 2016
Sisi advises Tunisians against protests as jobless demos bring curfew
Egyptian President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi has advised Tunisian protesters decrying unemployment to abstain from the activity as the days-old turmoil…
Five years on, unrest tests ‘Arab Spring’ model Tunisia
Middle East
January 22, 2016
Five years on, unrest tests ‘Arab Spring’ model Tunisia
On December 17, 2010, a young, desperate Tunisian vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself ablaze in a suicide protest over…
Tunisia declares nationwide curfew following job protests – interior ministry
Middle East
January 22, 2016
Tunisia declares nationwide curfew following job protests – interior ministry
Tunisia declared a nationwide curfew on Friday after four days of protests and rioting over jobs and economic conditions, the…
Arrested Egyptian fishermen to return from Tunisia
Egypt
January 9, 2016
Arrested Egyptian fishermen to return from Tunisia
Thirteen of the fishermen arrested in Tunisia last December are due to return to Egypt on Saturday, the state-owned MENA…
Tunisian writer deported at Cairo airport, labeled ‘national security’ threat
Egypt
January 4, 2016
Tunisian writer deported at Cairo airport, labeled ‘national security’ threat
Tunisian writer Amel Grami was deported from Cairo International Airport on Sunday and denied entry into Egypt, despite being invited…