Tunisia

Tunisian Islamists Ennahda move to separate politics, religion
Middle East

Tunisian Islamists Ennahda move to separate politics, religion

Tunisia's Islamist party Ennahda will separate its political and religious work, its chief said on Friday, moving away from its…
War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia’s young democracy
Middle East

War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia’s young democracy

Four days after Islamist militants shot dead 21 tourists in Tunisia's Bardo museum last year, police rounded up dozens of…
Tunisia releases 14 Egyptian fishermen
Egypt

Tunisia releases 14 Egyptian fishermen

The Tunisian authorities released 14 Egyptian fishermen from Borg Meghaizel village, Kafr al-Sheikh, who had been held in Tunisia for…
Tunisia forces break up Islamic State recruiting cell
Middle East

Tunisia forces break up Islamic State recruiting cell

Tunisian police have broken up a cell recruiting fighters for Islamic State in Libya, authorities said, part of a security…
Border attack feeds Tunisia fears of Libya jihadist spillover
Middle East

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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