Tunisia
Israel warns of terror threat against Jews in Tunisia
Middle East
May 3, 2015
Israel warns of terror threat against Jews in Tunisia
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel had learned of "concrete threats" of terror attacks against Jewish or Israeli…
Draft security law raises concerns about rights in new Tunisia
Middle East
April 20, 2015
Draft security law raises concerns about rights in new Tunisia
Tunisian political parties and unions have criticized a draft security law draft, saying it could harm freedom of expression and…
Tunisia’s Bardo museum in symbolic reopening and march after attacks
World
March 25, 2015
Tunisia’s Bardo museum in symbolic reopening and march after attacks
Tunisia's Bardo museum held a ceremonial reopening on Tuesday a week after gunmen claiming alliance with Islamic State killed 20…
North Africa jihadi front spreads to Arab Spring cradle Tunisia
World
March 22, 2015
North Africa jihadi front spreads to Arab Spring cradle Tunisia
Praised as a model of Arab Spring progress, Tunisiahas finally been drawn onto the global jihadi battlefield after Islamist militants gunned…
Tunisia arrests suspected militants after museum attack
World
March 21, 2015
Tunisia arrests suspected militants after museum attack
Tunisian authorities have arrested more than 20 suspected militants following the Bardo museum attack when gunmen killed foreign tourists, leading…
Factors gel for jihadist fertile ground in Tunisia
World
March 21, 2015
Factors gel for jihadist fertile ground in Tunisia
Several factors have combined to create a fertile breeding ground for jihadist violence in Tunisia where gunmen mowed down 21…
Tunisian minister: Foreign parties back terrorism in Arab countries
Egypt
March 19, 2015
Tunisian minister: Foreign parties back terrorism in Arab countries
"We should know that there are foreign intelligence agents backing terrorism in Arab countries, and therefore we must be united…
UPDATED: Tunisia premier says 19 killed in museum attack, including 17 foreigners
Egypt
March 18, 2015
UPDATED: Tunisia premier says 19 killed in museum attack, including 17 foreigners
At least 19 people were killed, including 17 foreign tourists, when militants attacked Tunisia's Bardo museum in the capital Tunis,…
10 migrants die in Mediterranean, hundreds rescued
World
March 4, 2015
10 migrants die in Mediterranean, hundreds rescued
At least 10 North African migrants died when their rubber boat overturned in the southern Mediterranean while hundreds more from…
Tunisia and Italy urge reconcilation in Libya
Egypt
February 25, 2015
Tunisia and Italy urge reconcilation in Libya
Libya's neighbour Tunisia and its former colonial power Italy issued a joint call on Wednesday for reconciliation among militias leading…