Tunisia
Election chief: Tunisia elections probably to be held in November
World
May 3, 2014
Election chief: Tunisia elections probably to be held in November
Tunisia's next presidential and parliamentary elections will probably be held in the second half of November, the election agency chief…
Tunisia lifts emergency rule in force since 2011 uprising
World
March 6, 2014
Tunisia lifts emergency rule in force since 2011 uprising
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has lifted a state of emergency in force since the 2011 uprising that triggered the Arab…
US allocates US$7 billion for Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen in 2015
Egypt
March 5, 2014
US allocates US$7 billion for Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Yemen in 2015
US President Barack Obama allocated US$46.2 billion of the FY2015 state budget to the State Department and the US Agency…
Kerry in surprise Tunisia trip to support democracy
World
February 18, 2014
Kerry in surprise Tunisia trip to support democracy
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Tunisia Tuesday on an unannounced trip to lend support to the North…
Transparency International calls for improving integrity in Middle East and North Africa
Egypt
February 16, 2014
Transparency International calls for improving integrity in Middle East and North Africa
Transparency International urged on Saturday governments in the Middle East and North Africa region, with an emphasis on Egypt and…
Tunisia approves new constitution, appoints government
World
January 27, 2014
Tunisia approves new constitution, appoints government
Tunisia's national assembly approved the country's new constitution on Sunday in one of the last steps to establishing full democracy…
Egyptian male handball team’s bus attacked in Algeria
Egypt
January 22, 2014
Egyptian male handball team’s bus attacked in Algeria
A bus transporting the Egyptian men's handball team was attacked on Tuesday in Algeria. The team is due to face Tunisia…
Egyptian captain killed by Tunisian troops while sailing illegally
Egypt
January 5, 2014
Egyptian captain killed by Tunisian troops while sailing illegally
Tunisian armed forces confronted on Saturday three Egyptian boats while sailing illegally in the regional waters near Zarzis coasts causing…
US, Libyan forces capture Tunisian militant leader: media
World
December 30, 2013
US, Libyan forces capture Tunisian militant leader: media
US and Libyan forces captured Saifallah Benahssine, the leader of Tunisia's Islamist militant group Ansar al-Sharia, in the Libyan city…
Suicide bomber kills self in Tunisian resort, second arrested
World
October 30, 2013
Suicide bomber kills self in Tunisian resort, second arrested
A suicide bomber blew himself up on Wednesday in the Tunisian resort of Sousse without causing other casualties, and police…