Tunisia
Tunisia recovers millions of Ben Ali’s ‘looted assets’
World
April 11, 2013
Tunisia recovers millions of Ben Ali’s ‘looted assets’
Tunisia received US$28.8 million on Thursday in the first such retrieval of what it calls looted assets held abroad by…
Man who set himself on fire in Tunisian capital dies
Egypt
March 13, 2013
Man who set himself on fire in Tunisian capital dies
A Tunisian cigarette vendor who set himself alight in a street of the capital Tunis has died from the severe…
Tunisian representatives rejects pro-circumcision remarks
Egypt
March 11, 2013
Tunisian representatives rejects pro-circumcision remarks
A secular-leaning member of Tunisia’s Constituent Assembly demanded that a representative of the ruling Islamist Ennahda movement apologize or resign…
Egypt, Tunisia strive to woo back tourists
Egypt
March 10, 2013
Egypt, Tunisia strive to woo back tourists
Two years after the Arab Spring uprisings, Tunisia and Egypt are trying to win back holidaymakers in a lifeblood sector…
Fresh Harlem Shake scuffles in Tunisia
Egypt
February 28, 2013
Fresh Harlem Shake scuffles in Tunisia
Tunisian students and Salafis have faced off in renewed scuffles over the "Harlem Shake" dance craze in the cities of…
Tunisia ruling Islamists say to give up key ministries
World
February 27, 2013
Tunisia ruling Islamists say to give up key ministries
Tunisia's ruling Islamists have agreed to hand key ministries to independents, a leader said on Wednesday, potentially unblocking a logjam…
Tunisia new PM starts work on forming government
World
February 23, 2013
Tunisia new PM starts work on forming government
Tunisia's prime minister-designate, Ali Larayedh, was to start work Saturday on forming a new government after his predecessor and fellow…
Tunisian president asks Islamist to form government
World
February 22, 2013
Tunisian president asks Islamist to form government
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Friday asked Interior Minister Ali Larayedh, a hardliner from the main Islamist Ennahda party, to…
Outgoing Tunisian PM refuses to head another government
World
February 21, 2013
Outgoing Tunisian PM refuses to head another government
Tunisia's outgoing Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali has refused to head the next government. Instead his Islamist Ennahda party will name…