Tunisia
An active diaspora: Tunisians in France mobilize to help their homeland
World
October 20, 2012
An active diaspora: Tunisians in France mobilize to help their homeland
Zina Amri, 45, has worked as a consultant for microcredit business ventures in poor French neighborhoods and for general business…
Tunisian journalists go on strike to protest Islamist control
World
October 17, 2012
Tunisian journalists go on strike to protest Islamist control
Tunis — Tunisian journalists went on strike on Wednesday, piling pressure on the Islamist government they accuse of restricting freedom…
Tunisia ruling coalition agrees to hold elections next June
World
October 14, 2012
Tunisia ruling coalition agrees to hold elections next June
Tunisia's ruling coalition, led by the Islamic Ennahda Movement, said early Sunday it had agreed to hold presidential and parliamentary…
Seven Egyptian fishermen detained off Tunisian coast
Egypt
October 8, 2012
Seven Egyptian fishermen detained off Tunisian coast
A Libyan fishing boat with seven Egyptian fishermen on board has been detained off the coast of Tunisia, northeast of…
Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman
World
October 5, 2012
Tunisia president offers ‘state apology’ to raped woman
TUNIS — Tunisian President Moncef al-Marzouki on Thursday offered a state apology to the woman allegedly raped by two policemen…
When mobs run the show in Tunis
Opinion
September 21, 2012
When mobs run the show in Tunis
On the afternoon of Friday 14 September, an atmosphere of urban warfare reigned at the US Embassy in Tunis, located…
Tunisian activists allege detainee was tortured to death
World
September 10, 2012
Tunisian activists allege detainee was tortured to death
Radhia Nasraoui, head of the Tunisian Association Against Torture, denounced on Monday the death of a man who died in…
Islamists attack Tunisia hotel bar: witnesses
World
September 3, 2012
Islamists attack Tunisia hotel bar: witnesses
Islamist activists raided the last working bar in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid on Monday, smashing bottles and…
Tunisian coast guard kills two Egyptian fishermen
Egypt
September 3, 2012
Tunisian coast guard kills two Egyptian fishermen
The Tunisian coast guard shot dead two Egyptian fishermen and wounded two others when their boat entered Tunisian waters on…
Q&A with Ameur Larayedh: Ennahda versus Salafis
World
September 1, 2012
Q&A with Ameur Larayedh: Ennahda versus Salafis
Egypt Independent met with Ameur Larayedh, Tunisia's Ennahda political bureau head, constitution-writing assembly member and well-known moderate, who returned to Tunisia…