Tunisia
Tunisia captures Egyptian fishing boat
Egypt
July 3, 2012
Tunisia captures Egyptian fishing boat
Tunisian authorities captured an Egyptian fishing boat that was inside its waters on Monday evening with 14 sailors on board.…
Bomb explodes outside Tunisian consulate in Tripoli
World
June 26, 2012
Bomb explodes outside Tunisian consulate in Tripoli
TRIPOLI — A bomb exploded outside the Tunisian consulate in Tripoli on Tuesday, causing damage but no injuries, a Libyan…
Q&A with Habib Ayeb: Ties between Tunisia and Egypt
World
June 24, 2012
Q&A with Habib Ayeb: Ties between Tunisia and Egypt
Tunisian geographer Habib Ayeb grew up in the time of Gamal Abdel Nasser’s Arab nationalism and socialist rhetoric. Born in…
Tunisian groups call off Friday demos after being banned
World
June 15, 2012
Tunisian groups call off Friday demos after being banned
Several Tunisian religious groups, including a hardline Islamist party, called off Thursday planned demonstrations that could have led to violent…
Tunisian police fire tear gas on Salafis in new clash
World
June 13, 2012
Tunisian police fire tear gas on Salafis in new clash
Tunisian police fired tear gas and warning shots as they clashed with a group of hardline Salafi Muslims in the…
Tunisia government imposes night time curfew after riots
World
June 12, 2012
Tunisia government imposes night time curfew after riots
TUNIS — Tunisia's interior and defense ministries have declared a night time curfew in the capital and seven other suburbs and…
Sabbahi to Tunisia’s Ghannouchi: There is defamation campaign against me
Egypt
June 11, 2012
Sabbahi to Tunisia’s Ghannouchi: There is defamation campaign against me
Former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi told Tunisian Ennahda Party head Rachid Ghannouchi that the Muslim Brotherhood and its presidential candidate…
Arab Spring is an opportunity to reconcile Middle East with West, says Ghannouchi
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Arab Spring is an opportunity to reconcile Middle East with West, says Ghannouchi
The head of Tunisia's ruling Islamist party, Rachid Ghannouchi, said on Tuesday that the Arab Spring provided an opportunity…
Salafis attack alcohol shops in Tunisia, government vows punishment
World
May 21, 2012
Salafis attack alcohol shops in Tunisia, government vows punishment
Tunisia's Islamist-led government said on Monday it would punish conservative Salafi Muslims who attacked alcohol shops in a central town…