Tunisia
Fishermen arrested off Tunisia call for Egyptian diplomatic intervention
Egypt
August 18, 2011
Fishermen arrested off Tunisia call for Egyptian diplomatic intervention
The captain of an Egyptian fishing boat seized by Tunisian authorities on 8 August has called on the Supreme Council…
Tunisia police use tear gas to disperse protest
World
August 15, 2011
Tunisia police use tear gas to disperse protest
TUNIS - Tunisian security forces used tear gas and truncheons on Monday to disperse a crowd of protesters in the…
Tunisian court acquits security chief in escape case
World
August 12, 2011
Tunisian court acquits security chief in escape case
TUNIS - Zine al-Abdine Ben Ali's feared security chief was acquitted on Friday on charges of forging passports to help…
Tunisian authorities arrest 14 Egyptian fishermen
Egypt
August 12, 2011
Tunisian authorities arrest 14 Egyptian fishermen
Tunisian authorities stopped a fishing vessel carrying 14 Egyptian fishermen and arrested them this week, after they illegally entered Tunisian…
Tunisia trial restarts for 23 allies of Ben Ali
World
August 10, 2011
Tunisia trial restarts for 23 allies of Ben Ali
TUNIS - Lawyers representing 23 relatives and collaborators of Tunisia's ousted president argued Wednesday that the legal proceedings against their…
Report: 650,000 have fled Libya in last 45 days
Egypt
August 9, 2011
Report: 650,000 have fled Libya in last 45 days
The total number of refugees fleeing Libya's turmoil has reached more than 650,000 over the past 45 days, according to…
33 Egyptian prisoners arrive on plane from Tripoli
Egypt
August 4, 2011
33 Egyptian prisoners arrive on plane from Tripoli
Thirty-three Egyptian prisoners arrived in Cairo on Thursday, returning from Libya after the Egyptian Foreign Ministry successfully convinced the Libyan…
Qadhafi criticizes Egyptian, Tunisian revolutions
World
July 24, 2011
Qadhafi criticizes Egyptian, Tunisian revolutions
TRIPOLI, Libya - Muammar Qadhafi criticised on Saturday the popular uprising in neighboring Egypt that forced Hosni Mubarak from power…
Deposed Tunisian president faces 2 new trials
World
July 21, 2011
Deposed Tunisian president faces 2 new trials
TUNIS, Tunisia - A Tunisian court has opened trial in two new cases targeting the country's ousted president over alleged…
Tunisia gas pipe hit by blast but still working
World
July 19, 2011
Tunisia gas pipe hit by blast but still working
TUNIS, Tunisia - A pipeline that delivers gas from Algeria to Italy via Tunisia was hit by an explosion in…