Tunisia
Egyptian sets himself on fire before parliament
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Egyptian sets himself on fire before parliament
An Egyptian citizen set himself on fire Monday at 9 AM in front of the People’s Assembly while shouting chants…
Monday’s papers: Hope for Tunisia, death for al-Kamouny, ‘exile’ for Badr
Egypt
January 17, 2011
Monday’s papers: Hope for Tunisia, death for al-Kamouny, ‘exile’ for Badr
The headlines of Monday’s state-owned and independent dailies are shared between two leading stories: the collapse of the Tunisian government…
Egypt is not Tunisia
Opinion
January 16, 2011
Egypt is not Tunisia
Those who watched Al-Jazeera’s live coverage of the great protests in Tunisia should know that what happened in Tunisia is…
Honoring Bouazizi
Opinion
January 16, 2011
Honoring Bouazizi
Tunisian President Zein al-Abidine Ben Ali fled his country at night with no guards or official processions. As he sought…
Egypt FM rules out spread of Tunisia turmoil to Arab neighbors
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Egypt FM rules out spread of Tunisia turmoil to Arab neighbors
The possibility that Tunisia's political uprising will spread to other Arab countries is “nonsense,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit…
Ex-MPs cheer Tunis overthrow, call for Egypt to follow suit
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Ex-MPs cheer Tunis overthrow, call for Egypt to follow suit
Egyptian security forces on Sunday prevented former opposition parliamentarians from demonstrating in front of the Tunisian embassy in Egypt, where…
Egyptians ambivalent about whether Tunisia’s experience offers hope
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Egyptians ambivalent about whether Tunisia’s experience offers hope
“So perfect a police state was his Tunisia, with its ubiquitous informers and portraits of the president, that no one…
Qadhafi pained by ousting of Tunisia’s Ben Ali
World
January 16, 2011
Qadhafi pained by ousting of Tunisia’s Ben Ali
Rabat--Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi said neighboring Tunisia is suffering bloodshed and lawlessness because its people were in too much of…
Ex-chief of Tunisian presidential guard arrested
World
January 16, 2011
Ex-chief of Tunisian presidential guard arrested
Tunis--Tunisia's state news agency says police have arrested the head of the presidential guard for ousted leader Zine El Abidine…
Egypt stocks drop most in six weeks as Tunisia leader overthrown
Business
January 16, 2011
Egypt stocks drop most in six weeks as Tunisia leader overthrown
Egyptian stocks fell the most since November after a popular uprising in Tunisia forced the ouster of President Zine El…