Tunisia
US, Qatar back ‘the people of Tunisia’
Egypt
January 14, 2011
US, Qatar back ‘the people of Tunisia’
Tunisian President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali stepped aside on Friday after failing to quell the worst anti-government unrest in his…
France has no information on Ben Ali Paris report
World
January 14, 2011
France has no information on Ben Ali Paris report
Paris--French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said on Friday it had no information on a report that Tunisia's President Zine al-Abedine…
Ben Ali leaves Tunisia
Egypt
January 14, 2011
Ben Ali leaves Tunisia
Tunisian President Zein ElAbidine Ben Ali has left the country and Prime Minister Mohamed al-Ghanoushy has temporarily assumed control over…
Conditions in Egypt and Arab world reach a state of crisis
Egypt
January 14, 2011
Conditions in Egypt and Arab world reach a state of crisis
Egypt has reached a state in which its citizens have lost hope for change, sociologists warned. They blamed unemployment, poverty,…
Tunisian protesters call president to quit
World
January 14, 2011
Tunisian protesters call president to quit
Tunis--Thousands of protesters demanded the immediate departure of President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali in marches across the country Friday, emboldened…
Tunisia sees protest march, strikes after riots
World
January 14, 2011
Tunisia sees protest march, strikes after riots
Tunis--Hundreds of people are marching through Tunisia's capital, a day after the nation's president read out a list of promises…
Tunisia unrest may loosen leader’s grip on power
World
January 13, 2011
Tunisia unrest may loosen leader’s grip on power
London--An outbreak of violent unrest in Tunisia has punctured a taboo on challenging President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in public,…
Troops deployed in capital as Tunisia sacks minister
World
January 12, 2011
Troops deployed in capital as Tunisia sacks minister
Tunis--Troops deployed in the Tunisian capital Wednesday as the government sacked the interior minister and announced it would free protesters…
Tunisia: A warning sign for Arab regimes
Opinion
January 11, 2011
Tunisia: A warning sign for Arab regimes
As I write these lines, a 7pm curfew has been imposed in Tunis, perhaps the clearest sign thus far that…
Anger grows in Tunisia as 50 reported killed in riots
World
January 11, 2011
Anger grows in Tunisia as 50 reported killed in riots
Tunis--Anger over a crackdown on protesters in Tunisia grew Tuesday as a union official said 50 were killed in three…