Tunisia

Sarkozy refrains from receiving Ben Ali – source
World

Sarkozy refrains from receiving Ben Ali – source

French police have been told to await the arrival of Tunisian President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali at an airport near…
US, Qatar back ‘the people of Tunisia’
Egypt

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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