Tunisian uprising
Tunisia electoral commission approves 26 presidential candidates
Middle East
August 15, 2019
Tunisia electoral commission approves 26 presidential candidates
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s electoral commission said on Wednesday it had approved 26 candidates including two women for next month’s…
Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatizations go ahead
Middle East
March 25, 2018
Major Tunisian union threatens protests if privatizations go ahead
Tunisia’s powerful UGTT labor union will stage protests if the government goes ahead and privatizes ailing state firms, the UGTT…
Tunisian president asks Islamist to form government
World
February 22, 2013
Tunisian president asks Islamist to form government
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki on Friday asked Interior Minister Ali Larayedh, a hardliner from the main Islamist Ennahda party, to…
Crowds await funeral of slain Tunisian opposition leader
World
February 8, 2013
Crowds await funeral of slain Tunisian opposition leader
A general strike gripped Tunis on Friday as mourners gathered for the funeral of opposition politician Chokri Belaid, whose assassination…
Islamists attack Tunisia hotel bar: witnesses
World
September 3, 2012
Islamists attack Tunisia hotel bar: witnesses
Islamist activists raided the last working bar in the central Tunisian town of Sidi Bouzid on Monday, smashing bottles and…
Tunisia’s Salafi flavor
World
August 29, 2012
Tunisia’s Salafi flavor
TUNIS — The appearance of Mohamed Khouja, the leader of Tunisia’s first licensed Salafi political party, does not overtly show…
Experts: Western reactions to Mid-East unrest belie commitment to democratization
Egypt
January 26, 2011
Experts: Western reactions to Mid-East unrest belie commitment to democratization
Despite President Barack Obama’s recent assertion in his State of the Union address on Tuesday that the US “supports the…
Foreign Ministry rebuts comparisons between Tunisia and other Arab countries
Egypt
January 18, 2011
Foreign Ministry rebuts comparisons between Tunisia and other Arab countries
The situation in Tunisia prior to the ousting of former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali is not comparable with that…