Tunisia
Special from Sidi Bouzid: Some hope in the heart of the Arab Spring
World
December 18, 2011
Special from Sidi Bouzid: Some hope in the heart of the Arab Spring
SIDI BOUZID, Tunisia — Many have called Sidi Bouzid the birthplace of the Arab Spring after vegetable seller Muhammad Bouazizi…
Tunisians celebrate revolution anniversary
World
December 17, 2011
Tunisians celebrate revolution anniversary
Thousands of Tunisians rallied on Saturday in celebration of the first anniversary of the popular uprising that toppled their long-standing…
Arab Spring films revive days of revolt in Egypt and Tunisia
Cinema/TV
December 13, 2011
Arab Spring films revive days of revolt in Egypt and Tunisia
The first cinematic output covering protests in Egypt and Tunsia this year recreates the euphoria of revolutions that many thought…
Opposition stalwart Marzouki elected Tunisian president
World
December 13, 2011
Opposition stalwart Marzouki elected Tunisian president
Rights activist and former opposition leader Moncef Marzouki on Monday became Tunisia's first elected president since the north African country's…
Assembly set to elect Tunisian interim president
World
December 12, 2011
Assembly set to elect Tunisian interim president
TUNIS — Tunisia's new constitutional assembly appeared set Monday to elect a veteran human rights activist to serve as the…
Tunisian assembly adopts provisional constitution
World
December 11, 2011
Tunisian assembly adopts provisional constitution
TUNIS — Tunisia's constituent assembly adopted a provisional constitution that will allow the north African country to name a government,…
Islamist leader in Tunisia urges Brotherhood to join forces with liberals
Egypt
December 7, 2011
Islamist leader in Tunisia urges Brotherhood to join forces with liberals
Rashid al-Ghannouchi, president of the Tunisian Ennahda Party, which gained the majority of votes in recent parliamentary elections and formed…
Future of women’s rights in Tunisia remains in doubt
World
December 7, 2011
Future of women’s rights in Tunisia remains in doubt
The Islamist Ennahda Party’s election victory in Tunisia has come to mean many different things. For outside observers wary of how the…
New Tunisian leaders announce government plan
World
November 22, 2011
New Tunisian leaders announce government plan
TUNIS — The main winners of Tunisia's elections announced late Monday the shape of the country's interim government ahead of…
Islamist Jebali to be Tunisian PM
World
November 19, 2011
Islamist Jebali to be Tunisian PM
Hamadi Jebali, of the Islamist Ennahda party, will be Tunisia's next prime minister, under a deal struck between the country's…