Tunisian uprising

Tunisia electoral commission approves 26 presidential candidates
Middle East

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

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

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

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
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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

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

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

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…
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