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Fresh Harlem Shake scuffles in Tunisia
Egypt

Fresh Harlem Shake scuffles in Tunisia

Tunisian students and Salafis have faced off in renewed scuffles over the "Harlem Shake" dance craze in the cities of…
Crowds await funeral of slain Tunisian opposition leader
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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…
Tunisian Islamists, leftists clash after job protests
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Tunisian Islamists, leftists clash after job protests

Tunisian police broke up fighting in Tunis on Tuesday when pro-government Islamists attacked labor union members they blamed for inciting…
Dreams of engagement
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Dreams of engagement

TUNIS — Tunisian artistic duo Selma and Sofiane Ouissi, both choreographers and performers, used to encounter the same audience at…
Tunisian activists allege detainee was tortured to death
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Tunisian activists allege detainee was tortured to death

Radhia Nasraoui, head of the Tunisian Association Against Torture, denounced on Monday the death of a man who died in…
Tunisia media accuses govt of clampdown
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Tunisia media accuses govt of clampdown

Tunisian journalists and media figures on Thursday accused the government of clamping down on freedom of expression, as the Islamist-led…
Tunisia government imposes night time curfew after riots
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Tunisia government imposes night time curfew after riots

TUNIS — Tunisia's interior and defense ministries have declared a night time curfew in the capital and seven other suburbs and…
Tunis in shock after ‘Black Monday’ crackdown on protests
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Tunis in shock after ‘Black Monday’ crackdown on protests

Tunisia was in shock Tuesday after riot police brutally clamped down on protesters defying a demonstration ban in the capital,…
Protesters, police clash in heart of Tunis
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Protesters, police clash in heart of Tunis

TUNIS — Police used tear gas and truncheons to disperse protesters seeking to march Monday along the Tunisian capital's main boulevard…
‘Persepolis’ trial resumes in tense climate in Tunisia
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‘Persepolis’ trial resumes in tense climate in Tunisia

The trial of the director of Tunisia's Nessma television, accused of "insulting sacred values" for showing the Franco-Iranian film "Persepolis,"…
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