Tunisia
Tunisia says consular staff kidnapped in Libya returned home
Middle East
June 19, 2015
Tunisia says consular staff kidnapped in Libya returned home
Ten members of Tunisia's diplomatic staff kidnapped in Libya a week ago have been freed and returned to Tunis on…
Ministry: Three Tunisia police, jihadist killed in clashes
Middle East
June 15, 2015
Ministry: Three Tunisia police, jihadist killed in clashes
Three Tunisian police and a suspected jihadist were killed on Monday in clashes in the center of the country, the…
224 Egyptians detained in Libya arrives in Cairo
Egypt
May 19, 2015
224 Egyptians detained in Libya arrives in Cairo
An EgyptAir flight arrived in Cairo on Tuesday coming from Tunisia carrying 224 Egyptians who were held in the Libyan…
Amnesty International urges Egypt, Tunisia open borders with Libya for refugees
Egypt
May 12, 2015
Amnesty International urges Egypt, Tunisia open borders with Libya for refugees
Amnesty International has called on Egypt and Tunisia to open their borders with Libya to guarantee safe passage and shelter…
Israel warns of terror threat against Jews in Tunisia
Middle East
May 3, 2015
Israel warns of terror threat against Jews in Tunisia
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said Saturday that Israel had learned of "concrete threats" of terror attacks against Jewish or Israeli…
Draft security law raises concerns about rights in new Tunisia
Middle East
April 20, 2015
Draft security law raises concerns about rights in new Tunisia
Tunisian political parties and unions have criticized a draft security law draft, saying it could harm freedom of expression and…
Tunisia’s Bardo museum in symbolic reopening and march after attacks
World
March 25, 2015
Tunisia’s Bardo museum in symbolic reopening and march after attacks
Tunisia's Bardo museum held a ceremonial reopening on Tuesday a week after gunmen claiming alliance with Islamic State killed 20…
North Africa jihadi front spreads to Arab Spring cradle Tunisia
World
March 22, 2015
North Africa jihadi front spreads to Arab Spring cradle Tunisia
Praised as a model of Arab Spring progress, Tunisiahas finally been drawn onto the global jihadi battlefield after Islamist militants gunned…
Tunisia arrests suspected militants after museum attack
World
March 21, 2015
Tunisia arrests suspected militants after museum attack
Tunisian authorities have arrested more than 20 suspected militants following the Bardo museum attack when gunmen killed foreign tourists, leading…
Factors gel for jihadist fertile ground in Tunisia
World
March 21, 2015
Factors gel for jihadist fertile ground in Tunisia
Several factors have combined to create a fertile breeding ground for jihadist violence in Tunisia where gunmen mowed down 21…