Tunisia
Tunisian police fire tear gas on Salafis in new clash
World
June 13, 2012
Tunisian police fire tear gas on Salafis in new clash
Tunisian police fired tear gas and warning shots as they clashed with a group of hardline Salafi Muslims in the…
Tunisia government imposes night time curfew after riots
World
June 12, 2012
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…
Sabbahi to Tunisia’s Ghannouchi: There is defamation campaign against me
Egypt
June 11, 2012
Sabbahi to Tunisia’s Ghannouchi: There is defamation campaign against me
Former presidential candidate Hamdeen Sabbahi told Tunisian Ennahda Party head Rachid Ghannouchi that the Muslim Brotherhood and its presidential candidate…
Arab Spring is an opportunity to reconcile Middle East with West, says Ghannouchi
Egypt
May 29, 2012
Arab Spring is an opportunity to reconcile Middle East with West, says Ghannouchi
The head of Tunisia's ruling Islamist party, Rachid Ghannouchi, said on Tuesday that the Arab Spring provided an opportunity…
Salafis attack alcohol shops in Tunisia, government vows punishment
World
May 21, 2012
Salafis attack alcohol shops in Tunisia, government vows punishment
Tunisia's Islamist-led government said on Monday it would punish conservative Salafi Muslims who attacked alcohol shops in a central town…
Enquiry says 338 deaths during Tunisian revolution
World
May 5, 2012
Enquiry says 338 deaths during Tunisian revolution
More than 330 Tunisians were killed and 2,174 were injured during the popular uprising that led to the fall of…
Over 20,000 Tunisians in May Day march for national unity
World
May 1, 2012
Over 20,000 Tunisians in May Day march for national unity
Tens of thousands of Tunisians marched for national unity on Tuesday, chanting slogans borrowed from the popular uprising that toppled…
Abbas discusses Palestinian reconciliation in Tunisia
World
April 28, 2012
Abbas discusses Palestinian reconciliation in Tunisia
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas on Saturday discussed Palestinian reconciliation with Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki at the start of an official…
Syria’s Assad ‘finished,’ Tunisian leader says
World
April 24, 2012
Syria’s Assad ‘finished,’ Tunisian leader says
Bashar al-Assad's international allies must realize the Syrian president is "finished" and persuade him to step down to avoid further…