Tunisia

Protesters, police clash in heart of Tunis
World

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…
Tunisians jailed for Facebook cartoons of Prophet
World

Tunisians jailed for Facebook cartoons of Prophet

Two young Tunisians have been sentenced to seven years in prison for posting cartoons of the prophet Mohamed on Facebook,…
Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’
Environment

Limits of development: Q&A with Habib Ayeb, co-director of ‘Green Mirages’

Habib Ayeb is a Tunisian geographer and professor at the American University in Cairo’s Social Research Center. His domain of…
Egyptian Embassy in Tunisia negotiates over 3 detained sailing boats
Egypt

Egyptian Embassy in Tunisia negotiates over 3 detained sailing boats

The Egyptian Embassy in Tunisia resolved the situations of three Egyptian sailing boats that were detained several months ago for…
Tunisian Islamist leader: We cannot normalize ties with Israel
World

Tunisian Islamist leader: We cannot normalize ties with Israel

The head of Tunisia's governing Islamist party has said the country cannot normalize ties with Israel, the official TAP news…
Tunisia’s Islamists to oppose Sharia in constitution
World

Tunisia’s Islamists to oppose Sharia in constitution

TUNIS — The moderate Islamist Ennahda party, which leads Tunisia's government, will not back calls by conservatives to make Islamic…
Tunisia to elect post-uprising parliament by March
World

Tunisia to elect post-uprising parliament by March

Tunisians are likely to vote for their first full post-revolutionary parliament in just under a year's time, a government official…
‘A Tunisian Tale’: A grim delight
Books

‘A Tunisian Tale’: A grim delight

The spark at the center of Hassouna Mosbahi’s short novel, “A Tunisian Tale,” is a human immolation. As in the…
Clinton urges Tunisians to use social media to hold rulers accountable
World

Clinton urges Tunisians to use social media to hold rulers accountable

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton urged Tunisians on Saturday to protect their newly-won freedoms and called on Islamist and…
Culture Minister denies that Egyptian Artists Syndicate boycotts Tunisian artists
Art news

Culture Minister denies that Egyptian Artists Syndicate boycotts Tunisian artists

Egyptian Culture Minister Shaker Abdel Hamid said news circulating that the Egyptian Artists Syndicate is boycotting Tunisian artists is groundless. The minister…
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