Tunisia
Clinton urges Tunisians to use social media to hold rulers accountable
World
February 25, 2012
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
February 23, 2012
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…
Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role
Egypt
February 22, 2012
Tunisia, Egypt Islamists signal bigger religion role
After months of reassuring secularist critics, Islamist politicians in Tunisia and Egypt have begun to lay down markers about how…
Tunisian parliament bloc proposes Islamic constitution
World
February 21, 2012
Tunisian parliament bloc proposes Islamic constitution
TUNIS — The third-largest party in Tunisia's constituent assembly, charged with writing a new constitution, proposed on Monday a draft…
Tunisia president in drive to revive Maghreb union
World
February 7, 2012
Tunisia president in drive to revive Maghreb union
Tunisia's new President Moncef Marzouki is preparing for a major drive to unify the Maghreb on his first foreign tour…
Tunisia to withdraw recognition of Syrian regime, expel ambassador
Egypt
February 4, 2012
Tunisia to withdraw recognition of Syrian regime, expel ambassador
Tunisia is withdrawing its recognition of the Syrian leadership under President Bashar al-Assad and will expel the Syrian ambassador, the…
Understanding the rise of Tunisia’s Islamists
Opinion
February 1, 2012
Understanding the rise of Tunisia’s Islamists
A few months after the first democratic elections were held in Tunisia, a question that still hovers over this post-revolution…
A reporter’s look back: When things snapped
Egypt
January 24, 2012
A reporter’s look back: When things snapped
Whatever snapped in the Egyptian people last year that released years of built up frustration did not snap on 25…
‘Persepolis’ trial resumes in tense climate in Tunisia
World
January 24, 2012
‘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,"…