Tunisia
Egypt FM rules out spread of Tunisia turmoil to Arab neighbors
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Egypt FM rules out spread of Tunisia turmoil to Arab neighbors
The possibility that Tunisia's political uprising will spread to other Arab countries is “nonsense,” Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit…
Ex-MPs cheer Tunis overthrow, call for Egypt to follow suit
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Ex-MPs cheer Tunis overthrow, call for Egypt to follow suit
Egyptian security forces on Sunday prevented former opposition parliamentarians from demonstrating in front of the Tunisian embassy in Egypt, where…
Egyptians ambivalent about whether Tunisia’s experience offers hope
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Egyptians ambivalent about whether Tunisia’s experience offers hope
“So perfect a police state was his Tunisia, with its ubiquitous informers and portraits of the president, that no one…
Qadhafi pained by ousting of Tunisia’s Ben Ali
World
January 16, 2011
Qadhafi pained by ousting of Tunisia’s Ben Ali
Rabat--Libyan leader Muammar Qadhafi said neighboring Tunisia is suffering bloodshed and lawlessness because its people were in too much of…
Ex-chief of Tunisian presidential guard arrested
World
January 16, 2011
Ex-chief of Tunisian presidential guard arrested
Tunis--Tunisia's state news agency says police have arrested the head of the presidential guard for ousted leader Zine El Abidine…
Egypt stocks drop most in six weeks as Tunisia leader overthrown
Business
January 16, 2011
Egypt stocks drop most in six weeks as Tunisia leader overthrown
Egyptian stocks fell the most since November after a popular uprising in Tunisia forced the ouster of President Zine El…
Sunday’s Papers: Tunisia in Egypt
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Sunday’s Papers: Tunisia in Egypt
Tunisia dominates the front pages of Egyptian newspapers today. News updates and critical analyses of the collapse of Zine al-Abedine…
Nephew of Ben Ali’s wife reported dead
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Nephew of Ben Ali’s wife reported dead
Tunisia's media reported on Saturday that Emad al-Taraboulsi, nephew of ousted Tunisian President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali’s wife Layla al-Taraboulsi,…
Al-Azhar scholars: Ousting of Tunisian president permissible in Islam
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Al-Azhar scholars: Ousting of Tunisian president permissible in Islam
Islamic Law states that obedience to people in charge is not an absolute precept but rather one that is tied…
Tunisian officer: Washington tells dismissed chief of staff to ‘take charge’
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Tunisian officer: Washington tells dismissed chief of staff to ‘take charge’
Ahmed al-Khadrawi, an officer in the Tunisian National Guards, said that chief of staff Rasheed Ammar who was removed by…