Tunisia
Tunisia: A warning sign for Arab regimes
Opinion
January 11, 2011
Tunisia: A warning sign for Arab regimes
As I write these lines, a 7pm curfew has been imposed in Tunis, perhaps the clearest sign thus far that…
Anger grows in Tunisia as 50 reported killed in riots
World
January 11, 2011
Anger grows in Tunisia as 50 reported killed in riots
Tunis--Anger over a crackdown on protesters in Tunisia grew Tuesday as a union official said 50 were killed in three…
Minister rules out Tunisian-style unrest in Egypt
Egypt
January 11, 2011
Minister rules out Tunisian-style unrest in Egypt
Minister of Trade and Industry, Rachid Mohamed Rachid, on Tuesday ruled out the possibility that Egypt might undergo violent protests similar…
Tunisia shuts down schools amid unrest
Egypt
January 11, 2011
Tunisia shuts down schools amid unrest
Tunis--Tunisia on Monday temporarily shut down all of its high schools and universities as it tried to stop deadly riots…
EU leads international condemnation of Tunisia
World
January 10, 2011
EU leads international condemnation of Tunisia
Brussels--The European Union led international condemnation on Monday of Tunisia's weekend crackdown on a wave of food protests which killed…
Union officials say 11 dead in Tunisia rioting
World
January 9, 2011
Union officials say 11 dead in Tunisia rioting
At least 11 people have died in clashes with security forces in new rioting in the North African country where…
Lessons from Tunisia
Opinion
January 9, 2011
Lessons from Tunisia
As young Egyptian Copts protested the Alexandria church bombing in Cairo and other Egyptian cities, young Tunisians had been taking…
Sunday’s Papers: Referendum in Sudan and Big Brother in Alexandria
Egypt
January 9, 2011
Sunday’s Papers: Referendum in Sudan and Big Brother in Alexandria
All Egyptian newspapers published front page headlines on Sunday’s Sudan referendum on the secession of the south. The event’s significance…
FM visits Tunisia, Morocco for political consultations
Egypt
January 3, 2011
FM visits Tunisia, Morocco for political consultations
Egyptian Foreign Minister Ahmed Abul Gheit left for Tunisia on Monday to start a four-day tour that will also see…
Special from Tunisia: Al-Jazeera accused of exaggerating popular unrest
Egypt
December 28, 2010
Special from Tunisia: Al-Jazeera accused of exaggerating popular unrest
Tunis--A number of Tunisian political parties have issued statements denouncing Qatar-based news network Al-Jazeera for exaggerating recent incidents of public…