ARTICLES RELATING TO TUNISIA

Tunisia arrests 200 in Salafist crackdown

2013-05-20 12:03

Tunisian police arrested at least 200 members of the hardline Islamist Ansar al-Sharia in weekend clashes that erupted after a ban on their congress, PM Ali Larayedh says.

Tunisia deploys security forces

2013-05-18 16:09

Tunisian security forces deployed in strength after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on its hardline Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress.

Tunisia Salafists to meet in defiance of ban

2013-05-16 13:53

Tunisia's harline Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia has vowed to go ahead with its annual congress at the weekend in defiance of a government ban on the controversial gathering.

Tunisia crackdown on salafis evokes threats

2013-05-15 13:07

Tunisia is taking a harder line on preaching by ultra conservative Muslim groups, a crackdown that has sparked demonstrations by rock-throwing protesters and ominous warning of terrorist attacks to come.

Tunisia arrests Libyan 'bomber'

2013-05-09 18:32

Tunisia police have arrested a Libyan "terrorist" trying to enter a southern port with explosives.

Troops injured in Tunisia jihadist hunt

2013-05-06 13:28

Two Tunisian soldiers have been wounded after a device exploded in the Mount Chaambi border region during the ongoing hunt for a group of jihadists who have mined the area, a medic says.

Tunisia hunting 2 armed groups

2013-05-02 13:47

Tunisian security forces are hunting two armed jihadist groups near the Algerian border, one in the Mount Chaambi region and the other in Kef further north, the interior ministry says.

Jobless man sets self ablaze in Tunisia

2013-04-29 07:45

A young jobless man has set himself ablaze and got seriously wounded in front of a town hall of Sidi Bouzid, birthplace of Tunisia's 2011 revolution, witnesses say.

Jail terms reviewed for Prophet cartoons

2013-04-25 21:20

Tunisia's Court of Cassation is reviewing the jail terms of two young men for posting cartoons of the Prophet Mohammed on the internet, a case that has angered the secular opposition.

New jail term for Tunisia's Ben Ali

2013-04-17 11:13

Tunisia's deposed president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali has been given a five-year jail term in absentia and fined €3.5m for corruption, adding to two life sentences he has already received, sources say.

Seychelles grants asylum to Ben Ali's kin

2013-04-16 13:02

The Seychelles have granted a year’s asylum to the so-in-law of Tunisia’s deposed dictator Zine el Abidine, officials say.

Billions taken by Tunisia's Ben Ali lost

2013-04-12 20:03

A leading Tunisian economist has estimated that the family of Tunisia's ex-dictator has embezzled more than $2bn from the North African country.

165th Tunisian self-immolates

2013-04-12 07:40

A security official says a young Tunisian man has set himself on fire in a town near the Libyan border after being accused of theft.

Tunisian Salafist held after defending jihad

2013-04-04 10:02

A Tunisian Salafist who fought in Syria has been arrested after defending jihad, or Islamic holy war, in a televised broadcast, a justice ministry source says.

Tunisia sets up cells to combat Qaeda

2013-03-27 19:35

Tunisia has announced it is setting up crisis cells to combat "terrorist activity," after the United States warned that al-Qaeda was seeking to establish a base in the country.

Child rape demos want minister's head

2013-03-25 21:05

Protesters are demanding the resignation of Tunisia's minister for women's affairs, Sihem Badi, accusing her of defending a children's nursery where a three-year-old girl was raped.

Tunisian dies after setting himself alight

2013-03-13 14:33

An unemployed man who has set fire to himself in the Tunisian capital died in hospital, a development which could provoke renewed anger against the Islamist-led government.

Man sets himself on fire in Tunis

2013-03-12 14:28

A man has set himself on fire in central Tunis, hours before the country's lawmakers were to vote on a new government tasked with pulling Tunisia out of a deep political crisis.

Tunisia set to unveil new government

2013-03-08 12:46

Tunisian Prime Minister-designate Ali Larayedh is set to unveil a new government after two weeks of negotiations on the team tasked with leading the country out of its political crisis.

Belaid murder probe: Marzouki testifies

2013-02-28 14:22

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has testified in the murder probe of Chokri Belaid, his office says, after the opposition leader’s family said he has received death threats.

Tunisia probes students over video

2013-02-25 14:27

Tunisian authorities have ordered a probe into the staging of a "Harlem Shake" show in a Tunis suburb by students who dance wildly and imitate sexual acts, after a video recording went viral on the internet.

Ant-riot gear 'can also save lives'

2013-02-22 10:05

Arab governments should use anti-riot gear against protesters to save lives after many were killed in a disproportionate response to Arab Spring uprisings, say defence experts.

Statue of murdered Belaid vandalised

2013-02-18 14:53

A statue erected in honour of murdered Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid has been found vandalised and broken into three pieces, a report says.

Uncertainty in Tunisia ahead of talks

2013-02-18 10:22

Tunisian PM Hamadi Jebali is set to resume talks with political party leaders to form a new government of technocrats, despite a strong opposition within his own ruling Islamist party.

Tunisia rulers call for pro Islam rally

2013-02-13 22:01

Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party has called on supporters to rally and back its "legitimacy" even as the prime minister, scrambles to form a new government of technocrats.

 

Qaeda warns Tunisia Salafists

2013-05-19 21:34

A top al-Qaeda leader has urged Tunisian Salafists to avoid falling to government provocations in order to retain public support, as clashes erupted between them and police.

Tunis to decide on Salafist rally ban

2013-05-17 11:56

The Tunisian government is set to decide whether to allow or ban Salafists from holding their annual congress, the interior minister says, rejecting "death threats" made by the radical Islamists.

Tunisia bans Salafist group congress

2013-05-15 20:41

The Tunisian government has decided to ban the congress of hardline Salafist group Ansar al-Sharia due to take place at the end of this week.

Tunisian denies NY terror cell plot claims

2013-05-10 07:58

A Tunisian man linked to a plot to derail a train bound for Canada has been charged with trying to stay in the US illegally to build a cell for international acts of terror, authorities say.

Libyan with explosives held in Tunisia

2013-05-09 15:54

Tunisian police have arrested a Libyan “terrorist” as he was trying to bring explosives into the south of the country, the interior ministry says.

Tunisian continues hunt for jihadists

2013-05-03 14:19

Tunisia's army has pressed its hunt for a jihadist group hiding out in a border region with Algeria, an operation in which 15 security force members have been wounded, an official says.

Tunisia forces, armed jihadists clash

2013-05-01 17:10

Tunisian security forces have clashed with a group of around 50 armed jihadists in the remote Mount Chaambi region.

Hope, high security for Tunisia pilgrims

2013-04-27 07:32

Pilgrims have began arriving at Tunisia's Ghriba synagogue, the oldest in Africa, expressing hope that 2013 would mark a turning point for the ritual despite a rise in Islamist unrest.

Tunisia: Tight security for pilgrimage

2013-04-24 14:26

Organisers of a Jewish pilgrimage to Africa's oldest synagogue in Tunisia are hoping for a revival this year after an al-Qaeda attack in 2002 and post-revolution unrest caused a slump in attendance.

Topless Tunisian escapes family

2013-04-16 18:29

The Tunisian whose bare-breasted protest shocked her country has escaped and is staying with friends.

Tunisia recovers yacht of Ben Ali's nephew

2013-04-16 09:40

Tunisia has received from Italy a yacht worth more than half a million dollars that once belonged to the nephew of its deposed dictator.

Mob attacks Tunisia police station, 1 dead

2013-04-12 16:02

A mob of alleged religious conservation attacked a Tunisian police station and clashed with security forces, leaving one person dead and two wounded, a report says.

Ben Ali brother-in-law dies in custody

2013-04-05 14:00

Moncef Trabelsi, the brother-in-law of ousted Tunisian strongman Zine el Abidine Ben Ali who was jailed for fraud, has died in custody of a brain tumour, the country’s prisons chief says.

Striking Tunisians say no to repression

2013-04-03 09:12

Bonuses slashed, bullying, forced transfers – Tunisian employees of Teleperformance have angrily accused the French call centre giant of such practices during a strike over poor working conditions in Tunis.

Global rally for Arab women

2013-03-26 22:21

The condition of women, particularly in the countries that led the Arab Spring, have taken centre stage on the first day of an annual mass gathering of anti-capitalists in Tunisia.

Tunisia 'must repeal criminal defamation law'

2013-03-20 20:00

HRW has called on Tunisia to "urgently" repeal its criminal defamation law, which can lead to two years in jail and which it said has a "chilling effect" on freedom of speech.

Tunisia arrests two rappers

2013-03-12 21:38

The Tunisian authorities have detained two people for insulting security forces in a rap video that they uploaded to the internet.

New Tunisia government unveiled

2013-03-08 18:51

Premier-designate Ali Larayedh has unveiled a proposed new coalition government after a deal was reached in last-minute talks aimed at ending a major political crisis.

Tunisia - Belaid killer named

2013-02-28 22:20

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has testified in the murder probe of Chokri Belaid, as a judicial source named the Salafist suspected of the assassination that plunged the country into turmoil.

Tunisia's Belaid attackers arrested

2013-02-26 18:14

Radical Salafist Muslims murdered Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid, with four suspects arrested and the killer identified but still on the run.

Tunisia: suspects held in politician killing

2013-02-22 15:30

Tunisia's interior minister has announced the arrest of several suspects in the assassination of a leftist politician two weeks ago that plunged the country into a political crisis.

Marzouki holds crisis talks over new PM

2013-02-20 14:51

President Moncef Marzouki is holding urgent talks with political leaders in a bid to steer Tunisia out of a week-long crisis exacerbated by the resignation of PM Hamadi Jebali.

Tunisia PM pushes cabinet plan

2013-02-18 13:43

Tunisian PM Hamadi Jebali is set to resume talks with political party leaders aimed at forming a new government of technocrats, despite a fresh rebuff from his own ruling party.

Tens of thousands rally in Tunis

2013-02-16 20:02

About 100 000 supporters of Tunisia's Islamist-led government have marched in Tunis in one of the biggest in a series of pro-government and opposition rallies sparked by the assassination of a secular politician.

Tunisia president's party rejects plan

2013-02-11 20:00

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki's secular party says that it will stay in the ruling coalition, but demanded the resignation of key Islamist ministers.

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