Tunisia
Tunisian leader says protesters aim to spread chaos
World
July 18, 2011
Tunisian leader says protesters aim to spread chaos
TUNIS, Tunisia - Tunisia's prime minister on Monday accused protesters who held a wave of demonstrations over the weekend of…
Tunisian police fire in air to disperse rioters
World
July 17, 2011
Tunisian police fire in air to disperse rioters
TUNIS, Tunisia - Tunisian police fired in the air and used teargas early on Sunday to disperse a crowd of…
Tunis outsider joins interior ministry amid security fears
World
July 2, 2011
Tunis outsider joins interior ministry amid security fears
Tunisia's interim government appointed a civil rights activist and lawyer as new junior interior minister on Friday as part of…
Tunisian Fact-Finding Committee head: We will not relent on demanding Ben Ali handover
World
June 21, 2011
Tunisian Fact-Finding Committee head: We will not relent on demanding Ben Ali handover
Just a few days after the Tunisian uprising forced President Zine al-Abdine Ali from power, Egypt's 25 January revolution sparked.…
Tunisia’s Ben Ali sentenced in absentia to 35 years in jail
World
June 21, 2011
Tunisia’s Ben Ali sentenced in absentia to 35 years in jail
Tunis - A Tunisian court sentenced former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in absentia on Monday to 35 years in…
Tunisia begins trial of ousted president Ben Ali
World
June 20, 2011
Tunisia begins trial of ousted president Ben Ali
Tunis - Tunisia began the trial on Monday of former president Zine al-Abdine Ben Ali, whose ouster by protesters angry…
NATO strikes Tripoli, Libyan rebels make gains
World
June 15, 2011
NATO strikes Tripoli, Libyan rebels make gains
Tripoli/Kikla, Libya--NATO warplanes attacked Tripoli on Tuesday night after Libyan rebels pushed back forces loyal to leader Muammar Qadhafi on…
Libya rebels battle into key oil port near Tripoli
World
June 12, 2011
Libya rebels battle into key oil port near Tripoli
Zawiya, Libya--Libyan rebels battled their way back into a major oil port just 30 miles (50 kilometers) west of Tripoli…
Egypt, Tunisia finding that road to freedom is rocky
Egypt
May 27, 2011
Egypt, Tunisia finding that road to freedom is rocky
After successfully dislodging decades-old autocracies, pro-democracy activists in Egypt and Tunisia are striving to protect their hard-won gains through fragile…