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Tunisia police clash with Islamists
Map of Kairouan Tunisia| Tunisian police have clashed with hundreds of hardline Islamists whose Salafists group was prevented from meeting | |
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Four held for Tunisia Belaid killing Four people suspected of involvement in the assassination of Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid have been arrested, the PM-designate s...
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Tunisia PM Hamadi Jebali resigns Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali has resigned after failing to reach agreement on forming a new government
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PM Jebali pledges new government 'by next week' Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali has pledged to form a new non-partisan government of technocrats by the middle of next week
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Angry crowds mourn Tunisia opposition leader
Map of Tunis Tunisia| Chanting loudly and waving flags, tens of thousands of people turned out for the funeral of Chokri Belaid, whose assassination has sparked uncertainty | |
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Tense Tunisia to bury slain leader
Map of Tunis Tunisia Tunisia is to bury Chokri Belaid, a murdered opposition leader, amid huge tension surrounding his assassination
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Politician's slaying shocks Tunisia
Map of Tunis Tunisia| a gunman shot and killed opposition leader Chokri Belaid, Vocal critic of Islamist-led government, in front of his home | |
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Tunisia clashes over rubbish dump
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President issues 'state apology' in police rape case
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Police rape woman, then charge her with indecency
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US orders staff out of Sudan and Tunisia
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Anti-Islam film protests escalate
Map of Khartoum Sudan Sudan: Protesters angered by a film made in the US and mocking Islam have attacked Western embassies in Tunisia and Sudan
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Libya ex-PM extradition 'illegal' |
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Salafists clash in Tunisian town
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World powers seek Syria breakthrough
A major world conference is being held in Tunisia to seek a breakthrough in the increasingly bitter Syrian unrest
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Global meeting on Syria faces pressure |
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Gabon and Tunisia advance |
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Ex-Tunisia leader faces trial over killings
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Syria opposition stages congress |
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Coalition agrees top government posts
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Tunisia violence follows poll win
Violent protests have erupted in central Tunisia, after the results of the country's first democratic elections in decades were announced
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Islamists win Tunisia's elections| Tunisia's moderate Islamist Ennahda party has won the country's first democratic elections after the Arab Spring uprisings. Ennahda won more than 41% of the vote, sec... | |
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Moderate Islamist party claims election Tunisia's moderate Islamist party, Ennahda, is claiming victory in the country's first democratic elections
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Tunisia counts votes in key poll
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Tunisia votes in historic free election
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Tunisia to vote in historic poll
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Libyan, U.S. officials hold talks
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Ben Ali sentenced to jail in absentia A court has sentenced ex-President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife Leila to 35 years for embezzlement and misusing public funds
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Tunisian ex-president to be tried
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Libya rebels 'armed via Tunisia' |
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Hundreds missing in coast boat accident |
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Libyan oil minister 'defects' |
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Party of ousted president disbanded
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Migrant influx hits Italy island |
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Thousands of refugees pour out of Libya |
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President Fouad Mebazaa calls election
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Libya exodus sparks border crisis
Libya's border with Tunisia is being overrun with migrants, many of them from Egypt, fleeing turmoil in Libya
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Tunisian PM resigns over protests
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Three killed in anti-government protests
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Police use tear gas on demonstrators
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Tunisia seeks Ben Ali extradition |
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Tunisia suspends ex-ruling party
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Police shoot dead at least two at protest
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Tunisian Islamist leader returns
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Tunisia in big cabinet reshuffle
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| Jan.23 |
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Two allies of Tunisia's Ben Ali 'detained'
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| Jan.22 |
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Pressure on Tunisian PM increases
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Tunisian PM vows to leave power |
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Interim PM promises free elections |
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Government lifts ban on political groups Tunisia's new government will recognize political groups banned under the regime of ousted Ben Ali and grant amnesty to all political prisoners
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Ben Ali family members 'arrested' |
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Unity cabinet to hold first meeting
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N. Africa hit by wave of self-immolation In Tunisia Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire in protest. Egypt, Algeria, and Mauritania demonstrators are turning to self-immolation
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Tunisia announces new government Tunisia has formed a national unity government, prime minister Mohammed Ghannouchi has announced, days after a popular revolt
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Battles in Tunis as key aide held Gunfire broke out in the capital as officials scrambled to form a new government. Ex-head of presidential security is arrested
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Tunisian swears in interim president Tunisia has sworn in Foued Mebazaa as looting and deadly jail riots rocked the country, a day after President Ben Ali was swept from power
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Speaker takes over Tunisian presidency
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Prison riots amid Tunisia unrest
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Tunisian president flees; PM takes reins
Map of Tunis Tunisia Army tanks and armored personnel carriers patrolled Tunis, a day after Ghannouchi announced that he is the interim president
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Tunisian leader to retire in 2014 |
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Fresh deadly unrest hits Tunisia |
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Deal averts Internet showdown The US wins its fight to stay in charge of the internet at the World Summit on the Information Society
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Many die in jet crash off Sicily |
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Many drown as migrant ship sinks Their boat sank while trying to reach Italy illegally. Another 47 are missing, presumed drowned
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Gadhafi storms out of summit |
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Arab summit outrage over abuse |
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Tunisia cancels Arab League talks
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Tunisia win Cup of Nations over Morocco |
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Tunisia make African final over Nigeria |
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Footballer jailed at terror trial |
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Mystery ship in 'extortion bid' |
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Hopes dim for missing |
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Migrant boat sinks. 200 missing |
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Hijack suspect charged |
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Blast at synagogue kills 21 Powerful explosion at an ancient synagogue on the island of Djerba. A truck filled with natural gas crashed into a wall
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