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Tunisia marks turbulent, tense year since post-Arab Spring vote; thousands ... - Washington Post

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:00:44 GMT

Tunisia marks turbulent, tense year since post-Arab Spring vote; thousands ...
Washington Post
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tensions are on the rise in Tunisia on the anniversary of the country's first post-Arab Spring elections, with both radical Islamists and political leaders warning of a high security risk as thousands are expected to march in support ...
Tunisian secularists protest against Islamist rulersReuters
Tunisians march against rising political violenceHuffington Post
Anti-government protests in Tunisia on poll anniversary eveThe Nation
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Tunisia: EBRD allocates €20 million to support private equity in Tunisia, Morocco - African Manager

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:45:01 GMT

Tunisia: EBRD allocates €20 million to support private equity in Tunisia, Morocco
African Manager
The EBRD has allocated €20 million to support the development of the private equity sector in Morocco and Tunisia and for the growth of equity funding for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in those economies, the Bank announced Monday.

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Local Politician Dead After Clash With Salafists - AllAfrica.com

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:25:29 GMT

Local Politician Dead After Clash With Salafists
AllAfrica.com
Tunis — In the latest sign of escalating political tensions, a pro-government demonstration in a southern town of Tunisia took a violent turn. More than a thousand people gathered in Tataouine on Sunday (October 21st) to attend the funeral of an ...
Protest over Death of Nida Tounes Member Draws HundredsTunisia Live

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Benghazi Suspect Held in Tunisia - Daily Beast

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:51:11 GMT

Daily Beast

Benghazi Suspect Held in Tunisia
Daily Beast
These people say Turkish officials held al-Harzi for less than a week at the behest of the U.S. government, then sent him to Tunisia. There, he was kept in military custody until last week, when he was transferred to a jail in preparation for a court ...

Tunisia marks turbulent, tense year since vote - The Associated Press

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:56:00 GMT

Tunisia marks turbulent, tense year since vote
The Associated Press
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tensions are on the rise in Tunisia on the anniversary of the country's first post-Arab Spring elections, with both radical Islamists and political leaders warning of a high security risk as thousands are expected to march in ...

UTICA Calls for Holding Sector-Based Meetings to Develop Tunisian Firm - AllAfrica.com

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 10:30:24 GMT

UTICA Calls for Holding Sector-Based Meetings to Develop Tunisian Firm
AllAfrica.com
Tunis — Tunisian Industry, Trade and Handicrafts Union (UTICA) Chairwoman Wided Bouchamaoui called, on Monday, for organising sector-based meetings between heads of enterprise and officials representing the concerned ministries with a view to ...

Tunisia's illusive concord: A year on from the October 23 elections - Aljazeera.com

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 07:20:08 GMT

Aljazeera.com

Tunisia's illusive concord: A year on from the October 23 elections
Aljazeera.com
Tunisia's version of the Arab Spring began with a big bang, an act of self-immolation. Today, failed politicians, half politicians, and apprentice decision-makers all risk throwing the revolution up in smoke. The signs thus far are of an experiment ...
Tunisia in arrested development over human rights, says AmnestyThe Guardian
Tunisia: At a crossroads, Tunisia must choose the path of human rightsAmnesty International
Tunisian government is 'rolling back' human rights reforms - new reportAmnesty International UK

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Tunisian Journalists Launch Strike - AllAfrica.com

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 11:42:22 GMT

Deutsche Welle

Tunisian Journalists Launch Strike
AllAfrica.com
Tunis — Ninety percent of Tunisia's reporters agreed to the work shutdown called by the national journalists' union. Tunisia's ruling coalition vowed to enact two decrees guaranteeing press freedom following this week's strike by journalists. "The ...
Tunisian women fight new 'sexist' constitutionDeutsche Welle

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Protests in Tunisia on poll anniversary eve - AFP

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 16:13:26 GMT

Protests in Tunisia on poll anniversary eve
AFP
By Kaouther Larbi (AFP) – 1 minute ago. TUNIS — Thousands of opposition activists staged protests in Tunisia on Monday against the Islamist-led government and to denounce political violence, days after the death of an opposition party official. The ...

HRG appoints new partner in Tunisia - ITCM

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 08:44:54 GMT

HRG appoints new partner in Tunisia
ITCM
Hogg Robinson Group (HRG), the award-winning international corporate services company, has announced the appointment of Corporate Travel & Events, which will trade as HRG Tunisia, as its new partner in Tunisia. Keith Burgess, General Counsel and ...

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Tunisia: Khamis Gaddafi 'Killed During Fighting in Bani Walid' - AllAfrica.com

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 19:30:29 GMT

Telegraph.co.uk

Tunisia: Khamis Gaddafi 'Killed During Fighting in Bani Walid'
AllAfrica.com
Tripoli — Khamis Gaddafi, the youngest son of Muammar Gaddafi, has been reported killed in fighting between militias on the first anniversary of the late dictator's death. Khamis Gaddafi, 29, a former military commander, had previously been reported ...
Will the Arab Spring turn to economic summer?Lexology (registration)

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Tunisia climate tense one year after historic poll - The News International

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 02:30:40 GMT

Tunisia climate tense one year after historic poll
The News International
TUNIS: Tunisia on Tuesday celebrates a year since its first free elections in a political climate marked by tensions within the national assembly, a stalled new constitution and sporadic violence. October 23, 2012 marks the first anniversary of the ...

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UPDATE 1-Wataniya blames home woes, FX loss for profit drop - Reuters

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 10:01:42 GMT

ArabianBusiness.com

UPDATE 1-Wataniya blames home woes, FX loss for profit drop
Reuters
In Kuwait, Wataniya competes with Zain and Viva, an affiliate of Saudi Telecom Co, while it also has operations in Algeria, Tunisia, the Maldives, Saudi Arabia and the Palestinian Territories. Total customers rose by 8.5 percent to 18.8 million from a ...
Kuwait's Wataniya reports USD55.2m profit in Q3MENAFN.COM
Wataniya Telecom Q3 net profit down to KWD 15.5 mlnTelecompaper (subscription)
Qatar Telecom completes Wataniya dealZawya (registration)

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Kuwait Parliamentary Election Set for December 1 - AllAfrica.com

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 13:54:40 GMT

Kuwait Parliamentary Election Set for December 1
AllAfrica.com
Tunisia: Kuwait Parliamentary Election Set for December 1. Tagged: Governance · Legal Affairs · North Africa · Tunisia. 20 October 2012. Comment. Manama — Kuwait has set Dec. 1 as the date for a parliamentary election at an extraordinary cabinet ...

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Esperance Reach Third CAF Final in a Row - AllAfrica.com

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 15:52:45 GMT

AllAfrica.com

Esperance Reach Third CAF Final in a Row
AllAfrica.com
Tunisia/Congo-Kinshasa: Esperance Reach Third CAF Final in a Row. Tagged: Central Africa · Congo-Kinshasa · North Africa · Soccer · Sport · Tunisia. 21 October 2012. Comment. Photo: La Presse. Tunisia's Esperance in action against TP Mazembe of ...
Al-Ahly beat Sunshine in CairoCHANNELS
Ahly pulled a miracle, but will need fan support in the final: CoachAhram Online

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Tunisia Eyes Its Cops and Spies - Huffington Post

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 23:02:58 GMT

Tunisia Eyes Its Cops and Spies
Huffington Post
Twenty months after the overthrow of Tunisian strongman Zine el Abidine Ben Ali, the waiting room office of the "Union of Security Workers" in central Tunis, roughly akin to America's "Fraternal Order of Police," betrays a culture of policing that hasn ...

The First Anniversary of Democracy - AllAfrica.com

Sat, 20 Oct 2012 16:29:10 GMT

The First Anniversary of Democracy
AllAfrica.com
Today, Tunisia stands fragmented politically - although much less than a year ago. Its economy is struggling and social protests remain unabated. However, given the drastic change and loss of central power, things are not as bad as they could have been.

State Department warns US citizens in Tunisia - Government Security News

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 13:08:20 GMT

State Department warns US citizens in Tunisia
Government Security News
U.S. citizens in Tunisia should be extra careful as the U.S. Department of State issued a travel warning for the country in the face of escalating political tensions there. The State Department issued the new warning on Oct. 19, updating an earlier ...

Tunisia balcony-fall dad Karl Nethercot, from Leicester, is back in country - This is Leicestershire

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 06:45:10 GMT

This is Leicestershire

Tunisia balcony-fall dad Karl Nethercot, from Leicester, is back in country
This is Leicestershire
A father-of-six seriously injured in a fall from a balcony while in Tunisia is now back in England, where he is continuing his recovery in hospital. Karl Nethercot returned to the UK on Friday night, and was taken to Queen's Medical Centre, in ...

Tunisian PM seeks to build 'model' Arab democracy - Middle East Online

Mon, 22 Oct 2012 09:21:24 GMT

Middle East Online

Tunisian PM seeks to build 'model' Arab democracy
Middle East Online
PARIS - Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali on Sunday said he wanted to build a model democracy in a country where a single suicide sparked an uprising that changed the Arab world forever. "Our great project is to build a model democracy for the Arab ...

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Tunisian Islamist leader says Salafis must not be demonized - Reuters

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 13:17:10 GMT

Tunisian Islamist leader says Salafis must not be demonized
Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) - Demonizing ultra-conservative Salafi Islamists is a mistake that will only lead to them eventually winning power, said the leader of Tunisia's ruling Islamist Ennahda party, Rachid Ghannouchi. Secular opposition politicians in Tunisia ...

Longview couple visiting Tunisia whisked away as violence erupts - Longview Daily News

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 02:58:29 GMT

Longview couple visiting Tunisia whisked away as violence erupts
Longview Daily News
Two minutes later he reappeared with our passports — stamped with Tunisian visas. Whoever imprinted them never laid eyes on us and never asked us our purpose in Tunisia. We collected our bags — enough to get us through almost a year away from home ...

Mubarak family worth hundreds of millions, not billions, investigators say ... - Equities.com

Tue, 23 Oct 2012 09:06:32 GMT

Mubarak family worth hundreds of millions, not billions, investigators say ...
Equities.com
CAIRO // Compared to the Arab Spring's other toppled rulers in Tunisia and Libya, Egypt's Hosni Mubarak lived an abstemious life, his only widely known indulgence a Red Sea villa to which he often slipped away. Yet that reputation for frugality never ...

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Japan agrees to grant Tunisia $600 milllion loan guarantee - NewsDay

Sun, 21 Oct 2012 14:51:59 GMT

Japan agrees to grant Tunisia $600 milllion loan guarantee
NewsDay
“The Japanese government granted Tunisia his approval to enable them to issue a loan on the international financial market worth $600 million before the end of the year 2102,” Chadli Ayari said without giving more details. Tunisia also expects the ...

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Tunisia Islamist gov't to launch web TV after media strike - Reuters

Thu, 18 Oct 2012 15:36:41 GMT

Tunisia Islamist gov't to launch web TV after media strike
Reuters
Tunisia's once-staid media has enjoyed a new lease of life since last year's removal of autocratic leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, but activists accuse the government, led by the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, of now trying to restrict freedom of speech.