- Tunisia bans Salafist group's meeti … Aljazeera - 20 hours ago
Interior ministry says annual congress would be in violation of law and represents threat to public order. More »Tunisia bans Salafist group's meeti …
- Tunisia boosts security as Salafists … AFP - 20 hours ago
Tunisian security forces deployed in strength on Saturday after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on its hardline Islamist supporters to defy a government ban … More »Tunisia boosts security as Salafists …
- Opinion: Ennahda will survive the next … AAA - Fri, May 17, 2013
Some observers of the Tunisian political scene think that the country will experience a dramatic change as a result of the elections scheduled for the end of the year. … More »Opinion: Ennahda will survive the next …
Some observers of the Tunisian political scene think that the country will experience a dramatic change as a result of the elections scheduled for the end of the year. However, many of those familiar with the details of the political scene in Tunisia since the time of the revolution—particularly following the elections …
- Opinion: Ennahda will not survive the … AAA - Fri, May 17, 2013
Today, the leaders of the Ennahda Movement in Tunisia are rushing to dominate the forthcoming elections, whether via legitimate or illegitimate means. In the first place, … More »Opinion: Ennahda will not survive the …
Today, the leaders of the Ennahda Movement in Tunisia are rushing to dominate the forthcoming elections, whether via legitimate or illegitimate means. In the first place, for Ennahda even reaching power was akin to a dream coming true or a lucky strike that will not be repeated, especially given that the Tunisians have …
- Tunis to decide 'by Saturday' on Salafist … AFP - Fri, May 17, 2013
The Tunisian government will decide by Saturday whether to allow or ban Salafists from holding their annual congress, the interior minister said on Friday rejecting "death … More »Tunis to decide 'by Saturday' on Salafist …
- Opinion: The Islamist Divide AAA - Thu, May 16, 2013
“If you are fools, try stopping us!” This is the title of a campaign being led by an extremist Islamist group in Tunisia. By “fools,” the group is referring to the Islamist … More »Opinion: The Islamist Divide
“If you are fools, try stopping us!” This is the title of a campaign being led by an extremist Islamist group in Tunisia. By “fools,” the group is referring to the Islamist Ennahda party and its government. The paradox is that Ennahda Islamists doubt the presence of terrorist groups and condemn the prevention of preaching …
- Tunisia Salafists vow to meet in defiance … AFP - Thu, May 16, 2013
Tunisia's hardline Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia vowed on Thursday to go ahead with its annual congress at the weekend in defiance of a government ban on the controversial … More »Tunisia Salafists vow to meet in defiance …
- Tunisia bans Salafist group congress: … AFP - Wed, May 15, 2013
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, the ruling Islamist party's … More »Tunisia bans Salafist group congress: …
- Two held in Tunisia for spying for Israel's … IANS - Tue, May 14, 2013
Tunis, May 14 (IANS/AKI) Two young Tunisians have been arrested over suspicions that they work for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency. More »Two held in Tunisia for spying for Israel's …
Tunis, May 14 (IANS/AKI) Two young Tunisians have been arrested over suspicions that they work for Israel's Mossad intelligence agency.
- 800 Tunisian Islamists fighting in Syria: … AFP - Sat, May 11, 2013
Tunisian Foreign Minister Othmane Jarandi told AFP on Saturday that some 800 Tunisians are fighting in Islamist rebel ranks in Syria and said the country would work to … More »800 Tunisian Islamists fighting in Syria: …
- Hundreds protest against terrorism in … AFP - Fri, May 10, 2013
Hundreds of Tunisians, including police, human rights activists and political party representatives, protested on Friday against "terrorism" after the government said … More »Hundreds protest against terrorism in …
- Tunisia arrests Libyan "terrorist" entering … Reuters Middle East - Thu, May 9, 2013
(Adds Ghannouchi and background) TUNIS, May 9 (Reuters) - Tunisia said on Thursday police hadarrested a Libyan "terrorist" trying to enter asouthern port … More »Tunisia arrests Libyan "terrorist" entering …
(Adds Ghannouchi and background) TUNIS, May 9 (Reuters) - Tunisia said on Thursday police hadarrested a Libyan "terrorist" trying to enter asouthern port with explosives, as security forces wage anationwide campaign against militants. "The anti-terrorism task force ... arrested on Wednesday aterrorist Libyan …
- Libyan with explosives arrested in Tunisia: … AFP - Thu, May 9, 2013
Tunisian police have arrested a Libyan "terrorist" as he was trying to enter the south of the country with a "quantity of explosives," the interior ministry said on … More »Libyan with explosives arrested in Tunisia: …
- Influential Muslim cleric visits Hamas-ruled … Reuters Middle East - Wed, May 8, 2013
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, May 8 (Reuters) - Leading Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssefal-Qaradawi paid a high-profile visit to Gaza on Thursday,giving a boost to the Islamist … More »Influential Muslim cleric visits Hamas-ruled …
By Nidal al-Mughrabi GAZA, May 8 (Reuters) - Leading Muslim cleric Sheikh Youssefal-Qaradawi paid a high-profile visit to Gaza on Thursday,giving a boost to the Islamist group Hamas that runs theenclave, but also laying bare Palestinian rivalries. Qaradawi, chairman of the International Federation of MuslimClerics, is based …
- Tunisia Al-Qaeda groups will be defeated: … AFP - Wed, May 8, 2013
Prime Minister Ali Larayedh insisted on Wednesday that Tunisia's security situation was improving and that fugitive jihadist groups with links to Al-Qaeda would be d … More »Tunisia Al-Qaeda groups will be defeated: …
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- Tunisia says it is hunting al Qaeda-linked … Reuters Middle East - Tue, May 7, 2013
Tunis, May 7 (Reuters) - The Tunisian army and police arehunting militants linked to al-Qaeda near the Algerian border, aspokesman for the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. … More »Tunisia says it is hunting al Qaeda-linked …
Tunis, May 7 (Reuters) - The Tunisian army and police arehunting militants linked to al-Qaeda near the Algerian border, aspokesman for the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. Mohamed Ali Aroui told a news conference there were about adozen militants in the city of El Kef and about 20 in the areaof Mount Chambi. (Reporting …
- Gunmen attack police garrison in Tu … IANS - Sun, May 5, 2013
Tunis, May 5 (IANS) Unidentified assailants attacked the national guard garrison near Tunisia's El Kef town in the west of the country, but there were no casualties among … More »Gunmen attack police garrison in Tu …
Tunis, May 5 (IANS) Unidentified assailants attacked the national guard garrison near Tunisia's El Kef town in the west of the country, but there were no casualties among the guards, the official TAP news agency reported.
- Breakthrough on Tunisia constitution … AFP - Fri, May 3, 2013
Politicians have reached an agreement on a future political system in Tunisia, ending a months-old stalemate that had blocked progress on drafting the new constitution, … More »Breakthrough on Tunisia constitution …
- Tunisian army continues hunt for ji … AFP - Fri, May 3, 2013
Tunisia's army Friday 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, … More »Tunisian army continues hunt for ji …
- Opinion: Elections? Yes, If I Like the … AAA - Fri, May 3, 2013
During a recent series of talks I gave in the United States on the Arab Spring, I was often criticized for arguing that the newly elected governments in Libya, Tunisia, … More »Opinion: Elections? Yes, If I Like the …
During a recent series of talks I gave in the United States on the Arab Spring, I was often criticized for arguing that the newly elected governments in Libya, Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen should be given a chance before being subjected to a definite judgement.In that context, Egypt, because of its political weight, was of …
- Tunisia hunting 'armed groups' near … AFP - Thu, May 2, 2013
Tunisian security forces were on Thursday hunting two armed jihadist groups near the Algerian border, the interior ministry said, as the authorities battle an Islamist … More »Tunisia hunting 'armed groups' near …
- Tunisia dean 'acquitted of veiled woman … AFP - Thu, May 2, 2013
The Tunisian university dean accused of slapping a veiled female student said he was acquitted on Thursday, in a case that has come to symbolise bristling tensions between … More »Tunisia dean 'acquitted of veiled woman …
- Tunisia forces clash with 50 armed … AFP - Wed, May 1, 2013
Tunisian security forces clashed on Wednesday with a group of around 50 armed jihadists in the remote Mount Chaambi region, a security source at the scene said. More »Tunisia forces clash with 50 armed …
- Tunisia's Ben Ali handed third life … AFP - Tue, Apr 30, 2013
Tunisia's ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali on Tuesday was handed a third life sentence since he fled to Saudi Arabia in January 2011 during a mass uprising against … More »Tunisia's Ben Ali handed third life …






































