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Tunisia protests: Reforms announced
The Tunisian government has announced a wave of social reforms, reacting to days of demonstrations by anti-austerity protesters
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| Dec.28 |
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Berlin truck attack: Tunisian 'linked to Anis Amri' held |
| Dec.21 |
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Tunisian fugitive 'had been under surveillance'. Berlin
| Jul.30 |
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Tunisia parliament votes to sack PM Habib Essid
| Feb.19 |
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US airstrikes target ISIS camp, terrorist behind Tunisia attacks |
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| Dec.6 |
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Libya's rival parliaments reach tentative agreement |
| Nov.24 |
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15 killed in blast on bus carrying Tunisian presidential guard
| Oct.9 |
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Nobel Peace Prize for Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet. Norway
| Jul.4 |
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Tunisia beach attack: State of emergency declared
| Jul.2 |
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Tunisia holds eight over Sousse attack on tourists
| Jun.29 |
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Tunisia attack: Arrests over Sousse massacre |
| Jun.28 |
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Beach attack: Gunman 'had help' from others |
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Tunisia attack: Tributes for dead
| Jun.27 |
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Tunisia launches security clampdown after Sousse attack |
| Jun.26 |
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Tunisia beach attack: 80 'propagandist' mosques to be closed
Tunisia will shut down about 80 mosques accused of inciting violence, Prime Minister Habib Essid has said, after a beach attack that left 39 people dead
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Tunisia attack on Sousse beach 'kills 39'
Map of Sousse Tunisia At least 39 people, mostly foreigners, have been killed and 36 injured in an attack on a beach in the Tunisian resort town of Sousse, officials say. 30 dead were from United Kingdom. 23-year-old Seifeddine Rezgui Yacoubi, also known as Abu Yahya al-Qayrawani, a former aviation student of University of Kairouan,... | |
| Mar.29 |
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Bardo Museum attack: Thousands join protest march
Chanting 'Tunisia is free! Terrorism out!' thousands of demonstrators have taken to the streets of Tunis for an anti-terror march
| Mar.28 |
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Museum attack: Frenchwoman dies of injuries |
| Mar.23 |
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Bardo Museum to reopen after deadly attack
| Mar.22 |
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Third Tunis attacker 'on the run'
A third attacker is still 'on the run' after the deadly Bardo Museum attack in which 25 people died, Tunisia's president said in a live TV i...
| Mar.21 |
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Museum attack: Footage shows gunmen
| Mar.19 |
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Nine arrested over Tunisia attack |
| Mar.18 |
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Museum attack: President vows to fight terror
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Tunis museum attack: 19 people killed
Map of Bardo Museum Tunis Tunisia Tunisia's president has vowed to fight terrorism 'without mercy', following a gun attack on the Bardo Museum in the capital Tunis that killed 19 people
17 tourists were killed in the attack, including visitors from Japan, Italy, Colombia, Australia, France, Poland and Spain. 2 Tunisians, one a police officer, were also killed
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| Jan.31 |
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Equatorial Guinea stun Tunisia |
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| Dec.21 |
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Tunisia candidate refuses to concede
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Tunisia veteran claims election win
Map of Tunis Tunisia Beji Caid Essebsi has claimed victory in the country's first free presidential election, with exit polls suggesting he won 55.5% of the vote
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Tunisians choose president in run-off elections |
| Oct.29 |
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Secularist Nidaa Tounes party wins Tunisia election |
| Aug.30 |
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Tunisians report finding 41 bodies, mostly Syrians |
| Jul.17 |
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Tunisian soldiers killed in attack near Algerian border |
| Feb.21 |
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11 killed as Libyan military plane crashes in Tunisia
| Jan.27 |
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Tunisia approves new constitution, appoints new government National assembly approved the landmark new constitution -- its first since the ouster of longtime president Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali
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| Dec.14 |
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Tunisia chooses new PM to replace Islamist gov't 50-year-old Mehdi Jomaa, the industry minister, has been chosen as next prime minister, set to replace the Islamist-led government with tech...
| Dec.12 |
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Ennahda and opposition 'agree on caretaker PM' |
| Sep.28 |
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Ruling Islamists to quit in Tunisia |
| Jul.25 |
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Tunisia politician Brahmi shot dead
| Jul.19 |
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Star Wars city doomed by sand dune |
| May.19 |
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Tunisia police clash with Islamists |
| Feb.26 |
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Four held for Tunisia Belaid killing |
| Feb.19 |
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Tunisia PM Hamadi Jebali resigns |
| Feb.9 |
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PM Jebali pledges new government 'by next week' |
| Feb.8 |
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Angry crowds mourn Tunisia opposition leader
Chanting loudly and waving flags, tens of thousands of people turned out for the funeral of Chokri Belaid, whose assassination has sparked u...
| Feb.7 |
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Tense Tunisia to bury slain leader
| Feb.6 |
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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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| Oct.6 |
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Tunisia clashes over rubbish dump |
| Oct.5 |
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President issues 'state apology' in police rape case |
| Oct.2 |
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Police rape woman, then charge her with indecency |
| Sep.15 |
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US orders staff out of Sudan and Tunisia |
| Sep.14 |
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Anti-Islam film protests escalate. Sudan
| May.26 |
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Salafists clash in Tunisian town |
| Feb.23 |
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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
| Jan.3 |
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Ex-Tunisia leader faces trial over killings |
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| Nov.21 |
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Coalition agrees top government posts |
| Oct.27 |
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Tunisia violence follows poll win
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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... | |
| Oct.24 |
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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
| Oct.23 |
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Tunisia counts votes in key poll |
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Tunisia votes in historic free election
| Oct.22 |
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Tunisia to vote in historic poll |
| Jul.18 |
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Libyan, U.S. officials hold talks |
| Jun.20 |
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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
| Jun.13 |
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Tunisian ex-president to be tried |
| Mar.9 |
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Party of ousted president disbanded |
| Mar.4 |
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Thousands of refugees pour out of Libya |
| Mar.3 |
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President Fouad Mebazaa calls election
| Feb.27 |
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Libya exodus sparks border crisis
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Tunisian PM resigns over protests
| Feb.26 |
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Three killed in anti-government protests
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Police use tear gas on demonstrators |
| Feb.6 |
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Tunisia suspends ex-ruling party |
| Feb.5 |
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Police shoot dead at least two at protest |
| Jan.30 |
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Tunisian Islamist leader returns |
| Jan.27 |
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Tunisia in big cabinet reshuffle |
| Jan.23 |
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Two allies of Tunisia's Ben Ali 'detained' |
| Jan.22 |
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Pressure on Tunisian PM increases
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Interim PM promises free elections |
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Tunisian PM vows to leave power |
| Jan.20 |
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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
| Jan.19 |
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Ben Ali family members 'arrested' |
| Jan.18 |
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Unity cabinet to hold first meeting
| Jan.17 |
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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
| Jan.16 |
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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
| Jan.15 |
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Tunisian swears in interim president
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Prison riots amid Tunisia unrest
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Speaker takes over Tunisian presidency
| Jan.14 |
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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
Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has fled with his family to Saudi Arabia, after being forced from office after 23 years in power
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| Nov.16 |
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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
| Aug.6 |
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Many die in jet crash off Sicily |
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| Oct.4 |
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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
| May.22 |
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Gadhafi storms out of summit |
| Mar.27 |
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Tunisia cancels Arab League talks
| Feb.14 |
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Tunisia win Cup of Nations over Morocco |
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| Sep.30 |
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Footballer jailed at terror trial |
| Jun.23 |
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Mystery ship in 'extortion bid' |
| Jun.20 |
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Migrant boat sinks. 200 missing |
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| Sep.2 |
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Hijack suspect charged |
| Apr.11 |
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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