Three opposition ministers quit Tunisia’s new coalition government on Tuesday.
Tunisia’s prime minister promised to announce a new government on Monday, hoping to maintain momentum to ward off fresh protests.
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/ 16 January 2011
Tunisian special forces fought a heavy gun battle with members of the ousted president’s security force on Sunday.
Tunisia’s new leadership moved to form a coalition government to gain the upper hand over violent looters and quell arson and shooting.
Hundreds of soldiers patrolled the streets of the Tunisian capital on Saturday where the prime minister was due to meet opposition parties.
Tunisia’s new leader promised order would be restored while he attempts to form a coalition to take the country to elections.
Gunshots rang out and police fired tear gas to disperse protesters demanding the resignation of Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on Friday.
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/ 14 January 2011
Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, facing the worst unrest of his rule, said on Thursday he would not run again when his term ends in 2014.
Gunshots were heard in Tunis on Thursday, a Reuters reporter said, after one man was killed in clashes with police in the city overnight.
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/ 8 December 2009
Rich nations at the Copenhagen climate summit should commit -billion a year in new money to help Africa tackle the consequences of global warming.