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latest news & developments‘Milestone’ election for Tunisia
Despite fears over extremist attacks, Tunisia’s first parliamentary election since its 2011 revolution passed without major incident.
Man dies in Tunisia after setting himself alight
A jobless man who set fire to himself in Tunisia’s capital has died, a development which could provoke renewed anger against the government.
Tunisia celebrates first anniversary of Ben Ali ouster
Tunisia has marked the first anniversary of its ouster of despot Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, a protest that gave birth to the Arab Spring.
Tunisia’s revolutionary youth turn on new leaders
Youths in Kasserine, a town at the forefront of Tunisia’s uprising a year ago, have now heckled the people their revolution brought to power.
Saudi Arabia mum on Tunisia’s Ben Ali extradition request
The head of the Tunis military tribunal has accused Saudi Arabia of ignoring its request to hand over ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.
Ben Ali jail sentences upheld in Tunis appeals court
A Tunis court has confirmed that jail sentences given to family members of Tunisia’s ousted leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali would remain.
Tunisia under fire after Ben Ali trial ‘charade’
Tunisian authorities came under fire for their high-speed sentencing in absentia of toppled president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to 35 years in prison.
Deposed leader Ben Ali’s trial begins in Tunisia
The trial in absentia of former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, deposed in the first Arab Spring uprising, has begun in Tunisia.
Ousted Ben Ali slams Tunisian trial as ‘masquerade’
Deposed and exiled Tunisian autocrat Zine el Abidine Ben Ali has broken his silence to denounce his trial on corruption charges as a "masquerade".
Swiss identify nearly $1-billion assets to freeze
The Swiss government has identified assets to be frozen worth $957-million belonging to Muammar Gaddafi and the ousted presidents of Egypt and Tunisia
In Libya clashes, rebels lose ground; UN gains access
Libyan rebels ceded ground to Muammar Gaddafi’s advancing forces on Monday as the US came under increasing pressure to arm the opposition.
Mugabe unlikely to be swept from power
Zimbabwean President Robert Mugabe is unlikely to be forced out by a popular uprising like those in Egypt and Tunisia, analysts said.
Family friend says Ben Ali ‘in coma’ in Saudi hospital
Ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is "in a coma" in a Saudi hospital following a stroke, a family friend said on Thursday.
Tunisians vote with their feet and flee
A month after protests ousted Tunisia’s longtime dictator, waves of Tunisians are voting with their feet by fleeing the country’s political limbo.
Egyptian aftershock felt most by Israel
It may not overturn the Camp David agreement, writes <strong>Na’eem Jeenah</strong>, but political change will affect Palestinian-Israeli relations.