Zine El Abidine Ben Ali

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In Madrid, Gay Activists From Muslim World Urge Freedom

The Arab Spring brought a taste of liberty for north Africa's gay and transgender communities, but six years on their...

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Tunisia Freezes Football Magnate’s Assets Over ‘graft’

Authorities in Tunisia on Wednesday announced they have frozen the assets of football club magnate and former...

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Tunisia Extends 2015 State of Emergency

Tunisia has extended for another four months a state of emergency in place since a 2015 jihadist attack, the...

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Tunisia Extends 2015 State of Emergency

Tunisia has extended for another four months a state of emergency in place since a 2015 jihadist attack, the...

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Tunisia PM Warns No One Safe In Anti-Graft ‘war’

Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed was reported on Sunday as saying no one in the North African country involved in...

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Tunisia Freezes Businessmen’s Assets Over ‘corruption’

Tunisian authorities on Friday froze the assets of eight businessmen suspected of corruption, including some already...

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Tunisia Declares ‘war On Graft’ After Social Unrest

Tunisia declared a "war on corruption" on Wednesday after the arrest of three businessmen and a customs officer on...

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Warning of Growing Tunisia Tensions After Protester Death

Tunisian officials warned Tuesday that tensions in the country's south could escalate following a protester's death...

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Tunisia Protester Death Raises Fears of More Unrest

A young protester was killed Monday after a national guard vehicle "accidentally" ran him over in south Tunisia,...

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Tunisia Protester ‘accidentally’ Killed In South

A young protester was killed Monday after a national guard vehicle "accidentally" ran him over in south Tunisia,...

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Tunisia Seeks UNESCO Status For Jewish Pilgrimage Isle

Tunisia plans to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the island of Djerba, site of Africa's oldest synagogue and an...

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Tunisians Protest Over Corruption Amnesty Bill

More than 2,000 Tunisians protested Saturday in the capital against a bill that would allow officials being prosecuted...

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Tunisia Ex-Minister Sentenced To Jail For Graft

A Tunis court has sentenced Ridha Grira, the last defence minister under ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, to...

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Surprise Resignation For Tunisia Vote Chief

Tunisia's election chief Chafik Sarsar has resigned just months before the country is due to hold its first...

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Alarm Over Worsening Press Freedom In Tunisia

Tunisian and international non-governmental organisations warned Tuesday of deteriorating freedom of the press in a...

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Tunisian Officials Sacked After Protests

Tunisia said Saturday it had replaced two senior officials in a southeastern region, days after protesters there booed...

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Tunisian Coastguard Tackles High-Speed Smugglers

Dimming the lights on their patrol boat, Tunisian coastguards stand in silence scanning the sea for speedboats on...

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Tunisia Parliament Votes To Ease Harsh Drug Law

Tunisia's parliament voted on Tuesday to ease the country's harsh law on drugs, in a move that could see offenders like...

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Tunisian Islamist Party Says Time To ‘bury’ Democracy

The Tunisian branch of the radical Islamist Hizb ut-Tahrir movement, which calls for Islamic law and wants to unify...