
Tunisian feminist arrested for alleged provocation
A Tunisian feminist who scandalized her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after allegedly sneaking into Tunisia's ...

Tunisia security blocks salafi conference, 1 dead
Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that ...

Confrontation looms as Tunisia moves on salafis
Tunisia is taking a harder line on preaching by ultraconservative Muslim groups, a crackdown that has sparked demonstrations by rock-throwing ...

Jihadi peril makes its way to Tunisia
The hunt for al-Qaida-linked militants in a mountainous region near Tunisia's borders with Algeria in recent days has raised alarm that the birthplace ...

Jews ease back into Tunisia for famed pilgrimage
Under a bright Mediterranean sun Saturday, Jews whose forebears once thronged Tunisia are trekking to a celebrated synagogue under the protection of ...

Limping al-Qaida offshoot rearms with Twitter
Battered by a French-led military campaign in Mali, al-Qaida's North African arm is trying something new to stay relevant: Twitter. The PR campaign ...
Tunisian who posed topless reconciles with family
The young woman who scandalized Tunisia by posting topless photos of herself as a form of feminist protest says she has reconciled with her family.
Mob assaults Tunisia police station, 1 dead
A mob of alleged religious conservatives attacked a Tunisian police station and clashed with security forces Friday, leaving one person dead and two ...

Mideast feminists reject Europe topless protests
Bewilderment, scorn, resentment. Women's rights activists across the Middle East are reacting with everything but joy to topless demonstrations in ...

Bare-breasted Tunisian feminist fears for her life
A 19-year-old Tunisian who bared her breasts and taunted Muslim hard-liners said this weekend that she now fears for her life and wants to take refuge ...
Tunisian ex-dictator's brother-in-law dies
The imprisoned brother-in-law of Tunisia's ousted dictator has died after attempts to operate on a brain tumor, a prison official said Friday.
US general warns of al-Qaida threat in Tunisia
The chief of the U.S. Africa Command has warned about al-Qaida attempts to gain a foothold in Tunisia. Gen. Carter Ham told Tunisian radio late ...
Tunisia's assembly announces elections for fall
Tunisia's national assembly has set a timetable to complete the nation's political transition, with new elections to be held between Oct. 15 and Dec.
Tunisian vendor dies after setting himself on fire
A Tunisian street vendor has died of severe, full-body burns after setting himself ablaze in what his family described as an act of desperation over ...

Tunisia nominates outsiders for key gov't posts
Tunisia's ruling party nominated several respected figures not aligned with political parties for key Cabinet posts Friday, concessions to the ...

Tunisia: 4 in custody for politician's slaying
Four suspects belonging to a radical Islamic group have been arrested for their alleged involvement in the murder of a leftist politician that plunged ...

Tunisia Islamist party chooses new prime minister
Tunisia's ruling Islamist party named an interior minister seen as a conservative loyalist to form a new government Friday, in a signal the party is ...

Is Tunisia falling apart? Here's what's going on
Tunisia now has no prime minister and is facing its worst crisis since it kicked off the Arab Spring. Here's a look at the turmoil rocking this ...

Tunisia PM resigns after cabinet initiative fails
Tunisia's prime minister announced his resignation Tuesday following a failed effort to form a technocratic government to see the country out of its ...

Tunisia Islamist leader says new govt coming
The head of Tunisia's largest political party said Monday that the country's crisis will be solved by a new compromise government of technocrats and ...

Thousands in Tunisia rally behind Islamist party
Thousands of supporters of the ruling Islamist party, waving banners and chanting, marched Saturday in the capital in response to rising criticism ...
Tunisia's premier to field new govt or resign
Tunisia's prime minister will continue to oppose his own political party and seek to form a government of technocrats by Saturday to solve the ...

Tunisia Islamist leader says unity gov't imminent
An agreement is imminent on a new national unity government for Tunisia to resolve the simmering political crisis brought on by the assassination of ...

Tunisia: President's party quits government
Tunisia's political crisis entered a new phase Sunday with an announcement that Cabinet ministers of the president's own party are quitting the ...