http://www.mail.com/locations/91946-tunis.html Mail.com - the best personalized free web-based Email en en http://sec-s.uicdn.com/mail.com/2.28/img/mailcom_logo_rss.png http://www.mail.com/locations/91946-tunis.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098236-tunisian-feminist-arrested-alleged-provocation.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian feminist who scandalized her country by posting topless photos of herself online has been arrested after allegedly sneaking into Tunisia's holiest city disguised in a veil, then trying to get undressed during a protest. On Sunday, Amina Tyler — a 19-year-old member of the Ukrainian feminist group FEMEN, which uses nudity i... Mon, 20 May 2013 21:17:27 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2098236-tunisian-feminist-arrested-alleged-provocation.html 2013-05-20T21:17:27Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086890-confrontation-looms-tunisia-moves-salafis.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia is taking a harder line on preaching by ultraconservative Muslim groups, a crackdown that has sparked demonstrations by rock-throwing protesters and ominous warnings of terrorist attacks to come. As it struggles to hunt down al-Qaida linked terrorists in its frontiers, the government has also been trying to rein in salafis em... Wed, 15 May 2013 10:42:20 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2086890-confrontation-looms-tunisia-moves-salafis.html 2013-05-15T10:42:20Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2015466-mob-assaults-tunisia-police-station-1-dead.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A mob of alleged religious conservatives attacked a Tunisian police station and clashed with security forces Friday, leaving one person dead and two wounded, the state news agency reported. Radio and television reports also identified the early morning attackers in the coastal town of Hergla as followers of an ultraconservative stran... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 11:23:52 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2015466-mob-assaults-tunisia-police-station-1-dead.html 2013-04-12T11:23:52Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950856-tunisian-vendor-dies-setting-fire.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — 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 trouble finding a steady job. The self-immolation in 2010 of another Tunisian vendor frustrated with corruption and unemployment sparked protests that spread nationwide and led to the ou... Wed, 13 Mar 2013 10:19:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1950856-tunisian-vendor-dies-setting-fire.html 2013-03-13T10:19:23Z http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1933098-harlem-shake-videos-provoke-tunisian-battles.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — After attacks by religious extremists, the assassination of an opposition politician and the resignation of the prime minister, Tunisia is now being assailed by... an Internet dance craze. The YouTube phenomenon of the "Harlem Shake" has popped up in spots all over the world, but in Tunisia it's more than just a curiosity or a fad — ... Tue, 05 Mar 2013 19:52:42 GMT http://www.mail.com/entertainment/music/1933098-harlem-shake-videos-provoke-tunisian-battles.html 2013-03-05T19:52:42Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916178-tunisia-4-custody-politicians-slaying.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — 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 into crisis, but the killer himself remains at large, the interior minister said Tuesday. Ali Larayedh, who has been tapped to be the next prime minister, said the Tunisian sus... Tue, 26 Feb 2013 16:43:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1916178-tunisia-4-custody-politicians-slaying.html 2013-02-26T16:43:23Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1896664-thousands-tunisia-rally-islamist-party.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Thousands of supporters of the ruling Islamist party, waving banners and chanting, marched Saturday in the capital in response to rising criticism about Tunisia's direction two years after its revolution. Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali has run afoul of his own governing party, Ennadha, by announcing he would seek to form a Cabinet of t... Sat, 16 Feb 2013 18:20:17 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1896664-thousands-tunisia-rally-islamist-party.html 2013-02-16T18:20:17Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1892032-tunisias-premier-to-field-govt-resign.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — 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 country's crisis or resign, he announced Thursday. Hamadi Jebali said he will hold talks with representatives of all political parties on Friday to see if there is sufficient support for his s... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 16:36:48 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1892032-tunisias-premier-to-field-govt-resign.html 2013-02-14T16:36:48Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1891590-tunisians-head-abroad-to-perform-jihad.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The cradle of the Arab Spring is increasingly looking like the birthplace of jihadists. Long before Tunisia ousted its dictator and inspired the North African pro-democracy movement, the small, relatively prosperous country had the more dubious distinction of exporting Islamic militants. Now, as the country wrestles with the creation... Thu, 14 Feb 2013 13:13:35 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1891590-tunisians-head-abroad-to-perform-jihad.html 2013-02-14T13:13:35Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1881260-tunisia-presidents-party-quits-government.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's political crisis entered a new phase Sunday with an announcement that Cabinet ministers of the president's own party are quitting the governing coalition, which could force the ruling Islamists to compromise with the opposition. Two years ago Tunisia threw off decades of dictatorship, sparking the Arab Spring uprisings acro... Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:29:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1881260-tunisia-presidents-party-quits-government.html 2013-02-10T19:29:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1879584-tunisian-pm-cabinet-needed-crisis.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's Islamist prime minister said Saturday that he will resign if his proposal to appoint a nonpolitical Cabinet by mid-week is rejected. Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali first called for that change on Wednesday after Tunisia was thrown into a crisis when a prominent opposition politician was shot and killed in Tunis, touching off ... Sat, 09 Feb 2013 20:41:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1879584-tunisian-pm-cabinet-needed-crisis.html 2013-02-09T20:41:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1876886-tunisia-buries-politician-crisis-deepens.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The funeral of an assassinated leftist politician drew hundreds of thousands of mourners chanting anti-government slogans to the Tunisian capital Friday — as well as gangs of armed youths who smashed cars and clashed with police just outside the cemetery. Hours later, the prime minister insisted he'd try to form a new government desp... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 21:17:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1876886-tunisia-buries-politician-crisis-deepens.html 2013-02-08T21:17:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1877528-protests-turn-to-street-clashes-egypt.html CAIRO (AP) — Egyptian security forces backed by water cannons fired tear gas at rock-throwing protesters outside the presidential palace in Cairo on Friday while demonstrators clashed with riot police in cities across the country in marches against Islamist President Mohammed Morsi. The protests are part of a wave of opposition-led demonstrations over the... Fri, 08 Feb 2013 19:26:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1877528-protests-turn-to-street-clashes-egypt.html 2013-02-08T19:26:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1874900-tunisia-islamists-govt-crisis-grows.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia sank deeper into political crisis Thursday, as the ruling Islamist party rejected its own prime minister's decision to replace the government after the assassination of a leftist politician led to a wave of angry protests. The murder of Chokri Belaid, a 48-year-old secularist and a fierce critic of hardline Islamists as well ... Thu, 07 Feb 2013 23:35:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1874900-tunisia-islamists-govt-crisis-grows.html 2013-02-07T23:35:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1871754-tunisia-to-shake-up-government-assassination.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Shaken by the assassination of a prominent leftist opposition leader that unleashed major protests, Tunisia's prime minister announced Wednesday that he would form a new government of technocrats to guide the country to elections "as soon as possible." The decision by Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali was a clear concession to the opposit... Wed, 06 Feb 2013 21:54:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1871754-tunisia-to-shake-up-government-assassination.html 2013-02-06T21:54:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1818864-violence-plagues-tunisias-politics-2-years.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Two years after the revolution that overthrew an authoritarian president and started the Arab Spring, Tunisia is struggling with high unemployment and rising violence in its politics. After sounding the alarm for months over the rise of religious extremists, the opposition now warns that the new threat to this North African country's... Mon, 14 Jan 2013 16:23:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1818864-violence-plagues-tunisias-politics-2-years.html 2013-01-14T16:23:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1811566-tunisian-prosecutors-opposed-freeing-libya-suspect.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's attorney general's office opposed the recent release of one of the only people in custody for the September attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi that killed four Americans, an official said Thursday. The prosecutor's opposition means the decision could be reversed on appeal. Ali Harzi, a 28-y... Thu, 10 Jan 2013 19:10:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1811566-tunisian-prosecutors-opposed-freeing-libya-suspect.html 2013-01-10T19:10:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1805896-lawyer-tunisian-suspect-libya-attack-freed.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities released one of the only men in custody for alleged links to September's attack on the U.S. diplomatic mission in the Libyan city of Benghazi, the latest blow to an investigation that has limped along for months. Armed groups assaulted the lightly guarded mission on Sept. 11 and killed U.S. Ambassador Christopher... Tue, 08 Jan 2013 18:57:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1805896-lawyer-tunisian-suspect-libya-attack-freed.html 2013-01-08T18:57:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1804398-tunisian-fm-accused-sheraton-gate-scandal.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's foreign minister has been accused by a blogger of misusing public funds in a growing national scandal involving issues of government transparency and press freedom. Olfa Riahi, who calls herself an investigative journalist, is now banned from leaving Tunisia and is under investigation by the attorney general after posting r... Mon, 07 Jan 2013 17:56:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1804398-tunisian-fm-accused-sheraton-gate-scandal.html 2013-01-07T17:56:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1783522-ex-tunisian-dictators-property-under-hammer.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities are putting property confiscated from ousted Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali up for auction. That includes a pair of miniature gold sphinxes, a diamond-encrusted pen and a staggering 39 luxury cars. Officials hope the sale, which was inaugurated by Tunisia's Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali in Tunis Saturda... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 15:15:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1783522-ex-tunisian-dictators-property-under-hammer.html 2012-12-22T15:15:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1783506-fbi-question-benghazi-consulate-attack-suspect.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — After months of asking, agents from the FBI questioned the only known suspect in the Sept. 11 attack on the U.S. consulate in Benghazi that killed four diplomats, the suspect's Tunisian lawyer told The Associated Press Saturday. Ali Harzi, a Tunisian, was detained in Turkey and extradited to Tunisia in October where authorities have ... Sat, 22 Dec 2012 14:45:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/politics/1783506-fbi-question-benghazi-consulate-attack-suspect.html 2012-12-22T14:45:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1738152-union-calls-strike-restive-tunisian-town.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian labor union on Sunday suspended a nearly weeklong strike in an impoverished central town after the national government agreed to remove a local governor. Over 300 people had been injured in clashes with police this week in Siliana, 75 miles (120 kilometers) southwest of the capital, Tunis. The Regional Workers Union called... Sun, 02 Dec 2012 16:38:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1738152-union-calls-strike-restive-tunisian-town.html 2012-12-02T16:38:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1735016-tunisian-leader-fears-that-clashes-spread.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — The army moved into a southwestern Tunisian town, an official and witnesses said Friday, the fourth day of protests that have injured more than 300 people. President Moncef Marzouki said on television that the North African country's government has not "met the expectations of the people" and asked that a new one, smaller and special... Fri, 30 Nov 2012 22:06:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1735016-tunisian-leader-fears-that-clashes-spread.html 2012-11-30T22:06:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1729200-riots-injure-177-central-tunisian-town.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A strike in a low income region of Tunisia has degenerated into a second day of clashes between police and protesters, leaving 177 people injured, including some seriously, a hospital official said Wednesday. A local labor union organized a general strike in Siliana, a poor town in Tunisia's interior, on Tuesday to protest a lack of ... Wed, 28 Nov 2012 19:32:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1729200-riots-injure-177-central-tunisian-town.html 2012-11-28T19:32:00Z