http://www.mail.com/people/64516-zine-el-abidine-ben-ali.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/people/64516-zine-el-abidine-ben-ali.html http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096514-tunisia-security-blocks-salafi-conference-1-dead.html KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) — Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated in attacks across the country, prompting clashes with angry youths that resulted in one death. Security checkpoints were in place and patrols conducted throughout... Sun, 19 May 2013 18:44:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2096514-tunisia-security-blocks-salafi-conference-1-dead.html 2013-05-19T18:44:23Z 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/2073306-jihadi-peril-way-to-tunisia.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — 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 of the Arab Spring has become the latest battleground for violent jihadis. With neighboring Algeria and Libya full of weapons and violent movements of their own, Tunisia is struggling ... Thu, 09 May 2013 10:07:41 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2073306-jihadi-peril-way-to-tunisia.html 2013-05-09T10:07:41Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048558-jews-ease-tunisia-famed-pilgrimage.html DJERBA, Tunisia (AP) — Under a bright Mediterranean sun Saturday, Jews whose forebears once thronged Tunisia are trekking to a celebrated synagogue under the protection of police — as organizers try to inject new momentum to an annual pilgrimage that's been depleted in recent years by fears of anti-Semitism. Jewish leaders hope the three-day pilgrimage to... Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:43:51 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2048558-jews-ease-tunisia-famed-pilgrimage.html 2013-04-27T18:43:51Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015794-billions-taken-tunisia-ex-dictator-missing.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Officials trying to right Tunisia's ailing economy shouldn't count on an estimated $20 billion still to be recovered from the family of the deposed dictator, a prominent Tunisian economist said Friday. A $28 million check was presented to Tunisia on Thursday, but Ezzedine Saidane said that money was from an easily recovered Lebanese ... Fri, 12 Apr 2013 17:13:06 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/2015794-billions-taken-tunisia-ex-dictator-missing.html 2013-04-12T17:13:06Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000274-tunisian-ex-dictators-brother-in-law-dies.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — 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. Ridha Zaghdoud, of the penitentiary administration, said Moncef Trabelsi suffered from a number of chronic ailments and had been hospitalized several times before the unsuccessful operation. T... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 17:11:04 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/2000274-tunisian-ex-dictators-brother-in-law-dies.html 2013-04-05T17:11:04Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1925868-gis-wikileaks-admission-energizes-supporters.html WASHINGTON (AP) — While it may be a curious legal strategy, an Army private's decision to admit in court that he sent hundreds of thousands of classified documents to WikiLeaks has energized his supporters around the world. Pfc. Bradley Manning, 25, has been called by some a whistleblowing hero, a political prisoner and a symbol of the misplaced prioritie... Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:09:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1925868-gis-wikileaks-admission-energizes-supporters.html 2013-03-02T00:09:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1908254-tunisia-islamist-party-chooses-prime-minister.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — 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 unlikely to back down to opposition demands to try to smooth over the country's political crisis. Ali Larayedh, accused of failing to stem violence by ultraconservative Muslims when he w... Fri, 22 Feb 2013 23:45:43 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1908254-tunisia-islamist-party-chooses-prime-minister.html 2013-02-22T23:45:43Z http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1903408-tunisia-falling-apart-heres-whats-going.html RABAT, Morocco (AP) — 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 Mediterranean country of 10 million that many still think has the best chance of becoming a true democracy in the Arab world. THE CRISIS Prime Minister ... Wed, 20 Feb 2013 16:39:23 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/economy/1903408-tunisia-falling-apart-heres-whats-going.html 2013-02-20T16:39:23Z 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/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/1882964-tunisia-islamist-leader-unity-govt-imminent.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — An agreement is imminent on a new national unity government for Tunisia to resolve the simmering political crisis brought on by the assassination of an opposition politician, the leader of the powerful Islamist party told The Associated Press Monday. Rachid Ghannouchi, leader of the moderate Islamist Ennahda party, said a new governm... Mon, 11 Feb 2013 15:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1882964-tunisia-islamist-leader-unity-govt-imminent.html 2013-02-11T15:50:00Z 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/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/1833232-iraqi-protester-tries-to-set-fire.html BAGHDAD (AP) — A demonstrator tried to set himself on fire in the north of Iraq Sunday in what is thought to be the first attempted self-immolation since anti-government rallies erupted a month ago. The man, identified by police and hospital officials as Talal Ali Abbas, ignited himself in a central square in Mosul where protesters have been rallying for ... Sun, 20 Jan 2013 15:50:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1833232-iraqi-protester-tries-to-set-fire.html 2013-01-20T15:50:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1792786-north-african-nations-take-reform-routes.html RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Two years after an itinerant Tunisian fruit-seller set himself on fire to protest government injustice and ignited uprisings across the Middle East, the three nations of the Maghreb — the former French colonies of North Africa — have taken vastly different paths. Tunisia has seen wholesale political change. In oil-rich Algeria, it's business as usual. S... Mon, 31 Dec 2012 07:27:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1792786-north-african-nations-take-reform-routes.html 2012-12-31T07:27:00Z 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/world/1771492-unrest-marks-tunisia-revolution-anniversary-event.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Protesters threw stones and tomatoes and booed Tunisian leaders Monday at a ceremony marking two years since the start of an uprising that changed regimes around the Arab world. Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki and other dignitaries who spoke had to be escorted off stage by security forces as some 3,000 people protested the country... Mon, 17 Dec 2012 17:42:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1771492-unrest-marks-tunisia-revolution-anniversary-event.html 2012-12-17T17:42:00Z http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748400-riots-hint-potential-chaos-tunisias-future.html RABAT, Morocco (AP) — Five days of riots last week in a town in Tunisia's impoverished interior wounded hundreds of people and deepened the rift between the two most powerful forces in this North African country: the moderate Islamist ruling party and the main labor union. With the two at loggerheads, the threat of a nationwide general strike next week co... Thu, 06 Dec 2012 14:33:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/news/world/1748400-riots-hint-potential-chaos-tunisias-future.html 2012-12-06T14:33:00Z 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/business/finance/1731248-tunisian-pm-slams-those-riots.html TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia's prime minister accused opposition parties and unions Thursday of provoking three days of violent clashes and pleaded for patience while the government tackles the nation's economic problems. The army had to intervene Thursday between police and protesters in the interior town of Siliana to stave off another day of clashes a... Thu, 29 Nov 2012 20:05:00 GMT http://www.mail.com/business/finance/1731248-tunisian-pm-slams-those-riots.html 2012-11-29T20:05:00Z 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