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Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has criticized the detention of a Tunisian journalist and a violent attack on another.
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia was re-elected for a fifth term with 89 percent of the vote — his weakest performance yet, but more than enough to show his solid grip on the nation.
Clad in ample white robes, a turban and red skullcap, Sheik Mohamed Machfar slips on a pair of large black earphones as he sits behind the microphone in the gleaming new studios of Radio Zitouna. Now one of the most popular talk show hosts in Tunisia, he happily explains how his programs embody the comeback of Islamic values in a nation viewed as among the most secular in the Arab world.
A Tunisian health official says a woman who claimed she was pregnant with 12 babies underwent a medical examination that showed she is not pregnant.
Tunisia condemned fears that Tunisians jailed at the U.S. military prison at Guantanamo Bay would be at risk of ill-treatment if they are sent back to their native country.
Tunisia's justice minister, Bechir Tekkari, says his country is ready to accept the 10 Tunisians held at Guantanamo Bay, the U.S.-run prison in Cuba.
A French court sentenced a German convert to Islam to 18 years in prison Thursday for his role in the bombing of a synagogue in Tunisia that killed 21 people nearly eight years ago.
A boat carrying up to 35 Tunisians trying to travel illegally to Italy capsized Monday near Tunis after hitting a rock, officials said.
A European convert to Islam allegedly caught on camera beside Osama bin Laden denied Monday any role in a 2002 suicide attack on a Tunisian synagogue allegedly ordered by the self-described mastermind of the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks on the U.S.
A Tunisian court on Monday convicted an alleged former logistics head of al-Qaida's European operations of belonging to a terrorist group abroad and sentenced him to 11 years in prison, a defense lawyer said.
A Tunisian court convicted 19 Islamic militants on charges linked to plots to carry out attacks in the north African country or send fighters to Iraq, a defense lawyer said Thursday.
Two government officials have been convicted and sentenced to prison in connection with an alleged plot to carry out terror attacks and overthrow the Tunisian government, according to their lawyer and court documents.
Violent clashes erupted Friday between protesters and police in central Tunisia, leaving one person dead and at least eight others injured, government and labor union officials said.
Al-Qaida in Islamic North Africa claimed responsibility for kidnapping two Austrian tourists last month in Tunisia in an audio recording aired Monday on Al-Jazeera television.
A Tunisian appeals court has upheld a death sentence and rejected another against two suspected Islamic militants convicted in connection with deadly clashes with security officials.
An appeals court on Tuesday upheld the terrorism conviction of a Tunisian citizen once held at the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay, the man's lawyer said. The man was not convicted of any alleged extremist activities in Afghanistan.
A Tunisian court convicted nine men on terrorism charges Tuesday, sentencing them to between six and 12 years in prison, their lawyer said.
A Tunisian court on Thursday convicted a former prisoner at the United States prison at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, on terror charges, the Justice Ministry said.
A Tunisian once held in the U.S. prison at Guantanamo Bay was convicted of terrorism charges Wednesday, judicial officials said.
Tunisia said Thursday it does not allow torture and criticized a U.S. judge for blocking the transfer of a Guantanamo prisoner on grounds that he could face mistreatment in his home country.
Tunisia has stripped the widow of former Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat of Tunisian citizenship, officials said Tuesday.
How Young Is Too Young? - The Daily BeastThe Polanski case revives debate about the age of consent—and how America stacks up against other countries when it comes to sexual permissiveness.
How Young Is Too Young? [ to consent to have sex ] The Polanski case revives debate about the age of consent—and how America stacks up against other countries when it comes to sexual permissiveness.
My Son Suffered Brain Damage as a Baby... Now He's in MensaDespite "severe head injuries" as "a toddler," 12-year-old Jacob Simpson is now in Mensa.
Woman 'Pregnant' With 12 Babies Exposed as Fraud - Pregnancy - FOXNews.comWoman 'Pregnant' With 12 Babies Exposed as Fraud Just days after a Tunisian woman claimed she was pregnant with a record-breaking 12 babies – the 34-year-old has been exposed as a fraud, the U.K.'s Daily Telegraph reported Wednesday.
Teacher Who Claimed She Was Pregnant With 12 Babies 'is a Fraud'A woman who claimed she was on the verge of having a world record-breaking 12 babies was in hiding today after being exposed as a fraud.
Tunisian woman pregnant with 12 babies eclipses Nadia Suleman's octupletsA Tunisian woman is reported to be about to eclipse the octuplets of the American mother Nadia Suleman after becoming pregnant with 12 babies.
Tunisian woman pregnant with 12 babiesA Tunisian woman in her 30s is expecting 12 babies in what her family described as an amazing miracle, but doctors have warned there is only a tiny chance that any of them will survive.
Tunisian Woman Pregnant With 12 Babies to Smash Record of Octuplets Mother [Note: This woman's story is now considered to be false.] "A mother is set to give birth to 12 babies this month, breaking the record set by U.S. mother Nadya Suleman who delivered healthy octuplets."
Tunisia Arrests Cell 'Plotting Attacks' on U.S. OfficersTunisian authorities have reportedly arrested nine soldiers for allegedly planning attacks on visiting American military officers.
10 Worst Countries to be a Blogger: Burma leads the pack"Bloggers are at the vanguard of the information revolution and their numbers are expanding rapidly," said CPJ Executive Director Joel Simon.
Poll: Egyptians and other Arab states see U.S. more favorably The higher approval reflects a general trend in the Arab world, according to another report by Gallup, which found that in eight Arab countries, including Egypt, the Obama administration posted double-digit increases in approval over the last polls from Bush's term.
The 6th International Quality Conference for 2009 began in Tripoli on Monday under the theme "Quality Basis for the Promotion of Competitiveness". Expert and specialists from Egypt, Tunisia, Algeria and Emirates in addition to Great Jamahiriya are taking part in the conference. …
Pilot who paused to pray in crash-landing sentenced to 10 years in jailA Tunisian pilot who paused to pray instead of taking emergency measures before crash-landing his plane, killing 16 people, has been sentenced to 10 years in jail by an Italian court along with his co-pilot.
MSF's Top Ten Humanitarian Crises of 2008The report underscores major difficulties in bringing assistance to people affected by conflict.
U.S. Helps African States Fend Off IslamistsThousands of miles from the battlefields of Iraq and Afghanistan, another side of America's fight against terrorism is unfolding in this remote corner of West Africa.
AI August 2008 Human Rights Update1) Violence against women in the home continues in Mexico 2) Tunisia: Torturing detainees 3) Ongoing impunity for police violence in Africa 4) Enforced disappearance – the missing are not forgotten: Philippines; Chad; Algeria ....
Bombings Add to Fears Algeria is al-Qaida Hotbed | guardian.co.ukFor the west, the fear is that the terrorists see Europe as their ultimate target – Moroccan nationals were involved in the 2004 Madrid bombings – although their immediate fight is with the pro-western governments of Algeria, Tunisia and Morocco.
Modernity Starts Here - TunisiaI got into a taxi, the driver instinctively put on the meter, drove within the lanes and upon my paying the fare, gave me my change and thanked me.
Modernity Starts Here - TunisiaTunisia has quietly and successfully developed in recent years an environment of co-existence amongst Jews, Christians, and Muslims where modernity serves as a common denominator and religion does not get in the way of one's day-to-day life.
Tunisia convicts, sentences 5 in terrorism case "Two government officials have been convicted and sentenced to prison in connection with an alleged plot to carry out terror attacks and overthrow the Tunisian government, according to their lawyer and court documents.
The Costs of Relying on Aging DictatorsAging rulers die; replacement leaders are frequently weak, and transitions can be volatile. Instability is a looming threat in four Western-allied dictatorships that many in Washington currently embrace as bulwarks of stability: Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, and Oman.
Man rapes woman over the phoneA Tunisian family alleges their daughter was raped during a telephone conversation with a man, a lawyer for the family said.
Tunisian patient admitted to hospital for 44 yearsA patient in Tunisia has spent more than 44 years in hospital, and pledged to leave the building only when he dies, a Tunisian daily reported on Monday.
Name: El Hadji Diouf Age: 27 Position: Forward Club: Bolton Wanderers Team: Senegal
The little summit that could. Editorial. Dec 18, 2007 23:03'The time has come [for Arab states] to cease using international forums to vilify Israel and to publicly condemn those forces of hatred and violence that, ultimately, undermine everything they stand for," Deputy Foreign Minister Majallie Whbee, a Druse, said, rather impolitely, …
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