Tunisia
Tunisia's Islamist PM says Egypt scenario unlikely to happen there
TUNIS - A situation like the one unfolding in Egypt is unlikely to happen in Tunisia - the cradle of the Arab Spring - Prime Minister Ali Larayedh of the Islamist led-government in Tunis, said late on Monday.
Tunisia frees three Europeans jailed for topless feminist protest
TUNIS - A Tunisian court on Wednesday decided to release three European feminist activists who staged a topless protest in Tunis last month against the Islamist-led government.
Tunisian army chief of staff to leave post
TUNIS - Tunisian army chief Rachid Ammar abruptly announced his retirement on Monday night amid increased political tensions surrounding the country's transition to democracy.
Tunisian court jails Salafists for burning Sufi shrine
TUNIS - A Tunisian court has sentenced six radical Islamists to five years in prison for burning a Sufi Muslim shrine in one of a spate of attacks that have highlighted rising militancy in the country that ignited the Arab Spring.
Tunisian rapper in court to hear sentence for insulting police
TUNIS - A Tunisian rapper who was sentenced to two years in jail in absentia in March for insulting the police was handed the same punishment on Thursday after he surrendered to the authorities.
EU condemns jailing of topless feminists in Tunisia
BRUSSELS - The European Union said on Thursday jail sentences handed down to three European feminist activists who staged a topless protest in Tunisia were too severe and urged the Islamist-led government to reform its laws on freedom of expression.
Tunisia jails three Europeans for topless feminist protest
TUNIS - A Tunisian court sentenced three European feminist activists to four months in jail on Wednesday after they demonstrated topless in central Tunis last month against the Islamist-led government, one of their lawyers said.
Two Tunisian soldiers killed in hunt for Islamists near Algeria
TUNIS - Two Tunisian soldiers were killed and four wounded in a landmine explosion near the Algerian border where security forces are pursuing Islamist insurgents, an army spokesman said on Thursday.
Landmine blast wounds 3 Tunisian soldiers near Algerian border
TUNIS - Three Tunisian soldiers have been wounded in a landmine explosion near the Algerian border where security forces are pursuing Islamist insurgents, the defense ministry said.
Tunisia hands suspended jail terms to 20 people over US embassy attack
TUNIS - A Tunisian court sentenced 20 people to two-year suspended jail terms for involvement in a deadly attack on the U.S. embassy last year, their lawyer said on Wednesday.
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