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17 January, 2011 — creative-i.info

Tunisia May Form Coalition After Ben Ali Overthrow
BusinessWeek
17 (Bloomberg) — Tunisia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi said he may
announce a coalition government today after Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled
the …
www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-17/tunisia-may-form-coalition-after-ben-ali-overthrow.html

Britons Urged To Flee Tunisian Turmoil
Sky News
More than 1000 British nationals have been urged to get out of Tunisia as
the country awaits an announcement on a new unity government. …
news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Tunisia-Britons-And-Holidaymakers-Urged-To-Leave-As-New-Unity-Government-Due-To-Be-Announced/Article/201101315896853?lpos=World_News_Top_Stories_Header_1&lid=ARTICLE_15896853_Tunisia%3A_Britons_And_Holidaymakers_Urged_To_Leave_As_New_Unity_Government_Due_To_Be_Announced

Russian tourists return from Tunisia
Oneindia
The Boeing-767 which landed at the Domodedovoairport in Moscow today
carried Russians from Tunisia as wellas Russian tourists from other popular
sea resorts …
news.oneindia.in/2011/01/17/russiantourists-return-fromtunisia-aid0126.html

FP Passport: The Arab world’s horrific new trend: self-immolation
Foreign Policy (blog)
Tunisia’s unrest was sparked by the self-immolation of Mohamed Bouazazi, a
university graduate turned street vendor who burned himself to death after
being …
blog.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/01/17/the_arab_worlds_horrific_new_trend_self_immolation

ISRAEL: Officials keep a keen eye on Tunisia, also Lebanon
Los Angeles Times
Like the rest of the region, Israel too is keeping a keen eye on
developments in Tunisia even as it waits to see what tomorrow (or the next
day) brings in …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/01/israel-keeping-a-keen-eye-on-tunisia-lebanon.html

Neighbors in Tunisia express disgust over former first lady’s family
Los Angeles Times
After all, he was Houssam Trabelsi, a nephew to the wife of Zine el Abidine
ben Ali, the Tunisian president who was deposed and driven out of the
country …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-tunisia-villas-20110117,0,4537071.story

Tunisian crisis will not hit Egypt, trade minister says
Ahram Online
Egypt will not be affected by the Tunisian crisis, minister of trade and
industry Rachid Mohamed Rachid said Sunday. Speaking at a press conference
in Sharm …
english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/3/12/4084/Business/Economy/Tunisian-crisis-will-not-hit-Egypt,-trade-minister.aspx

Israel may be on the eve of revolution
Ha’aretz
By Merav Michaeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu yesterday characterized
the popular revolution in Tunisia as an example of “instability in our
region. …
www.haaretz.com/print-edition/opinion/israel-may-be-on-the-eve-of-revolution-1.337445

Sudan’s Turabi says Tunisia-style unrest ‘likely’
Ahram Online
Sudanese Islamist opposition leader Hassan al-Turabi said Tunisia-style
uprising is “likely” in northern Sudan. In an interview Sudanese Islamist
opposition …
english.ahram.org.eg/~/NewsContent/2/8/4138/World/Region/Sudans-Turabi-says-Tunisiastyle-unrest-likely.aspx

After Tunisia, Algeria hit by spate of attempted suicides
AFP
ALGIERS — A jobless man who set himself on fire in a northeast Algerian
town bordering strife-torn Tunisia to protest the mayor’s refusal to meet
him over …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gwF-d2Gz4H90BOeHTSvI7RsEQxHw?docId=CNG.9964072691a62252d0a98b0308fb8063.251

Tunisian security forces arrest eight foreign nationals
Xinhua
16 (Xinhua) — The Tunisian army and security forces arrested eight foreign
nationals including four Germans, the Tunisian television reported Sunday.
…
news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-01/17/c_13693394.htm

Dead Tunisian fruit and vegetable seller could unleash wave of revolutions in …
DailyIndia.com
Tunis (Tunisia), Jan.17: Fruit and vegetable seller Mohammed Bouazizi, who
burnt himself in the center of Tunis after police confiscated his produce
because …
www.dailyindia.com/show/419471.php

Fidelity helps affiliate staff flee Tunisia
Boston Globe
By Beth Healy and Todd Wallack International affiliates of Fidelity
Investments scrambled to make sure hundreds of employees at Tunisia
operations are safe …
www.boston.com/business/articles/2011/01/17/fidelity_helps_affiliate_staff_flee_tunisia/

Is Tunisia the first domino to fall?
Morocco Board News Service
Tunisia’s fallen Regime has certainly encouraged the emergence of a middle
class, however, it has not politically treated it as an adult. …
www.moroccoboard.com/news/34-news-release/5033-is-tunisia-the-first-domino-to-fall

Qaradawi hails Tunisian people
Tehran Times
In remarks that could possibly unnerve some Arab governments, the cleric
praised the people of Tunisia for the uprising. All Muslims must fight for
justice, …
www.tehrantimes.com/index_View.asp?code=234253

Gun battles in Tunisia as former official arrested
Telegraph.co.uk
Tunisian forces have exchanged fire with members of the deposed President’s
security guard, according to reports. Gun battles at the Presidential
Palace, …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/tunisia/8263195/Gun-battles-in-Tunisia-as-former-official-arrested.html

Analyst Says Tunisia Crisis Points Out Need for North Africa Reforms
Voice of America
Photo: AP A US-based expert told VOA the Obama Administration must approach
the situation in Tunisia with caution. This comes as the Washington Post,
…
www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Butty-Tunisia-Crisis-Analysis-Cook-17january11-113862084.html

Couple stuck in Tunisia
Portsmouth News
At least 100 people in Tunisia are believed to have died since the violence
began. The riots have seen more than 1000 prisoners break free from a
prison and …
www.portsmouth.co.uk/newshome/Couple-stuck-in-Tunisia.6692809.jp

French photographer hurt in Tunisia protests dies
Reuters
PARIS (Reuters) – A French photographer covering the street protests in
Tunisia is in critical condition after sustaining head injuries Friday from
a tear …
www.reuters.com/article/idUSTRE70F0VB20110116

Tourists in Tunisia Head Home
Wall Street Journal
By TERENCE ROTH LONDON—European tour operators have spent the weekend
flying back stranded tourists caught up in the civil unrest in Tunisia that
forced …
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704511404576085902709118880.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Iranian Majlis speaker denounces US approach towards Tunisia
ABNA.ir
(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) – The way western states, particularly US, reacted
to latest developments in Tunisia was “ridiculous”, Speaker of Iran’s
Parliament …
abna.ir/data.asp?lang=3&id=221497

World Blog: Waiting for real change in Tunisia
msnbc.com (blog)
The Tunisian police have been enforcing a tough curfew at nightfall to try
to prevent militias from looting shops and government buildings. …
pheedo.msnbc.msn.com/click.phdo?i=b6bc2880ff2a117fd0b734de6312a891

CNN Exclusive: Hollywood cameras roll through Tunisian revolution
CNN International
By Neil Curry, CNN Antonio Banderas continues to film on location with
fellow star Frieda Pinto in Tunisia despite local unrest. …
edition.cnn.com/2011/SHOWBIZ/Movies/01/16/tunisia.show.goes.on/?hpt=C2

Italian circus in Tunisia placed under army protection
Telegraph.co.uk
An Italian family circus trapped by riots in strife-torn Tunisia was put
under army protection on Sunday, but its director said he feared possible
looting …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/tunisia/8262965/Italian-circus-in-Tunisia-placed-under-army-protection.html

Tunisia’s 2011 Economic Growth Forecast Revised Down at Barclays
BusinessWeek
17 (Bloomberg) — Tunisia’s economy may grow 4 percent this year, Barclays
Capital said, revising its earlier forecast of a 5 percent growth because
of the …
www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-17/tunisia-s-2011-economic-growth-forecast-revised-down-at-barclays.html

Egyptians impressed by Tunisia’s ‘Jasmine Revolution’
Ahram Online
Samiya was referring to recent remarks made by Libyan leader Muammar
Qaddafi, who lamented the ousting of Tunisian President Zein El-Abdedine
Ben Ali in the …
english.ahram.org.eg/NewsContent/1/64/4089/Egypt/Politics-/Egyptians-impressed-by-Tunisias-Jasmine-Revolution.aspx

UPDATE: Secular Moncef Marzouki To Run For Tunisia Presidency
Zawya
PARIS (AFP)—Secular Tunisian leftist Moncef Marzouki said Monday he would
run for the presidency in coming polls, following the downfall of Zine El
Abidine …
www.zawya.com/story.cfm/sidZW20110117000081

Tunisian riots ease amid party talks
Global Times
Tunisian men holding metal bars and sticks stand guard at a checkpoint in
La Gazella city near Tunis on Saturday. Tunisia teetered on the edge of
chaos …
world.globaltimes.cn/africa/2011-01/613117.html

Tunisia | Riots | Unrest
By Mort Rosenblum
In a few days, social media like Facebook and Twitter ended 54 years of
dictatorship in Tunisia.
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/africa/110116/tunisia-riots-facebook-twitter

World Blog – Waiting for real change in Tunisia
By Paul Goldman
We arrived at the Tunis Carthage International airport on Saturday moments
before the curfew set in. The Tunisian police have been enforcing a tough
curfew at nightfall to try to prevent militias from looting shops and
government …
worldblog.msnbc.msn.com/_news/2011/01/16/5854015-waiting-for-real-change-in-tunisia-

Gurney Journey: Tunisia
By James Gurney
A few days ago, the people of Tunisia ousted Ben Ali, who was had been
dictator there for more than two decades. I visited Tunisia two years ago
on a sketching expedition. My friend Alan Foster and I took a trip by hired
car from Tunis …
gurneyjourney.blogspot.com/2011/01/tunisia.html

Michael Totten “ Hitch on Tunisia in 2007
By Michael J. Totten
Well, you can say for Tunisia that people do not lower their voices or look
over their shoulders (another thing that has made me nervous in my time)
before discussing these questions. But the conversation still took on a
slightly pained …
pajamasmedia.com/michaeltotten/2011/01/16/hitch-on-tunisia-in-2007/

Barry Lando: Tunisia: Democratic Triumph or U.S. Disaster?
By Barry Lando
Will the Tunisian military really throw open the doors to all political
groups? Jasmine uprisings across the Middle East and Central Asia could
spell disaster for American policy.
www.huffingtonpost.com/barry-lando/tunisia-democratic-triump_b_809685.html

US Denies WikiLeaks Spurred Revolt In Tunisia | News One
By Associated Press
The Obama administration is rejecting claims that revelations of rampant
corruption in Tunisia in secret U.S. diplomatic documents sparked the
popular revolt that overthrew the authoritarian leadership of the North
African nation.
newsone.com/world/associatedpress4/us-denies-wikileaks-spurred-revolt-in-tunisia/

Tunisia: The day after at Livewire – Amnesty International …
By Mok
Again, the power of the Tunisian street was overwhelming yesterday. Before
noon, an official announcement was made that the Speaker of Parliament was
provisionally assuming presidential powers, until elections are held in 60
days. …
livewire.amnesty.org/2011/01/16/tunisia-the-day-after/

Tunisia: Fears of Insecurity Overshadow the Joys of Freedom …
By Hisham
The people of Tunisia took to the streets to celebrate the dawn of a new
independence. The euphoria rapidly gave way to fear about the security
situation . News spread about vandals rampaging across major cities,
looting shops and homes …
globalvoicesonline.org/2011/01/16/tunisia-fears-of-insecurity-overshadow-the-joys-of-freedom/

BackType — Blog Archive “ Analysis of the Tunisia Twitter Trend
By cg
Jan 16th Analysis of the Tunisia Twitter Trend. Conversations around the
Tunisia news on Twitter. Here’s what we discovered during the period
graphed: 50K Twitter users sent out related tweets; At its peak, there were
28 tweets being …
blog.backtype.com/2011/01/analysis-of-the-tunisia-twitter-trend/

Was WikiLeaks Responsible for Tunisia? US Says No, Libya Says Yes …
By Jason Ditz
Though it seems pretty clear that the revolution in Tunisia was primarily a
function of a downtrodden populace bristling under growing authoritarianism
and a crumbling economy, the timely release of WikiLeaks documents damaging
Tunisian …
news.antiwar.com/2011/01/16/was-wikileaks-responsible-for-tunisia-us-says-no-libya-says-yes/

Tunisia: A Domino Falls
By Phil
So it has been with the ignominious collapse of Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali’s
23 year rule in Tunisia. No long and drawn out process. No gradual
assumption of the president’s power by parliament. The Tunisian masses took
to the streets in …
averypublicsociologist.blogspot.com/2011/01/tunisia-domino-falls.html

News: Dave Franco, Tunisia, John McCain, Mark Zuckerberg …
By Steve Pep
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Tunisia’s Jasmine Revolution: Spreading Fear Among Arab Dictators …
By Gilbert Mercier
Autocratic governments across the Middle-East are watching the events,
quickly unfolding in Tunisia after the toppling of Ben Ali by a popular
uprising, with anxiety and fear. In Algeria, Egypt, Jordan, Morocco, Syria,
Yemen, …
newsjunkiepost.com/2011/01/16/tunisias-jasmine-revolution-spreading-fear-among-arab-dictators/

Tunisia: the first Wikileaks revolution?
By TPR
But we might also count Tunisia as the first time that WikiLeaks pushed
people over the brink. These protests are also about the country’s utter
lack of freedom of expression — including when it comes to WikiLeaks. …
prorevnews.blogspot.com/2011/01/tunisia-first-wikileaks-revolution.html

Tunisia – Al Jazeera English
The events in Tunisia again show how US foreign policy in the Middle East
… From the ashes of one of the worst crackdowns in Tunisian history rise
the …
english.aljazeera.net/indepth/spotlight/tunisia/

VOA | Police, Demonstrators Clash in Tunisian Capital | News | English
New clashes were reported Wednesday between police and demonstrators in the
Tunisian capital, continuing what is the country’s worst civil unrest in
…
www.voanews.com/english/news/Soldiers-Deployed-in-Tunisian-Capital-After-Protests-113342809.html

allAfrica.com: Tunisia: Censorship Continues
Tunisia: Censorship Continues. 11 January 2011 … Police meanwhile
continue to ring the offices of the Tunisian journalists’ union and the
newspaper …
allafrica.com/stories/201101120836.html

Tunisia: British Tourists Flee From African State After Rioting …
Thousands of British holidaymakers are fleeing from Tunisia after rioting
swept through the North African state.
news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-News/Tunisia-British-Tourists-Flee-From-African-State-After-Rioting-That-Ousted-Zine-el-Abidine-Ben-Ali/Article/201101315895543?f=rss

YouTube – Tunisia: protests continue
Added to queue Tunisia in turmoil after uprising3961 views 13 hours ago ·
2:04 … Added to queue Online mobilization for Tunisiaby
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www.youtube.com/watch?v=BPyvrWblA0I

Travel Alert – Tunisia (January 16, 2011) – U.S. Embassy Tunis …
The U.S. Department of State alerts U.S. citizens to the intensifying
political and social unrest in Tunisia and recommends deferring
non-essential travel …
tunisia.usembassy.gov/service/about-us/embassy-notices2/warden-information/warden-message—travel-alert-january-12-2011.html

Union officials say 11 dead in Tunisia rioting | Al-Masry Al-Youm …
At least 11 people have died in clashes with security forces in new rioting
in the North African country where unrest is in its fourth week, local
union …
www.almasryalyoum.com/en/news/union-officials-say-11-dead-tunisia-rioting

Tunisia riots: 3300 British tourists to be evacuated by travel …
Travel firms tonight pledged to evacuate all British tourists within the
next 48 hours from riot-torn Tunisia after the country’s president went
into exile.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1347112/Tunisia-riots-3-300-British-tourists-evacuated-travel-companies-23-die.html