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18 January, 2011 — creative-i.info

Citizens hopeful as new Tunisian government forms
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) — As Tunisians adjust to a new
government following the ouster of their longtime president, some say they
are …
edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/18/tunisia.protests/

Self-immolations in Egypt and Algeria follow Tunisian protest
Washington Post
The fall of Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, the president of Tunisia, has
resonated across the region among young Middle Easterners, most of whom
have lived under …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/17/AR2011011704411.html

Tunisia: Blogger and Former Political Prisoner Appointed Minister
Global Voices Online
The Tunisian revolution seems to bring an endless daily dose of surprises.
Yesterday, the Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, announced the
…
globalvoicesonline.org/2011/01/18/tunisia-blogger-and-former-political-prisoner-appointed-minister/

Tunisian capital bustles again after govt shake-up
Washington Post
AP TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s capital has awoken to bustling commercial
activity for the first time since its former president fled the country,
…
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/18/AR2011011800729.html

French row over Tunisia policy
BBC News
The French government has been accused by the Socialist opposition of a
“deafening silence” over the turmoil in its former protectorate, Tunisia.
…
www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-12214746

Sudan Arrests Islamist Leader Turabi Amid Calls for Protests
BusinessWeek
The opposition is looking to Tunisia, where protests over the past month
forced President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali to flee the country on Jan. …
www.businessweek.com/news/2011-01-18/sudan-arrests-islamist-leader-turabi-amid-calls-for-protests.html

Tunisia Update
NPR
A new coalition government was unveiled in Tunisia yesterday. But the
coalition, which includes opposition members and activists not associated
with the …
www.npr.org/2011/01/18/133012358/Tunisia-Update

Photographer dies from injury after Tunisia clash
BusinessWeek
The family of a French photojournalist says he has died after being hit in
the face with a tear gas canister amid clashes in Tunisia. …
www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D9KQ8N5G3.htm

British Airways Criticized for Flying Britons to Tunisia
Fly | Global Music Culture
Many travelers flying with British Airways have claimed that the carrier
didn’t warn them about how severe the situation is in Tunisia. …
www.fly.co.uk/news/british-airways-criticized-for-flying-britons-to-tunisia-1983449.html

Tunisia turmoil: Diary from Tunis
BBC News
Tunisia has formed a national unity government, the country’s prime
minister has announced, after a popular revolt ousted the president. …
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12211897

Gulfsands says Tunisia unrest delays well spudding
Reuters Africa
L: Quote) said there would be a delay to the drilling of a well in Tunisia
due to unrest in the North African country. The Sidi Dhaher well should now
spud …
af.reuters.com/article/tunisiaNews/idAFLDE70H0IO20110118

The Globe and Mail
Globe and Mail
In Lebanon, Sudan and Tunisia, the mechanisms for change – rather than
their results – represent important new dynamics that reflect the
increasingly …
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/opinions/opinion/three-paths-to-change-in-the-arab-world/article1873615/

Hague urges ‘fair Tunisia election’
WalesOnline
Foreign Secretary William Hague has urged riot-torn Tunisia to hold free
and fair elections to establish a new government. Mr Hague said Britain
welcomed …
www.walesonline.co.uk/news/uk-news/2011/01/18/hague-urges-fair-tunisia-election-91466-28005734/

Another group of Russians to leave Tunisia today
The Voice of Russia
Another group of Russians is due to leave Tunisia today, according to a
press release that the Rostourism agency circulated in Moscow yesterday.
…
english.ruvr.ru/2011/01/18/40114590.html

Did Ali flee with gold from Tunisia?
Vancouver Sun
Tunisia’s central bank Monday denied a report that relatives of the ousted
Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali fled the country with 1.5 tonnes of
gold. …
www.vancouversun.com/news/flee+with+gold+from+Tunisia/4124334/story.html

Kiwi caught up in Tunisia uprising
Stuff.co.nz
Louise travelled to Tunisia in August as an AFS student and is living in a
suburb on the outskirts of the capital Tunis, where long-time President
Zine El …
www.stuff.co.nz/world/africa/4551623/Kiwi-caught-in-Tunisia-riots

Putin Should Shun Presidency to Avoid Tunisia Fate, Medvedev Adviser Says
Bloomberg
“Look at what is happening in Tunisia,” Igor Yurgens, who heads a
research institute set up by Medvedev, said yesterday in an interview. …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-18/putin-should-shun-presidency-to-avoid-tunisia-fate-medvedev-adviser-says.html

Tunisia Revolt Spurs Surge in Region’s Credit-Default Swaps: Chart of Day
Bloomberg
18 (Bloomberg) — Alia Moubayed, an economist at Barclays Capital, talks
about the outlook for Tunisia’s economic agenda under a new unity
government. …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-18/tunisia-revolt-spurs-surge-in-region-s-credit-default-swaps-chart-of-day.html

Tunisia and Haiti: One tyrant returns home, one flees
Christian Science Monitor
Duvalier returned Sunday to Haiti after nearly 25 years in exile – an exile
that began just 11 months before Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
came …
www.csmonitor.com/World/Backchannels/2011/0117/Tunisia-and-Haiti-One-tyrant-returns-home-one-flees

A Tunisian palace in the heart of Montreal
Globe and Mail
At a price of $2.55-million, the son-in-law of the deposed Tunisian
dictator got a classic Westmount mansion, with its grey stone exterior,
copper roof and …
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/quebec/a-tunisian-palace-in-the-heart-of-montreal/article1873921/

Our World: Tunisia’s lessons for Washington
Jerusalem Post
By CAROLINE B. GLICK Tunisian president’s regime was not the only thing
destroyed. The two main foundations of ‘expert’ Western analysis of the
Mideast have …
www.jpost.com/Opinion/Columnists/Article.aspx?id=204051

Tunisia punctures Arab world’s long record of stifling discontent
Montreal Gazette
Tunisian security forces used water cannons, tear gas and fired shots in
the air as demonstrators demanded the ruling party of the ousted president
give up …
www.montrealgazette.com/news/world/Tunisia+punctures+Arab+world+long+record+stifling+discontent/4123889/story.html

Tunisia turmoil prompts investor rethink
Financial Times
By Robin Wigglesworth Tunisia’s bourse has been one of the Middle East’s
best performers in the past decade. Now, though, after shrugging off the
effects of …
www.ft.com/cms/s/b8ff49aa-226d-11e0-b6a2-00144feab49a.html

Ex-minister: Labor is like Tunisia
Ynetnews
It’s decision time for Labor, they conclude Tunisia, earthquake. These are
the words used by former senior Labor Party members to describe the party’s
…
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4014868,00.html

Ban urges end of violence in Tunisia
Monsters and Critics.com
New York – UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon urged Tunisia’s interim
government and stake holders on Monday to restore the rule of law in the
country …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/africa/news/article_1612383.php/Ban-urges-end-of-violence-in-Tunisia

Future of Tunisian Jews in Doubt
Arutz Sheva
by Elad Benari In the wake of the recent political turmoil in Tunisia which
saw the president fleeing to Saudi Arabia, there are now serious concerns
over …
www.israelnationalnews.com/News/News.aspx/141798

Tunisia: Nation’s Turning Points
AllAfrica.com
Protestors take to the streets of cities across Tunisia, demanding more job
opportunities and a higher standard of living. 24 December: police fire on
…
allafrica.com/stories/201101171710.html

US embassy cables: France under fire over support for Tunisia
The Guardian
(C) Summary: The November 11 assault of a French journalist in Tunis by
unknown assailants widely believed to belong to the Tunisian security
services has …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/us-embassy-cables-documents/45270

RI blogger reporting from center of unrest in Tunisia
Providence Journal
By Donita Naylor Jacob, however, lives in Tunisia, where instead of
teaching English and learning Arabic as he intended, he is posting
dispatches in the …
www.projo.com/news/content/RHODE_ISLANDER_IN_TUNISIA_01-18-11_4FM13DI_v13.423dc2.html

Middle East | Tunisia | Riots
By Jon Jensen
In the wake of riots in Tunisia that toppled its autocratic ruler, other
countries in the Middle East, including Jordan, Libya, Egypt and Algeria,
see increased unrest.
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/egypt/110116/tunisia-riots-arab-world-unrest-jordan-egypt-algeria-libya

Tunisia and Us by Karen Kwiatkowski
Tunisia made the Drudge Report last week, after a number of people had been
killed in Tunis and across the country, and by all appearances, about the
same time the U.S. State Department issued a travel warning for Tunisia.
…
www.lewrockwell.com/kwiatkowski/kwiatkowski261.html

Tunisia: the alliance of progressive and moderate Islamist forces …
By Leila Ouardani
The sizeable Tunisian migrant population that currently lives in Europe
serves as a conduit for liberal ideas and has cultivated an appreciation
for Western institutions. The country’s proximity to Europe also means that
every Tunisian …
www.opendemocracy.net/leila-ouardani/tunisia-alliance-of-progressive-and-moderate-islamist-forces-points-to-optimistic-out

Lessons From Tunisia | The Brussels Journal
By Lucien Oulahbib
Now the Tunisian rebellion has uncovered the plot. The fate of the Tunisian
people was indeed miserable, but not because their leaders were
transferring many products to the Palestinians to allow them to survive, as
I have personally …
www.brusselsjournal.com/node/4646

While the world watches Tunisia and Lebanon, Israel steals more land
By Seham
Gunfire erupted in Tunisia’s capital Sunday as the interim government
prepared to name a new Cabinet free of figures linked to the deposed
president. Heavy gunfire erupted in the heart of Tunisia’s capital Sunday
as the army appeared to …
mondoweiss.net/2011/01/while-the-world-watches-tunisia-and-lebanon-israel-steals-more-land.html

Tunisia – Back from the Brink? “ Liveshots
By Greg Palkot
LONDON Tunisia is struggling to get back to normal after deadly protests
ousted its long-time.
liveshots.blogs.foxnews.com/2011/01/17/tunisia-back-from-the-brink/

Tunisia forms national unity government | PRI’s The World
By The World
Tunisia has formed a national unity government, reports say, days after a
popular revolt ousted the country’s president. A number of opposition
figures are reported to have won posts in the new government, while several
key ministers …
www.theworld.org/2011/01/17/tunisia-forms-national-unity-government/

Michael Totten “Tunisia is Not Egypt, and it is Not Gaza
By Michael J. Totten
While Tunisia has never been a true democracy, the largely educated middle
class in the nation is well-learned when it comes to the principles of a
free society. The regime’s authoritarianism does not speak for the
courageous Tunisian …
pajamasmedia.com/michaeltotten/2011/01/17/tunisia-is-not-egypt-and-it-is-not-gaza/

Hillary Clinton Issues Message To New Tunisia Government
By The Huffington Post News Editors
WASHINGTON — Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton on Sunday urged
Tunisia’s new leadership to restore order and adopt broad economic and
political reforms in the wake of the popular revolt that overthrew the
North African nation’s …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/17/hillary-clinton-tunisia_n_809845.html

Tunisia Coalition Government Announcement Expected On Monday
By The Huffington Post News Editors
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia’s prime minister promised to announce a new
coalition government on Monday and called for calm after security forces
fought street battles with gunmen loyal to the ousted president.
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/01/17/tunisia-coalition-government_n_809829.html

Tunisia’s Excluded Opposition Wants In | World | Epoch Times
By By Marco ‘t Hoen/Epoch Times Staff
Abdelkader Zitouni, leader of the Green Tunisia Party, will meet with
interim President Mohammed Ghannouchi on Tuesday to discuss Tunisia’s
political crisis— including the recognition of the Greens, denied under
the rule of recently …
www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/49548/

Disappeared in Tunisia – Will Ramdana finally know what happened …
By eherbert
In the middle of dealing with a month of unrest in Tunisia and 24 hours of
protests that toppled the Tunisian government, I received a phone call from
a woman I met with in 2007 on an earlier trip to Tunisia. I met Ramdana
Mlouhi in …
livewire.amnesty.org/2011/01/17/disappeared-in-tunisia-will-ramdana-finally-know-what-happened-to-her-husband/

A Jasmine Revolution for Tunisia? | Human Rights
By Kimberly Curtis
What a difference a few days make. Since writing my post on the
demonstrations in Tunisia on Wednesday, President Ben Ali went from
claiming that only.
humanrights.foreignpolicyblogs.com/2011/01/17/a-jasmine-revolution-for-tunisia/

Tunisia’s revolution in the Arab press: What the Arab papers say …
By The Economist online
THE Arab press has been awash with responses to the protests in Tunisia
deposing Zine el-Abedine Ben Ali. Their views range from from elation at
the fall of Tunisia’s president, to concern over how the power vacuum will
be filled and …
www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2011/01/tunisias_revolution_arab_press

After Tunisia, Is Egypt Next? | FrumForum
By FrumForum News
On Friday evening, within hours of Tunisian ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
fleeing the popular uprising against him, approximately one hundred
Egyptian activists demonstrated in front of the Tunisian Embassy in Cairo.
…
www.frumforum.com/after-tunisia-is-egypt-next

Violence-scarred Tunisia announces new government – Yahoo! News
Tunisia took a step toward democracy and reconciliation Monday, promising
to free political prisoners and opening its government to opposition forces
long …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110117/ap_on_re_af/af_tunisia

Gunbattles, food shortages temper Tunisia joy – World news …
Tunisian authorities struggled to restore order Sunday, arresting the top
presidential security chief and trying to stop gunfights that erupted
across the …
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41101655/ns/world_news-mideast/n_africa/

‘First Wikileaks Revolution’: Tunisia descends into anarchy as …
The social unrest which has led to President Ben Ali going into exile has
been linked to the cables released by the whistleblower website.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1347336/First-Wikileaks-Revolution-Tunisia-descends-anarchy-president-flees.html

U.S.-TUNISIA: Obama Applauds People, Urges Calm – IPS ipsnews.net
Several hours after Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled his
country in the face of massive protests, U.S. President Barack Obama
applauded.
ipsnews.net/news.asp?idnews=54137

Tunisia: A Country in Chaos – CBS News Video
CBS News video: Tunisia: A Country in Chaos – The former president of the
North African nation of Tunisia is in exile in Saudi Arabia following a
popular …
www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7250758n