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20 January, 2011 — creative-i.info

State media: Tunisian ministers quit ousted president’s party
CNN International
By the CNN Wire Staff Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) — All ministers in Tunisia’s new unity government have quit the ousted president’s party, state media reported …
edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/01/20/tunisia.protests/

Tunisia: “America took control of the situation”
France24
FRENCH PAPERS, Thurs., 20/1/2011: According to Le Canard Enchaîné it was
US generals who convinced their Tunisian counterparts to turn against Ben
Ali. …
www.france24.com/en/20110120-tunisia-america-took-control-of-the-situation-canard-enchaine-mich%C3%A8le-aliot-marie-eco-activists-spies-food-shortages

Worldview: What’s different in Tunisia
Philadelphia Inquirer
By Trudy Rubin For someone who has covered the Arab world for 40 years, the
middle-class Tunisian revolt was exhilarating. Especially gripping was the
fact …
www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20110120_Worldview__What_s_different_in_Tunisia.html

RPT-MIDEAST MARKETS WEEKAHEAD-Tunisia concerns hit Egypt stocks
Reuters
By Matt Smith DUBAI Jan 19 (Reuters) – Cairo’s stock index tumbled to an
11-week low on Wednesday on fears of contagion from unrest that toppled
Tunisia’s …
www.reuters.com/article/idUSLDE70J08D20110120

UN To Send Assessment Mission To Tunisia
Voice of America
UN Human Rights Chief Navi Pillay says more than 100 people have died
during the recent unrest in Tunisia. She says she will send a team to
Tunisia in the …
www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/UN-Sending-Team-to-Tunisia-After-100-Dead-in-Unrest-114213184.html

Tunisia: “RCD Out”
Monthly Review
What to do with the RCD is a serious headache for Tunisia’s nascent
democracy. The RCD ruled Tunisia and dominated the political, social, and
economic life …
mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/dhakouani200111.html

Jordan protesters inspired by Tunisian ripple
CNN International
They break into a broad smile at the mention of Tunisia. “Everybody is
happy,” said one young Jordanian man huddling under his sweatshirt hood for
warmth. …
edition.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/01/19/jordan.ripple/

Tunisia set to release political prisoners
The Guardian
Tunisia’s new government appears on the brink of releasing political
prisoners, including all members of the Islamist Ennahdha movement. …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/jan/19/tunisia-political-prisoners

Tunisia-Style Revolt feared inside Ethiopia: State Minister
Jimma Times
(JT) Ethiopian Minister of State for Trade Ahmed Tusa said he is concerned
about Tunisia-style revolt happening in Ethiopia that would overthrow the
…
jimmatimes.com/article/Around_Ethiopia/Around_Ethiopia/TunisiaStyle_Revolt_feared_inside_Ethiopia_State_Minister/33875

Ratings lowered on Tunisia debt outlook
Financial Times
By Robin Wigglesworth and Michael Peel in Abu Dhabi Tunisia’s debt outlook
has been downgraded by the two largest credit rating agencies because of
…
www.ft.com/cms/s/21b42d54-23f3-11e0-bef0-00144feab49a.html

20 Jews from Tunisia make aliyah
Ynetnews
The overthrow of the Tunisian government last week led 20 local Jews to
make aliyah to Israel this week. The six families, which decided to
immigrate to the …
www.ynetnews.com/articles/0,7340,L-4015884,00.html

French FM in Israel to touch on situation in Tunisia
Jerusalem Post
Her visit comes fast on the heels of criticism she has come under for
offering to help Tunisia’s ex-president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali just days
before his …
www.jpost.com/DiplomacyAndPolitics/Article.aspx?id=204390

Switzerland Freezes Assets Of Ex-Tunisian Leader
NPR
19, 2011, that the Swiss government has frozen the assets in Switzerland of
former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and Ivory Coast president
…
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133050247

Lessons of Tunisia “Leaderless” Revolution
Second Line of Defense
Tunisian President Zine el Abidine ben Ali stepped aside after 23 years of
rule amid escalating protests. Credit: articles.latimes.com
01/19/2011 …
www.sldinfo.com/?p=14839

Tunisia sends shock waves
Washington Post (blog)
But some powerful evidence comes from Tunisia’s role in spurring Muslims in
other nations to challenge their oppressors. We have already seen evidence
of …
voices.washingtonpost.com/right-turn/2011/01/tunisia_sends_shock_waves.html

Iranian president asks West not to interfere in Tunisian affairs
Xinhua
19 (Xinhua) — Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad said Wednesday that
the West does not have the right to interfere in Tunisia’s internal
affairs. …
news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-01/20/c_13698379.htm

10 Tunisian Jews make aliyah after violent riots
Jerusalem Post
By GIL SHEFLER Jewish Agency helps family of 10 move to Israel, while an
additional 10 Jews from Tunisia visit until things stabilize at home. …
www.jpost.com/JewishWorld/JewishNews/Article.aspx?id=204347

Do these five things or face Tunisia fate, PML-Q tells govt
The News International
Giving outlines of his party’s agenda, PML Secretary General Mushahid
Hussain Sayed warned the ruling party of a Tunisia-like public rebellion if
the …
www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=3422&Cat=13&dt=1/20/2011

The rehabilitation of Khartoum
The Guardian
As authoritarian leaders across the Arab world gaze aghast at Tunisia’s
street uprising, and copycat protests flare in Egypt, Algeria, and
elsewhere, …
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/jan/19/sudan-referendum-rehabilitation-khartoum

Tunisian interim president pledges swift proclamation of general amnesty
Xinhua
TUNIS, January 19 (Xinhua) — Tunisia’s interim president Fouad Mebazaa
pledged in a statement on Wednesday the proclamation of a general amnesty,
…
news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-01/20/c_13698964.htm

A Tunisia domino effect isn’t likely
Washington Post
15] that other Arab populations can follow Tunisia’s lead and pose a
credible challenge to their autocratic governments. Egypt’s ruling party,
for example, …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/01/19/AR2011011906411.html

Indonesian Citizen in Tunisia to be Repatriated
Tempo Interaktif
TEMPO Interactive, TUNIS:The Indonesian Embassy in Tunisia has rescued two
Indonesian citizens trapped in the Tunisian presidential palace. …
www.tempointeractive.com/hg/nasional/2011/01/20/brk,20110120-307664,uk.html

UNESCO chief deplores death of French photojournalist in Tunisia
UN News Centre
Tunisia’s president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, fled the country last week
amid growing protests and violence by protesters reportedly angered by
rising …
www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37317&Cr=tunisia&Cr1=

Tunisia says revolt to boost tourism
Montreal Gazette
A Tunisian ambassador said that violence in his country has temporarily
scared away tourists, but believes that once democracy takes root, the
North African …
www.montrealgazette.com/travel/Tunisia+says+revolt+boost+tourism/4132384/story.html

Shaken by Tunisian Unrest, Arab World Looks to Placate Street
Huffington Post (blog)
The protests in Jordan followed similar action across the Arab world, which
first erupted in Tunisia in late December against poverty and unemployment.
…
www.huffingtonpost.com/hani-hazaimeh/unrest-overwhelming-sever_b_810794.html

33 Ben Ali relatives arrested: Tunisian state TV
AFP
TUNIS — Thirty-three relatives of Tunisia’s toppled dictator Zine El
Abidine Ben Ali have been arrested in recent days, state television
reported Thursday.
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hSr1KzADQZN4UsnD44_GK0ZJfn5Q?docId=CNG.25618aec21fc75e1f01ca9c1a8621f73.7d1

ElBaradei: Change in Egypt ‘inevitable’ after Tunisia
Al-Masry Al-Youm
Photographed by AP Vienna-A regime change in Egypt is “inevitable”
following the popular uprising in Tunisia, Egyptian opposition figure
Mohamed ElBaradei …
www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/299196

Editorial: Tucson and Tunisia confront similar turmoil
Seattle University Spectator
Meanwhile in Tunisia, after Wikileaks cables exposed corruption in the
government, mass protests managed to scare President Zine El Abidine Ben
Ali out of …
www.su-spectator.com/opinion/editorial-tucson-and-tunisia-confront-similar-turmoil-1.1903224

Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood demands parliament be dissolved, calls for new …
The Canadian Press
The Brotherhood’s list of grievances is not new, but the demands appeared
to be aimed at seizing on the momentum triggered by the revolt in Tunisia
that …
www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gkW854GfB4NRpHMZEp5HUWgU8UYQ?docId=5697732

France Blocked Delivery of Riot-Control Equipment to Tunisia
Bloomberg
By Gregory Viscusi – Wed Jan 19 12:00:41 GMT 2011 The French government
said it blocked riot-control gear being sent to Tunisia last week as it
sought to …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-01-19/france-blocked-delivery-of-riot-control-equipment-to-tunisia.html

TUNISIA: Revolution shows hollowness of Arab system in face of …
By latme
The citizens’ revolution in Tunisia that forced dictator Zine el Abidine
ben Ali to flee the country provides many lessons for the Arab world.
Regimes should keep the lessons in mind to avoid repeating Tunisia’s
experience in their own …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/01/tunisia-lessons-learned.html

Middle East: A Closer Look at Tunisia’s Uprising · Global Voices
By Amira Al Hussaini
I watched with great excitement the events as they unfolded in Tunisia; in
all honesty I had very little hope that the events will evolve and reach
where it reached today. No matter how much research I carry out I still
can’t understand …
globalvoicesonline.org/2011/01/19/middle-east-a-closer-look-at-tunisias-uprising/

A new government in Tunisia: Out with the old? | The Economist
By The Economist online | CAIRO
MOHAMED GHANNOUCHI, Tunisia’s prime minister, announced on Monday January
17th the formation of a new national unity government that includes members
of opposition parties, civil society representatives, and even a blogger
who only a …
www.economist.com/blogs/newsbook/2011/01/new_government_tunisia

Tunisia Demonstrates People Power | The Progressive
By Amitabh Pal
While the success in Tunisia was historic, the tactic of mass—and, for
the most part, nonviolent—protest in the region was not, as I’ve
documented in my soon-to -be published book on Islam and nonviolence. …
www.progressive.org/ap011911.html

Tunisia | Riots | Middle East | US | Democracy
By Mohamad Bazzi
US silence on Tunisia proves it favors stability over democracy in the
Middle East and Arab world.
www.globalpost.com/dispatch/egypt/110118/tunisia-riots-us-democracy-arab-world

An uprising in Tunisia – The Big Picture – Boston.com
By twitter:@big_picture
An uprising in Tunisia – b.globe.com/fjXcmL.
tweetmeme.com/story/3784187125/an-uprising-in-tunisia-the-big-picture-bostoncom

Tunisia, Pakistan, and Silly Revolutions | The Pakistani Spectator
By Umar Tosheeb
Those comparing Tunisia and Pakistan should realize that no such comparison
exists between the two countries. This comparison has come into limelight
after Zine.
www.pakspectator.com/tunisia-pakistan-and-silly-revolutions/

What happened to the nice Tunisia that Rumsfeld and Powell told us …
By Imran Garda
Former US ambassador to Tunisia Robert Godec’s ominous warnings in a
confidential embassy cable about his nation’s North African ally in 2008
and 2009 have an additional political juiciness when read against the
backdrop of unfolding …
blogs.aljazeera.net/americas/2011/01/20/what-happened-nice-tunisia-rumsfeld-and-powell-told-us-about

Eunomia “ Tunisia and Iraq
By Daniel Larison
While we’re on the subject, the Tunisian uprising isn’t going to lead to
regional transformation. As Josef Joffe argues, Tunisia was just prosperous
enough, and most other Arab countries are either too poor and their peoples
too …
www.amconmag.com/larison/2011/01/19/tunisia-and-iraq/

After Jasmine Revolution in Tunisia, Uncertainty Rules | World …
By By Jasper Fakkert & Marco ‘t Hoen/Epoch…
The Tunisia government has been in a state of unrest since the Jasmine
Revolution began. However, after the former leader has been ousted, the
governmental system is tenuous to say the least.
www.theepochtimes.com/n2/content/view/49622/

Freed! Fahem Boukadous released in Tunisia – Blog – Committee to …
By Mohamed Abdel Dayem/Middle East and North…
For those who have spent countless hours exposing and combating Tunisia’s
vast press freedom abuses, today is truly a glorious day. Tunisian
authorities released the ailing imprisoned journalist Fahem Boukadous, a
day after CPJ called …
cpj.org/blog/2011/01/freed-fahem-boukadous-released-in-tunisia.php

Tunisia’s Uncertain Impact
By Daniel Pipes
The sudden and yet-unexplained exit of Tunisia’s strongman, Zine El Abidine
Ben Ali, 74, after 23 years in power has potential implications for the
Middle East and for Muslims worldwide. As an Egyptian commentator noted,
…
bigpeace.com/dpipes/2011/01/19/tunisias-uncertain-impact/

Could Egypt follow Tunisia? — War in Context
By Paul Woodward
The Egyptian dissident Mohamed ElBaradei has warned of a “Tunisia-style
explosion” in his country as self-immolation protests proliferated and
anti- government activists announced plans for a nationwide “day of
anger” next week. …
warincontext.org/2011/01/19/could-egypt-follow-tunisia/

timesofmalta.com – Tunisia tourists diverted to Malta – MIA …
Three plane loads of tourists for Tunisia were brought to Malta last week
because of the turmoil in the North African country, the Parliamentary
Secretary for Tourism said this evening. Reacting to criticism in a radio
phone-in that the …
www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110119/local/tunisia-tourists-diverted-to-malta

Is Italy the Next Tunisia? | FrumForum
By David Frum
One can’t help but wonder after the most recent revelations from the police
investigation of Silvio Berlusconi.
www.frumforum.com/is-italy-the-next-tunisia

An uprising in Tunisia – The Big Picture – Boston.com
Beginning in December of last year, a series of ongoing protests in the
streets of Tunisia escalated to the point where President Zine el-Abidine
Ben Ali …
www.boston.com/bigpicture/2011/01/an_uprising_in_tunisia.html

Tunisia calms as government rejects old guard – Yahoo! News
Tunisia’s new government said Wednesday it has freed all the country’s
political prisoners and also moved to track down assets stashed overseas by
its …
news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20110119/ap_on_re_af/af_tunisia

Tunisia protest: Tunisia protests force President Zine el Abidine …
Tunisia’s prime minister goes on state television to declare that he has
taken over from President Zine el Abidine ben Ali, who fled the country
after weeks …
www.chicagotribune.com/news/la-fg-0115-tunisia-protests-20110115,0,6601885.story?track=rss

New Tunisian government, but some old faces – World news – Mideast …
Tunisia’s interim leaders on Monday announced a new national unity
government following the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali amid
massive street …
www.msnbc.msn.com/id/41115273/ns/world_news-mideast/n_africa/

Tunisia: Licence to “shoot on sight” must be rescinded | Amnesty …
The Tunisian authorities must rescind permissions to “shoot on sight”, as
the President leaves the country amid a state of emergency.
www.amnesty.org/en/news-and-updates/tunisia-licence-%E2%80%9Cshoot-sight%E2%80%9D-must-be-rescinded-2011-01-14