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French minister in Tunisia gaffe
BBC News
French Foreign Minister Michele Alliot-Marie has admitted she was wrong to fly on a Tunisian businessman’s plane during the country’s uprising. …
www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-europe-12380163

France under pressure in aftermath of Tunisia unrest
Xinhua
6 (Xinhua) — With Egypt taking over from Tunisia to become the center of unrest in the Arab world, France, the biggest residence for Arab Muslims in Europe …
news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/world/2011-02/07/c_13721138.htm

Syrian Security Forces Crack Down on Rallies
Wall Street Journal
By BILL SPINDLE DAMASCUS—Syria, despite Facebook calls for protest and speculation by analysts that it could be ripe for Egypt or Tunisia-style unrest, …
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703989504576128151020708410.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

Tunisia and Climate Change: What it means for Southeast Asia
Eurasia Review
The Tunisian uprising that toppled the Ben Ali government was waiting to happen. Regime decay caused by repression, corruption and autocratic rule has been …
www.eurasiareview.com/analysis/tunisia-and-climate-change-what-it-means-for-southeast-asia-07022011/

Tunisian and Egyptian unrest a wakeup call for Arab leaders: US
Indian Express
The pro-democracy protests in Egypt and Tunisia should be considered as a wakeup call,” Clinton said. The pro-democracy protests in Egypt and Tunisia should …
www.indianexpress.com/news/tunisian-and-egyptian-unrest-a-wakeup-call-for-arab-leaders-us/747097/

Iran Opposition Asks to Hold Rally for Solidarity with Egyptians
Voice of America
Iran’s opposition has asked the government for permission to hold a rally in support of the uprisings in Egypt and Tunisia. The opposition website Kaleme …
www.voanews.com/english/news/middle-east/iran/Iran-Opposition-Asks-to-Hold-Rally-for-Solidarity-with-Egyptians-115422544.html

Jordanian tribal figures criticize queen
CNN
They warned that if corruption was not prosecuted and reform was not implemented, “similar events to those in Tunisia and Egypt and other Arab countries …
www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/meast/02/06/jordan.monarchy/?hpt=T2

Tunisia: Security crackdown on ex-ruling party
Scotsman
Tunisia’s interior minister has suspended all activities of the former ruling party to prevent a breakdown in security, an ministry source said yesterday. …
news.scotsman.com/world/Tunisia-Security-crackdown-on-exruling.6712615.jp

Thomas Cook to outline Tunisia and Egypt disruption costs
Travel Weekly UK
Thomas Cook is due to outline the financial impact of the political unrest in Egypt and Tunisia this week. The group is expected to issue reduced losses for …
www.travelweekly.co.uk/Articles/2011/02/07/36024/thomas-cook-to-outline-tunisia-and-egypt-disruption.html

Rattled Israel holds security talks to discuss Egypt, Tunisia developments
Al-Masry Al-Youm
Israel is holding a four-day security conference to discuss current events in the Middle East, especially those pertaining to Egypt and Tunisia. …
www.almasryalyoum.com/en/node/311268

Contagion fears over Egypt and Tunisia
FT Adviser
The swift spread of public action to oust governments in Tunisia and Egypt has sparked fears of contagion in the region, managers claim. …
www.ftadviser.com/InvestmentAdviser/Investments/News/article/20110207/0dc80176-3055-11e0-9d9d-00144f2af8e8/Contagion-fears-over-Egypt-and-Tunisia.jsp

Yemen protests not major threat to regime: analysts
AFP
DUBAI — Unlike uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt, protests in Yemen are not a major threat to its longtime leader, who has strong international backing and …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5hyvRp0EIO0aUYkq0ciNWHiRwkotg?docId=CNG.53c07fe961abc34cc2f173062bc55b35.701

New face of social networking
GulfNews
By Alice Johnson, Staff Reporter Dubai: During the first two weeks of January this year, Facebook penetration in Tunisia increased by eight per cent. …
gulfnews.com/news/region/new-face-of-social-networking-1.758149

Tunisia’s Future: Opposition Says It Feels Threatened
Monthly Review
by Nazanine Moshiri Moncef Marzouki: We got rid of the dictator, but the dictatorship is still there. I mean the secret police is still there, …
mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/moshiri070211.html

Tunisians Sure Young Democracy Will Lure Tourists
NPR
The popular uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt are affecting the tourism industries in both countries. Tunisia, which succeeded in overthrowing its dictator …
www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=133554828&ps=cprs

North African Bishops Analyze Events in Tunisia
Catholic.net
The demands for liberty and dignity, which have caused revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt, will influence the future of Muslim-Christian dialogue,…
www.catholic.net/index.php?option=zenit&id=31674

RECENT turbulent events in Tunisia and Egypt have been extraordinary on so …
Thisisgloucestershire
For those of us old enough, they recall the European revolutions of 1989 when communist dictatorships fell like a deck of cards. …
www.thisisgloucestershire.co.uk/news/shouldn-t-poll-rigging-friends/article-3189657-detail/article.html

Angolan midfielder expects difficulties in match against Tunisia
AngolaPress
Port-Sudan – The Angolan international Job said on Sunday in Port-Sudan that he expects difficulties on Monday’s match between Angola and Tunisia,…
www.portalangop.co.ao/motix/en_us/noticias/desporto/2011/1/5/Angolan-midfielder-expects-difficulties-match-against-Tunisia,2acdc79e-0b9c-4d23-b8d7-e02f0bed0520.html

Why people of Tunisia, Egypt confirm bankruptcy of al-Qaeda
Hurriyet Daily News
As developments unfold in the Arab world, first and foremost in Egypt and Tunisia, there is one profound conclusion missing in most of the news reports and …
www.hurriyetdailynews.com/n.php?n=why-the-people-of-tunisia-and-egypt-confirm-the-bankruptcy-of-al-qaeda-2011-02-04

Rally backs Kashmiris, Tunisian uprising
The Nation, Pakistan
KARACHI – Thousands of Karachiites on Sunday took out a “Bedari-e-Ummat-e-Muslimah Rally” to support the uprising in Egypt, Tunisia, Kashmir, …
nation.com.pk/pakistan-news-newspaper-daily-english-online/Regional/Karachi/07-Feb-2011/Rally-backs-Kashmiris-Tunisian-uprising

Tunisia. Former ruling party suspended, official says
Ottawa Citizen
Tunisia’s interior minister on Sunday announced the suspension of the former ruling party of deposed president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, saying it was a step …
www.ottawacitizen.com/Tunisia+Former+ruling+party+suspended+official+says/4234066/story.html

‘Tunisia wave’ to spare none, analysts warn
The Citizen Daily
He said protestors in both Egypt and Tunisia communicated intensively through the Internet and other modern communication networks that Tanzanians cannot …
thecitizen.co.tz/news/-/7995-tunisia-wave-to-spare-none-analysts-warn

Tunisia, Egypt, and Beyond: Interview with Aijaz Ahmad
Monthly Review
by Prabir Purkayastha Aijaz Ahmad: The dictatorship is gone but the regime is still there [in Tunisia], tottering, hopefully on its last legs. …
mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2011/ahmad060211.html

The Anatomy of Revolution
Middle East Online
While a transitional government is put in charge in Tunisia the people of Egypt are still waiting for Mubarak to gracefully resign the presidency and a …
www.middle-east-online.com/english/?id=44136

The Technology of Counterrevolution
Wall Street Journal
Cyber-optimists will point out that the lesson of Tunisia and Egypt so far is that technology empowers reformers more quickly than governments can react. …
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748704709304576124573160468928.html

The lessons of people power
Manila Standard Today
The current wave of revolts in the Arab world started in Tunisia. Tunisia’s president, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, had been in power for 23 years, …
www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideOpinion.htm?f=2011/february/7/ritalindajimeno.isx&d=2011/february/7

Central demand not met…Tunisian unrest…Brady MVP
9&10 News
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — There are reports of fresh unrest in Tunisia. Crowds have pillaged and burned a police station in a town where officers shot and …
www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=280869&cID=3

Billionaire tied to opposition leader, funded groups opposing US allies
WND.com
Soros’ Open Society also funded the main opposition voice in Tunisia, Radio Kalima, which championed the riots there that led to the ouster of President …
www.wnd.com/index.php?fa=PAGE.view&pageId=260577

Disney drops Tunisia from land and sea packages
Gadling
Disney Magic had been scheduled to sail 10- and 11-night Mediterranean voyages that included a call on the Tunisian capital of Tunis but is replacing Tunis …
www.gadling.com/2011/02/06/disney-drops-tunisia-from-land-and-sea-packages/

Zim should go same way as Tunisia, Egypt
Times LIVE
Khumbulani Mdletshe, Roodepoort: We, who live in a democracy, look forward every five years to when we can, through a ballot, remove a leader who we feel is …
www.timeslive.co.za/iLIVE/article897068.ece/Zim-should-go-same-way-as-Tunisia-Egypt

UN rights office shifts into high gear on crises
Today’s Zaman
Pillay sent experts to Tunisia to help shape democratic reforms and investigate past violations, while making it clear her office is ready to help elsewhere …
www.todayszaman.com/news-234711-un-rights-office-shifts-into-high-gear-on-crises.html

To Stabilize Tunisia, Former Ruling RCD Party Must be Banned and Sent to the …
North Africa Journal
What does all this have to do with Tunisia, you may ask? Tunisia is no different and can now decide to break from the past or risk to follow the Algerian …
www.north-africa.com/naj_news/news_na/2febsix46.html

Watch Tunisia – Swampland – TIME.com
By Massimo Calabresi
The ouster of Ben Ali went comparatively smoothly back in mid-January, but things have taken a turn for the worse. Violence broke out over the weekend, the coalition government’s interior ministry froze the activities of Ben Ali’s …
swampland.blogs.time.com/2011/02/06/watch-tunisia/

Minister Suspends Tunisia’s Ex-Ruling Party – Truthdig
By editor@truthdig.com
Rumblings in Tunisia of a plot to bring back President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali has led the country’s new interior minister to suspend all activities of the former ruling political party. – 2011/02/06.
www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/minister_suspends_tunisias_ex-ruling_party_20110206/

Tunisia grants conditional release to more than 3000 political …
By Mathias Vermeulen
For the first time in 20 years Human Rights watch received access to Tunisian prisons. The delegation visited Mornaguia Prison, Tunisia’s biggest facility, on February 1. A Justice Ministry official told Human Rights Watch that prior to …
legalift.wordpress.com/2011/02/06/tunisia-grants-conditional-release-to-more-than-3000-political-prisoners/

The Disaffected Lib: The Way Forward? Tunisia Suspends Ruling Party
By The Mound of Sound
It appears Tunisia will approach democracy with a clean slate which would probably be a lesson Egypt should learn. The National Democratic Party that was anything but democratic has far too much baggage to continue. It has to go. …
the-mound-of-sound.blogspot.com/2011/02/way-forward-tunisia-suspends-ruling.html

Tunisia suspends activities of ex-ruling party – Democratic …
Feb 6 (Reuters) – Tunisia’s interior minister has decided that all
activities of former ruling party the RCD will be suspended to prevent a
breakdown in security , state television and an interior ministry source
said on Sunday. …
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102×4723539
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www.democraticunderground.com/

Memex 1.1 “ Blog Archive “ Joe Stiglitz on Tunisia: Democracy’s …
By jjn1
Virtuous though democracy is – and as Tunisia has shown, it is far better than the alternative – we should remember the failures of those who claim its mantle, and that there is more to true democracy than periodic elections, …
memex.naughtons.org/archives/2011/02/06/12957

Tunisia suspends activities of ex-ruling party | World | News …
Tunisia’s interior minister has suspended all activities of the former ruling party to prevent a breakdown in security, an Interior Ministry source said on Sunday.
www.winnipegsun.com/news/world/2011/02/06/17174881.html

2 dead in Tunisia protest — Society’s Child — Sott.net
El Kef, Tunisia – Police fired into a crowd of protesters in El Kef, Tunisia, Saturday, killing two people and injuring 17, state media reported. CNN said Tunis Afrique Presse reported about 1000 people had gathered outside a police …
www.sott.net/articles/show/223316-2-dead-in-Tunisia-protest

RubinReports: Tunisia and “Moderate Islamists”: This Says It All
By Barry Rubin
It’s true that Tunisia’s Islamist movement is less radical than that in other Arab countries. But it really says a lot that Rachid Ghanouchi, the most important Tunisian Islamist, who has just returned home after a long exile thanks to …
rubinreports.blogspot.com/2011/02/tunisia-and-moderate-islamists-this.html

Smart Mobs “ Blog Archive “ Foreign Policy, Tunisia and the net
By Charles Cameron
I put this post together almost a month ago, when the events in Tunisia
were just beginning, but couldn’t figure out how to get my images into the
SmartMobs format — Howard gave me several nudges on twitter today, and
voila! …
www.smartmobs.com/2011/02/06/foreign-policy-tunisia-and-the-net/

C L O S E R “ Blog Archive “ Closing the week 5 – Featuring the …
By martijn
I find it very difficult to assemble emotions, memories and impressions to respond to the events in Tunisia and Egypt. I have been responding sharply to others who seized the moment to offer their analysis. Certain characterizations of …
religionresearch.org/martijn/2011/02/06/closing-the-week-5-featuring-the-tunisia-egypt-uprising/

Tunisia Suspends Former Governing Party (New York Times)
By admin
The interior minister suspended all activities of the former governing party amid the most serious protests since the autocratic ruler fled into exile. Read more on this story at …
www.newsbucket.co.uk/2011/02/06/tunisia-suspends-former-governing-party-new-york-times/

Police Station in Tunisia set on fire – Newstalk.ie
By admin
Crowds in Tunisia have attacked and set fire to the police station where a police chief shot and killed 2 demonstrators and left 17 injured yesterday.
www.newstalk.ie/2011/news/2police-station-in-tunisia-set-on-fire-51/

Fresh violence erupts in Tunisia : Daily News actueel worlds first …
By admin
Fresh anti-government protests have erupted across Tunisia, with one young
man dying during clashes in the south of.
www.easybranches.com/fresh-violence-erupts-in-tunisia.html

The truth behind Egypt/Tunisia Revolutions and protests in Muslim …
By Admin
I’m reading: The truth behind Egypt/Tunisia Revolutions and protests in Muslim countries!Tweet this! What have you to say? Labels:gerald celente trends research journal Sheikh Imran Hosein …
geraldcelentechannel.blogspot.com/2011/02/truth-behind-egypttunisia-revolutions.html

Dialogic: Nafeez Mosaddeq Ahmed: Tunisia, Egypt, and the Big Picture
By Thivai Abhor
The toppling of Ben Ali in Tunisia in the wake of mass protests and bloody street clashes is likely to signify a major transformation in the future of politics and geopolitics for the major countries of the Middle East and North Africa. …
dialogic.blogspot.com/2011/02/nafeez-mosaddeq-ahmed-tunisia-egypt-and.html

Tunisia: separating fact and fiction Asharq Alawsat Newspaper …
It’s natural that we are now experiencing a phase of open allegations and revelations, regarding the affairs of ousted Tunisian President Zein al-Abidine …
www.asharq-e.com/news.asp?section=2&id=23910