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15 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

Upheaval Opens the Exits in Tunisia
New York Times
By THOMAS FULLER SEDOUIKECH, Tunisia — A dozen young men left this village of olive groves and whitewashed houses near the Mediterranean coast last week, …
www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/world/africa/15tunisia.html

Unrest in the Middle East – live updates
The Guardian
10.09am – Tunisia: Helen Pidd in Berlin reports on debate in Germany about refugees from Tunisia. The German parliament – and the ruling coalition – are …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/15/middle-east-unrest

Algerians take their cue from Egypt and Tunisia
The Hindu
Riot police officers stifled a protest in Algeria’s capital on Saturday by
hundreds of people voicing the same demands for change that have helped
topple …
www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/article1451965.ece

EU’s Ashton seeks financing for North Africa reform
Reuters Africa
… is seeking at least 2.5 billion euros ($3.38 billion) of extra funding
to help support reforms in Tunisia, Egypt and other countries in North
Africa. …
af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFLDE71E0CD20110215

Iraqis Protest Power Cuts, Corruption
Wall Street Journal
By BEN LANDO, MUNAF AMMAR and ALI NABHAN BAGHDAD—Inspired by the protests
in Egypt and Tunisia, hundreds of demonstrators gathered Monday in central
…
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703584804576144554140076350.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

AfDB Commits to Support Tunisia’s Transition
AllAfrica.com
Following the Tunisian revolution, the African Development Bank (AfDB)
President, Donald Kaberuka, met with Tunisian Interim Prime Minister, …
allafrica.com/stories/201102150586.html

Egypt domino effect: regimes across the region under fire
Telegraph.co.uk
Photo: AP Protests started in Tunisia after a fruit vendor set himself on
fire over his treatment by local police, becoming a martyr to crowds of
students …
www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/middleeast/8324501/Egypt-domino-effect-regimes-across-the-region-under-fire.html

PHOTOS: Crackdown in the Middle East
GlobalPost
Fearful of losing control like in Egypt and Tunisia, governments across the
Middle East and in the Persian Gulf respond to new protests by cracking
down. …
www.globalpost.com/gallery/middle-east/110214/photos-crackdown-the-middle-east

Tunisia Democracy Gridlock May Foreshadow Egypt Transition Woes
Bloomberg
By Maher Chmaytelli – Mon Feb 14 23:00:01 GMT 2011 Tunisians celebrate the
anniversary of the first month of the Tunisian revolution. …
www.bloomberg.com/news/2011-02-14/tunisia-democracy-gridlock-foreshadows-transition-woes-in-egypt-leadership.html

French Fin Min: Asked Egypt, Tunisia To Be Discussed At Ecofin Meeting
Wall Street Journal
BRUSSELS (Dow Jones)—French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde late Monday
said she has asked that the issue of Egyptian and Tunisian assets be
brought up …
online.wsj.com/article/BT-CO-20110214-713075.html

Iraq diverts F-16 budget for food rations
AFP
… diverted the funds to feeding the poor, an official said on Monday,
amid growing protests that have been inspired by the uprisings in Egypt and
Tunisia. …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gDXzgmrk9FWxHZ2_WgXzJQnd2QNQ?docId=CNG.26f85a77fe573d0130a10eb475c1a65e.541

Fresh wave of protests engulfs Tunisia
Press TV
Thousands of Tunisian protesters have taken to the streets in the capital
of Tunis in a show of support for a wave of popular uprisings in the Arab
world. …
www.presstv.ir/detail/165281.html

Bahrain Rocked By Unexpected Protests In Wake Of Tunisia, Egypt
Neon Tommy
… in the tiny island nation of Bahrain, which has surprised the world
with its popular uprising in the wake of regime change in Tunisia and
Egypt. …
www.neontommy.com/news/2011/02/bahrain-rocked-unexpected-protests-wake-tunisia-egypt

Rich And Gladwell, Wallflowers At History: Tunisia
The Atlantic
It must have been a little galling for Malcolm Gladwell to observe the
revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt. In an atypically mediocre piece, Gladwell
not so …
andrewsullivan.theatlantic.com/the_daily_dish/2011/02/rich-and-gladwell-wallflowers-at-history-i.html

World Social Forum activists buoyed by fall of Egypt and Tunisia regimes
The Guardian
The protests in Tunisia and Egypt that brought about the fall of autocratic
regimes delivered the perfect backdrop to the World Social Forum, held in
Dakar, …
www.guardian.co.uk/global-development/2011/feb/14/world-social-forum-ends-activists-buoyed

Midtown’s Tunisian Cultural Center to Close, Report Says
DNAinfo
The change in government in Tunisia has forced a Midtown cultural center
from the North African nation to close. Protesters in Tunisia waive the
country’s …
www.dnainfo.com/20110214/midtown/midtowns-tunisian-cultural-center-close-report-says

Tunisia: Germany Decides to Ease Restrictions On Travel
AllAfrica.com
Tunis — German Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle said on Saturday that
Germany decided to ease travel restrictions for Germans wishing to visit
Tunisia . …
allafrica.com/stories/201102140839.html

Gazans back Egypt, Tunisia revolutions
Press TV
The rally was held on Monday and saw Palestinian demonstrators waving
Egyptian, Tunisian, and Palestinian flags, with the participants stressing
that all …
www.presstv.ir/detail/165270.html

Egypt protester: ‘Tunisia showed us something different was possible’
The Guardian
Then came Tunisia and Shady’s world exploded. “It showed us that something
different was possible. I didn’t like what I saw before, but I didn’t think
there …
www.guardian.co.uk/world/2011/feb/14/egypt-youth-protest

Sudan’s president: ‘We are not afraid’
UPI.com
14 (UPI) — Sudanese President Omar al-Bashir says he doesn’t fear being
deposed like Tunisian and Egyptian leaders who were ousted by uprisings in
their …
www.upi.com/Top_News/World-News/2011/02/14/Sudans-president-We-are-not-afraid/UPI-36101297713940/

Moroccan PM to meet opposition after Egypt uprising
AFP
But the “impact of what happened in Tunisia and Egypt will without doubt
weigh heavily on this meeting,” another party official told AFP. …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ir35exonAjPhLWXkEa_bBzbZj3lA?docId=CNG.158cf120b22d1fab72b87226699036ea.471

Tunisia: professionals concerned about stability of TT network
African Manager
The chamber said that thousands of jobs in Tunisian and international
companies using networks of the operator are thus at risk in case of a
deterioration …
www.africanmanager.com/site_eng/detail_article.php?art_id=16287

Tunisia’s opposition voices are heard again
The National
TUNIS // For years, Hamma Hammami’s chief concern was staying out of a
Tunisian jail. Today, it is trying to eat a hurried dinner at home between
fielding …
www.thenational.ae/news/worldwide/africa/tunisias-opposition-voices-are-heard-again

Syria: Muslim Brotherhood chief urges Assad to learn from Egypt and Tunisia
Adnkronos International English
“The government should come to its senses and learn from the Egyptian and
Tunisian experiences,” Muhammad Ryadh al-Shafqa, told Adnkronos
International …
www.adnkronos.com/IGN/Aki/English/Politics/Syria-Muslim-Brotherhood-chief-urges-Assad-to-learn-from-Egypt-and-Tunisia_311681506741.html

Julian Assange: WikiLeaks Deserves Credit For Revolutions In Tunisia, Egypt
Mediaite.com
by Mark Joyella | 9:35 am, February 14th, 2011 WikiLeaks founder Julian
Assange says the uprisings in Tunisia and Egypt got a boost from WikiLeaks.
…
www.mediaite.com/online/julian-assange-wikileaks-deserves-credit-for-revolutions-in-tunisia-egypt/

US Policy to Address Internet Freedom
New York Times
… noting how social networks were used by both protesters and governments
in the uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt and other Arab countries. …
www.nytimes.com/2011/02/15/world/15clinton.html

Polish travel agents offer cut-price Tunisian vacations
Monsters and Critics.com
Warsaw – Polish travel agencies were Monday offering rock- bottom prices on
vacations in Tunisia in a bid to lure back tourists after the protests in
Tunis …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1619192.php/Polish-travel-agents-offer-cut-price-Tunisian-vacations

Egypt, Tunisia: What next after revolution?
BBC News (blog)
Popular protests in Tunisia and Egypt have led to the overthrow of
long-serving heads of state who held a tight grip on power. But what
happens when the …
www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/africahaveyoursay/2011/02/egypt-tunisia-what-next-after.shtml

TUNISIA: MERKEL, NOT ALL TUNISIANS CAN COME TO EUROPE
Agenzia Giornalistica Italia
(AGI) Berlin – Angela Merkel said “not all people who don’t want to be in
Tunisia may now come to Europe”. The German Chancellor urged the African
country …
www.agi.it/english-version/world/elenco-notizie/201102141631-pol-ren1070-tunisia_merkel_not_all_tunisians_can_come_to_europe

insideIRAN | Protesters: “Not Gaza or Lebanon! Tunisia, Egypt, and …
By insideiran
In what is certainly proof that the Green Movement is alive and drawing
inspiration from Egypt and Tunisia, many slogans chanted in the streets–
according to both eyewitnesses and Youtube videos almost certainly from
today– drew parallels …
www.insideiran.org/critical-comments/protesters-%E2%80%9Cnot-gaza-or-lebanon-tunisia-egypt-and-iran%E2%80%9D/

neweurasia.net “ Echoes of Tunisia/Egypt in Kazakhstan
By Andrey
Look at recent events in Cairo, on Manezhnaia Square in Russia, the Jasmin
revolution in Tunisia,” Syzdykova said. Her bold claims did not go
unnoticed. Many bloggers were outraged that somebody was trying to regulate
their means of …
www.neweurasia.net/media-and-internet/echoes-of-tunisiaegypt-in-kazakhstan/

Italy struggles with Tunisia influx | allthenewz
By MashGet
Al Jazeera EnglishItaly is struggling to cope with a flood of refugees
escaping political upheaval in Tunisia, with around 6000 crossing the sea
to the tiny island of Lampedusa in the last week.The Italian government has
appealed to the …
www.allthenewz.com/top-stories/italy-struggles-with-tunisia-influx/

Tunisia to cooperate with Italy on migrant crisis “ Breaking News …
By BNO News
ROME, ITALY (BNO NEWS) — Tunisia on Monday said that it will cooperate
with Italian authorities to address the migrant crisis caused by thousands
of Tunisians arriving to southern Italy, the ANSA news agency reported. …
wireupdate.com/wires/15109/tunisia-to-cooperate-with-italy-on-migrant-crisis/

Laila Lalami “ Blog Archive “ On Tunisia, Egypt and the Clash of …
By Laila Lalami
Literary news and commentary, plus the odd cultural or political link.
lailalalami.com/2011/on-tunisia-egypt-and-the-clash-of-civilizations/

Tunisia. Egypt. Mexico? | The Fight Back – Reporting from the …
By admin
LISTEN TO JAMES COCKCROFT [Audio clip: view full post to listen] download
mp3 “I talk to audiences all over this country… and you’d be surprised
how many questions I get from the public [asking], ‘Well, what would Mexico
do without …
thefightback.org/2011/02/tunisia-egypt-mexico/

Tunisia coastguard accused of sinking migrant vessel | http://www.bullfax.com
By marketmaker
Eight Tunisian migrants who attempted to cross by sea to Italy accused
Tunisia’s coast guard of having rammed their boat, killing five people and
leaving 30 missing.Survivors told AFP that the Tunisian coast guard ship
had “rammed” …
www.bullfax.com/?q=node-tunisia-coastguard-accused-sinking-migrant-vessel-0

EU to fast-track trade deal with Tunisia – Monsters and Critics …
By WorldNews
Reuters EU to fast-track trade deal with Tunisia Monsters and Critics.com
Tunis – The European Union’s foreign policy chief, Catherine Ashton, on
Monday said the EU hopes to conclude a strategic trade partnership with
Tunisia before …
www.epaper365.com/news/world/eu-to-fast-track-trade-deal-with-tunisia-monsters-and-critics-com/

Will Tunisia Transition from Tyranny into Democratic Despotism? by …
By dandelionsalad
It has been a month since President and dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
fled Tunisia, sparking the civil disobedience and protests that have since
resulted in the fall of one of the Arab world’s strongest and most
long-lasting …
dandelionsalad.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/will-tunisia-transition-from-tyranny-into-democratic-despotism/

Videos from Egypt/Tunisia Support Rallies – International Campaign …
By campaign
Videos from Egypt/Tunisia Support Rallies 14th February 2011; Prominent
Iranian Academics and Intellectuals Condemn Executions’ Tsunami 13th
February 2011 – 2 Comments “ · Weekly Rights Podcast 22 …
www.iranhumanrights.org/2011/02/video-rallies/

AfDB ready to release emergency aid to Tunisia “ Database of Press …
By africanpressorganization
The Bank could help Tunisia in the following areas: employment, and
especially youth employment, support to the poorest in the least favored
regions of the country, implementation of current and future large
infrastructure projects. …
appablog.wordpress.com/2011/02/15/afdb-ready-to-release-emergency-aid-to-tunisia/

Upheaval Opens the Exits in Tunisia | News Digest
By News_Digest
The fall of Tunisia’s autocratic president, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, on
Jan. 14 brought euphoria and hope to this country of 10 million people. But
the revolution, as Tunisians call it, also created a power vacuum. …
news.walletup.com/news-story/upheaval-opens-the-exits-in-tunisia-33060.html

Italy: Protect migrants’ rights as thousands leave Tunisia – Bikya …
By Bikya Masr Staff
Amnesty International is urging the authorities of Italy and the European
Union to protect the human rights of thousands of migrants from Tunisia
arriving on the Italian mainland and island of Lampedusa. …
bikyamasr.com/wordpress/?p=27132

Tunisia Shuns Italian Offer on Border Aid – Wall Street Journal …
By Top Stories – Google News
Italian Foreign Minister Franco Frattini was traveling to Tunis on Monday
for talks with Tunisia’s interim government, after the North African
country rebuffed Italy’s offer to deploy paramilitary police along Tunisian
coastlines to . …
www.jkwebco.com/wjkmag/2011/02/tunisia-shuns-italian-offer-on-border-aid-wall-street-journal/

EU to give $348 mn in aid to Tunisia | Politics
By Lakshit
Tunis, Feb 15 – The European Union (EU) will provide 258 million euros
(about $348 million) in aid to Tunisia to help various developmental
projects in the country. EU’s foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton said
that 17 million euros …
www.indiatalkies.com/2011/02/eu-give-348-mn-aid-tunisia.html

Labor movement drives Egypt, Tunisia protests | detnews.com | The …
All the talk about the role of Facebook and Twitter and other new media in
enabling the popular uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen and Algeria has
taken the …
detnews.com/article/20110210/OPINION01/102100341/Labor-movement-drives-Egypt—Tunisia-protests

Tunisia unrest: Italy’s state of emergency as 4000 illegal …
Coastguard officials said that in just one 12 hour period 977 had arrived,
with many more boats seen on radar screens approaching from north Africa.
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1356571/Tunisia-unrest-Italys-state-emergency-4-000-illegal-immigrants-arrive-4-days.html