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25 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

Thousands Fleeing Libyan Violence Cross Into Tunisia
Voice of America
Photo: AP People carry their belongings after they fled Libya at the
Tunisia-Libya border, near the village of Ras El Jedir, Tunisia, Feb. 24,
2011 Thousands of people fleeing violence in Libya streamed across
Tunisia’s southeastern border post of Ras …
www.voanews.com/english/news/Thousands-Fleeing-Libyan-Violence-Cross-Into-Tunisia—116868928.html

Post-uprising Tunisia still struggling
Aljazeera.net
It has been more than a month since Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia’s
president, was forced to leave office, but many people say they are yet to
see the benefits of their revolution. Many citizens, particularly in
smaller towns, say they feel …
english.aljazeera.net/video/africa/2011/02/201122564026103476.html

The Middle East Channel: Reflections on the revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt
Foreign Policy
An apparently frozen political and social situation has melted almost
overnight in the heat of the popular upsurge that took over the towns and
cities first of Tunisia and then of Egypt, and which is now spreading to
other Arab countries. …
mideast.foreignpolicy.com/posts/2011/02/24/reflections_on_the_revolutions_in_tunisia_and_egypt

Govt prepares Egypt, Tunisia escape routes
Manila Standard Today
President Benigno Aquino III said Egypt and Tunisia would be the main exit
points for the Filipinos trapped in Libya. About 13000 out of the 26000
Filipino workers there might be taken out once a forced evacuation became
necessary, he said. …
www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNews.htm?f=2011/february/25/news4.isx&d=2011/february/25

American youth could learn from Tunisian protester
TCU Daily Skiff
The spark that set them off originated in Tunisia on Dec. 17, 2010, when an
inspector tried to seize some fruit a man had purchased. The man tried to
yank back his goods, and the inspector slapped the man in retribution. US
college-aged youth should …
www.tcudailyskiff.com/opinion/american-youth-could-learn-from-tunisian-protester-1.2481414

UN hails Egyptian, Tunisian moves to restore tourism
AFP
MADRID — The UN World Tourism Organisation welcomed Thursday moves by
Egypt and Tunisia to restore normality to their key tourism sectors after
the popular uprisings that toppled the leaders of both countries. Both
nations are favoured destinations …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5ggbF6Y3nSKaOSzhxAN66HKha14eg?docId=CNG.ea8010af50d5d8a644217606d142ed4c.c1

Is Cameroon Next After Libya?
TPMDC
Anti-government uprisings have spread from an initial revolution in Tunisia
to countries across the region, including Egypt, Bahrain, Libya, and Yemen.
Could the revolutionary fervor be migrating outside of the Arab world as
well? …
tpmdc.talkingpointsmemo.com/2011/02/is-cameroon-next-after-libya.php

127 Malaysians Evacuated From Libya
Bernama
Then, he said, the aircraft chartered from Tunisia was sent. However, the
plane was also denied clearance to land but it was found out that this was
due to air traffic congestion, he said. “Finally, the plane was allowed to
land at about 5am (Malaysian …
www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsgeneral.php?id=566464

Imran sees Tunisia, Egypt-like revolution
The News International
PESHAWAR: Foreseeing a Tunisia and Egypt-like revolution, Pakistan
Tehrik-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Thursday said the day was not
far away when people in the country would take to the streets to get rid of
the corrupt ruling clique. …
www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=32905&Cat=7&dt=2/25/2011

Zimbabwe charges 46 with treason over protest videos
Irish Times
THE ZIMBABWEAN authorities have charged 46 activists with treason after
they watched video footage of the recent demonstrations in Egypt and
Tunisia that toppled both countries’ long-standing leaders. The group of
civil rights activists were arrested …
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/world/2011/0225/1224290838742.html

US Re-Affirms Its Support For Process Of Democratic Transition In Tunisia
Bernama
TUNIS, Feb 25 (BERNAMA-NNN-TAP) — United States Deputy Secretary of State
for Political Affairs William Burns has re-affirmed the support of the US
for the process of democratic transition in Tunisia. The US official, who
is visiting Tunisia a few …
www.bernama.com/bernama/v5/newsworld.php?id=566508

OSCE offers to help Egypt, Tunisia build strong democratic institutions, civil …
The Canadian Press
VIENNA — The Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe is
offering to help Egypt and Tunisia build strong democratic institutions and
civil societies. OSCE chairman Audronius Azubalis, who is also Lithuania’s
foreign minister, said Thursday …
www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5gP5s2W7KCFvJPB_lnqeBLKzKalfQ?docId=6055893

EIB says could move fast on loans to Tunisia, Egypt
Reuters Africa
VIENNA Feb 24 (Reuters) – The European Investment Bank (EIB) could quickly
step up loans to Northern African countries such as Tunisia and Egypt if
governments give the green light, a top official at the European Union’s
financing arm said. …
af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE71N1L220110224

Spain’s Zapatero to visit Tunisia interim government
Reuters Africa
MADRID Feb 24 (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez
Zapatero will travel to Tunisia on Sunday and meet the interim government,
the government said in a statement on Thursday, the first world leader to
do so. …
af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFLDE71N2HA20110224

Analyst: Algerian Leader Smart to Lift State of Emergency
Voice of America
On the one side, he has Libya and Egypt, and Tunisia on the other. It’s
change and adapt or face the same consequences as what is going on all
around him,” said Salhani. “I think he has learned a lesson, the easy
way, let’s say, rather than wait for …
www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Analyst-Algerian-Leader-Smart-to-Lift-State-of-Emergency—116889303.html

10000 Thais pack their bags in readiness to flee Libya crisis
Bangkok Post
Thailand is set to start evacuating about 10000 Thai workers from possible
danger in Libya, with 2000 leaving for Tunisia tomorrow. A second batch of
2000 will be put on board a ship for Italy “as soon as possible”, officials
said yesterday. …
www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/223386/10000-thais-pack-their-bags-in-readiness-to-flee-libya-crisis

Tunisia: UN human rights team lays out path for transition to democracy
UN News Centre
24 February 2011 – The clear separation of powers between the executive,
legislative and judicial branches in Tunisia after the ouster of its
long-time ruler is vital for the North African country’s future, with human
rights and dignity at its core, …
www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37610&Cr=Tunisia&Cr1=

Egypt’s and Tunisia’s transitions: When regimes stick
The Economist
Tunisia, which revolted first, throwing out its president of 23 years, Zine
el-Abidine Ben Ali, has also been the first to discover how grimly the old
guard cling on. Thousands have been rallying in Tunis to call for the
resignation of the interim …
www.economist.com/world/africa/displaystory.cfm?story_id=18238190&fsrc=rss

Tunisia exploring funding help -central bank chief
TrustLaw
Earlier, Nabli told an audience that Tunisia could face financing needs,
including for its budget, within the next several months unless economic
activity picked up. He said only that funding support would likely be on
the high side. …
www.trust.org/trustlaw/news/tunisia-exploring-funding-help—central-bank-chief

Hijab regains popularity in Tunisia
magharebia.com
While some fear that the regime change in Tunisia could turn the tide
against the country’s staunch secular tradition, others enjoy the new-found
freedom to practice Islam in public. By Houda Trabelsi for Magharebia in
Tunis – 24/02/11 After years of …
www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/features/2011/02/24/feature-04

TIANANMEN 2.0: Why China is not immune to the Tunisia effect
Phayul
As people power explodes across the Arab world ¬— first in Tunisia, then
in Egypt, now in Bahrain, Libya and elsewhere — one can’t help but wonder
if we may be witnessing the fourth wave of democratization. If so, can 1.5
billion people living under …
www.phayul.com/news/article.aspx?article=TIANANMEN+2.0%3A+Why+China+is+not+immune+to+the+Tunisia+effect&id=29164&t=1&c=4

UNWTO welcomes signs of tourism recuperation in Egypt and Tunisia
Travel Daily News International
As normality returns to Egypt and Tunisia, UNWTO welcomes efforts by
national authorities to restore confidence among tourists and by foreign
governments to update travel advisories accordingly. Tourism is a central
component of both countries’ …
www.traveldailynews.com/pages/show_page/41810-UNWTO-welcomes-signs-of-tourism-recuperation-in-Egypt-and-Tunisia

French foreign policy fiasco may end in government reshuffle
Reuters
His government’s clumsy handling of the revolt in Tunisia, revelations
ministers accepted hospitality from authoritarian leaders in North Africa
and Sarkozy’s bungled effort to get a Frenchwoman out of a Mexican jail
have left him floundering in polls …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/24/us-france-sarkozy-idUSTRE71N44M20110224

Inmates missing in Tunisia return as evacuees
Times of Malta
The chaos in Libya worked in favour of two Maltese men who managed to
obtain travel papers to return home after fleeing from a Tunisian jail
during the revolution there last month. Thomas Camilleri and Glenn Paul
Xuereb, both 22, arrived in Malta on …
www.timesofmalta.com/articles/view/20110225/local/inmates-missing-in-tunisia-return-as-evacuees

The first protestor
BBC News
To many Tunisians, Mohammed Bouazizi has become both a martyr and a symbol
of the fight for freedom, after his death sparked the protests in Tunisia –
protests which have since spread across the Arab world. Mohammed was a 26
year-old fruit seller who …
www.bbc.co.uk/worldservice/programmes/2011/02/110224_outlook_tunisia_protests_mohammed_bouazizi.shtml

Libya professor: it’s anarchy
NEWS.com.au
Freedom fighter: Libyan man holds the old Libyan flag in a humanitarian aid
tent on February 23, 2011, at the Ras Jdir border post between Libya and
Tunisia. Picture: Lionel Bon Source: AFP “MY heart was thumping,” the
professor says, recalling his …
www.news.com.au/world/libya-professor-its-anarchy/story-fn6sb9br-1226011713849

Mideast unrest is a change the world should believe in, scholar says
Ha’aretz
Fouad Ajami says current furor in the Arab world catalyzed not by a fruit
vendor in Tunisia but by the execution of Saddam Hussein. By Natasha
Mozgovaya The conventional wisdom has it that the wave of revolutions
shaking up the Middle East these days …
www.haaretz.com/weekend/week-s-end/mideast-unrest-is-a-change-the-world-should-believe-in-scholar-says-1.345607

Tunisia, Egypt, Libya: Uprisings beyond comparison
Politics In Color
Now, in a matter of days and weeks, we witnessed Tunisia and Egypt oust its
leaders. Instead of guns, the demonstrators chased the dictators away by
launching Facebook, You Tube and Twitter. In doing 21 st century
statecraft, Clinton told 350 students …
www.politicsincolor.com/node/472

New reports out on Cote d’Ivoire, Tunisia, U.S. supports Libya’s expulsion …
UN Dispatch
Tunisia: the UN mission which traveled to Tunisia in the aftermath of the
government overthrow has just issued a report that stresses that human
rights must be an integral part of the country’s transition and future,
adding that a framework should be …
www.undispatch.com/new-reports-out-on-cote-divoire-tunisia-u-s-supports-the-call-for-libyas-expulsion-from-the-human-rights-council-and-more-from-un-direct

Indonesia hires foreign-operated planes to evacuate citizens out from Libya
People’s Daily Online
According to Michael, all of Indonesians evacuees would be placed in
Tunisia before being transported back to home country, Indonesia. “The
option to set Tunisia as the stopover point was the most correct option,”
Michael was quoted as saying by the …
english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90851/7300619.html

Romanian tour operators resume charter flights to Tunisia in April
ACTmedia
Travel agencies in Romania will resume charter flights to Tunisia in April.
The number of Romanian tourists in Tunisia has dropped in the last 2 years
over three times to 10000 from 35000 in 2008, according to estimates of the
Tunisian ambassador to …
www.actmedia.eu/2011/02/25/top+story/romanian+tour+operators+resume+charter+flights+to+tunisia+in+april/32303

Help Tunisia First – By J. Scott Carpenter | Foreign Policy
By J. SCOTT CARPENTER
TUNIS, Tunisia — Arriving at the airport in Tunis, one finds it hard to
believe a revolution took place here just over a month ago. Everything
functions exactly as it should. Passports are stamped, bags are collected,
…
www.foreignpolicy.com/articles/2011/02/24/help_tunisia_first

Tunisia
By William A. Schabas OC MRIA
In Tunisia, the Commission is already at work. In fact, there are three
commissions. Another one, headed by Abdulfattah Amor or the UN Human Rights
Committee, is charged with investigating corruption in the old regime. …
humanrightsdoctorate.blogspot.com/2011/02/tunisia.html

Robert Koehler: The Tunisia Effect
By Robert Koehler
On one weekend in February of 2003, an estimated 10 million people in 60
countries took to the streets to protest the looming Iraq war. Never before
in history had there been such massive, public opposition to a war before
it began.
www.huffingtonpost.com/robert-koehler/the-tunisia-effect_b_827764.html

Tunisia needs separation of mosque and state – religaffairs min …
By Reuters Staff
Tunisia’s revolution is unlikely to trigger Islamic militancy but Muslim
leaders should avoid mixing religion with politics, the minister of
religious affairs says.
blogs.reuters.com/faithworld/2011/02/24/tunisia-needs-separation-of-mosque-and-state-religaffairs-min/

Democracy Calls for Tunisia – EAST MEETS WEST – ARTICLES OF INTEREST
By Kel
In a report issued on Thursday, following the mission to Tunisia by four
top experts from the UN Human Rights Office that ended on 2 February, the
team stressed that human rights will be integral for the construction of
Tunisia’s future …
articlesofinterest-kelley.blogspot.com/2011/02/democracy-calls-for-tunisia-un-expert.html

International Law Prof Blog: The Path to Democracy in Tunisia
By InternationalLaw Blogger
The clear separation of powers between the executive, legislative and
judicial branches in Tunisia after the ouster of its long-time ruler is
vital for the North African country’s future, with human rights and dignity
at its core, …
lawprofessors.typepad.com/international_law/2011/02/the-path-to-democracy-in-tunisia.html

Seraphic Secret: Tunisia Sounds of Freedom: Death to the Jews!
By Robert J. Avrech
Tunisia Sounds of Freedom: Death to the Jews!
0114-tunisia-protests_full_600- 550×366.jpg. Freedom-loving Tunisians
demand Death to the Jews. We are constantly being told that Arab Muslim
governments use Jew-hatred as a means by which to …
www.seraphicpress.com/archives/2011/02/tunisia_sounds.php

Israel Matzav: Video: Libyans escaping to Tunisia and a siege in …
By Carl in Jerusalem
Video: Libyans escaping to Tunisia and a siege in Tripoli. Here’s another
CNN report – this one from the Tunisian border with Libya. It also includes
some amateur footage from Tripoli, which is apparently under siege. …
israelmatzav.blogspot.com/2011/02/video-libyans-escaping-to-tunisia-and.html

Tunisia- Morocco: ways to boost military co-operation looked at
By Tunisiaonlinenews.com
The National Defence Minister reviewed the current situation in Tunisia of
the post-Revolution and progress made by the Interim Government in the
political, economic and social fields to ease democratic transition, take
up the stage’s …
www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/tunisia-morocco-ways-to-boost-military-co-operation-looked-at/

Alan Chin on the Tunisia-Libya Border: A Hundred Miles — BagNews
By Alan Chin
From the Tunisian border to Tripoli, it is only a hundred miles along the
Mediterranean coast highway. At any moment, we journalists gathered here
calculate, the revolution will reach this border and we’ll be able to
enter.
www.bagnewsnotes.com/2011/02/hundred-mile/

1000 Chinese nationals arrive in Tunisia from Libya | The Daily …
By admin_blitz
Nearly 1000 Chinese nationals working in Libya arrived on Thursday at
Tunisia’s Ras El Jedir border check point, some 600 km from the capital.
They were met with a warm welcome of Chinese embassy staff. With the help
of the Chinese …
www.thedaily-blitz.com/english/1000-chinese-nationals-arrive-in-tunisia-from-libya-948559/

Clerical Whispers: Next Question for Tunisia: The Role of Islam in …
By CW Team
“We know we have an essentially fragile economy that is very open toward
the outside world, to the point of being totally dependent on it,” Hamadi
Jebali, the party’s secretary general, said in an interview with the
Tunisian magazine …
clericalwhispers.blogspot.com/2011/02/next-question-for-tunisia-role-of-islam.html

VIDEO: Post-uprising Tunisia still struggling | Foreign Affairs
By Siraaj Cassiem
It has been more than a month since Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia’s
president , was forced to leave office, but many Tunisians say they are yet
to see the.
blogs.timeslive.co.za/world/2011/02/25/video-post-uprising-tunisia-still-struggling/

Documenting Tunisia 2011 – Access to Mideast and Islamic Resources …
By Charles Ellwood Jones
This collection consists of websites documenting the revolution in Tunisia
in 2011. Our partners at Library of Congress and Bibliothèque Nationale de
France have contributed websites for this collection, and the sites are
primarily in …
amirmideast.blogspot.com/2011/02/documenting-tunisia-2011.html

UNWTO welcomes signs of tourism recuperation in Egypt and Tunisia …
By Natalie
GENEVA – As normality returns to Egypt and Tunisia, UNWTO welcomes
efforts by national authorities to restore confidence among tourists and by
foreign governments to update travel advisories accordingly. Tourism is a
central component …
www.travelweeklyweb.com/destinations/unwto-welcomes-signs-of-tourism-recuperation-in-egypt-and-tunisia.html

Moscow Times – What Russia Can Learn From Tunisia and Egypt | The …
By admin
Promoting a conservative and libertarian message in the great state of
Kansas. Covering politics, sports, entertainment, and other news. From
Johnson County, in the Greater Kansas City area.
www.kansasprogress.com/wordpress/index.php/2011/02/24/moscow-times-what-russia-can-learn-from-tunisia-and-egypt/

Tunisia gunfire fails to end rally – ABC News (Australian …
Tunisian security forces fired in the air on Sunday in a vain attempt to
disperse tens of thousands of demonstrators in the capital calling for a
new …
www.abc.net.au/news/stories/2011/02/21/3143774.htm

Tunisia: UN human rights team lays out path for transition to …
The clear separation of powers between the executive, legislative and
judicial branches in Tunisia after the ouster of its long-time ruler is
vital for the …
www.un.org/apps/news/story.asp?NewsID=37610&Cr=tunisia&Cr1=