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27 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

N. Africa, Mideast unrest: Three killed as demonstrations turn deadly in Tunisia
CNN (blog)
[TUNISIA, 9:12 pm ET, 3:12 am local] Protests in Tunisia turned violent and deadly Saturday, just over six weeks after a popular uprising forced the president out of office, and lit a spark of desire for democratic reform in parts of Africa and the …
news.blogs.cnn.com/2011/02/26/n-africa-mideast-unrest-four-reported-killed-during-clashes-in-yemen/

In Tunisia, an army of volunteers rushes to aid Libyans
Washington Post
In Ras Jdir, Tunisia, men who fled Libya wait to get on a bus to a transit
camp. G uest workers from Egypt, Tunisia and other countries are pouring
into Tunisia to escape the violence in Libya. (Spencer Platt) By Anthony
Faiola RAS JDIR, TUNISIA – On …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/26/AR2011022603808.html

Three killed in Tunisia clashes: government
Reuters
TUNIS (Reuters) – Three people were killed in clashes between Tunisian
security forces and youths rioting in central Tunis Saturday, an Interior
Ministry official told Reuters. The official, who declined to be named,
said another 12 had been injured in …
www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/27/us-tunisia-violence-idUSTRE71P2G820110227

10000 fled Libya into Tunisia Saturday: Red Crescent
Times of India
RAS JEDIR, Tunisia: More than 10000 people fled Libya into Tunisia at the
Ras Jedir post on Saturday, most of them Egyptians, the Red Crescent said
Sunday, calling it a “humanitarian crisis”. “More than 10000 people passed
through Ras Jedir yesterday,” …
timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/middle-east/10000-fled-Libya-into-Tunisia-Saturday-Red-Crescent/articleshow/7586047.cms

French foreign minister could face imminent sack over Tunisia scandal
euronews
Michele Alliot-Marie is in trouble over a series of gaffes during the
uprising in Tunisia. She and her partner, also a minister, holidayed there
as deadly protests were raging. Her family has also been linked to a real
estate deal with a Tunisian …
www.euronews.net/2011/02/26/french-foreign-minister-could-face-imminent-sack-over-tunisia-scandal/

530 Indians flown back from Libya, 88 cross over to Tunisia
Business Standard
PTI / New Delhi February 27, 2011, 15:16 IST Launching a major evacuation
drive, India has brought back over 530 of its nationals from strife-torn
Libya by two special Air India planes, even as 88 others crossed over by
road to Tunisia from the North …
www.business-standard.com/india/news/530-indians-flown-backlibya-88-cross-over-to-tunisia/127144/on

How the Arabs Turned Shame Into Liberty
New York Times
It erupted in Tunisia, made its way eastward to Egypt, Yemen and Bahrain,
then doubled back to Libya. In Tunisia and Egypt political freedom seems to
have prevailed, with relative ease, amid popular joy. Back in Libya, the
counterrevolution made its …
www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/opinion/27ajami.html

Considering sanctions…Huge protests in Yemen…Clashes in Tunisia
9&10 News
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisian authorities have temporarily banned
vehicle and pedestrian traffic on the capital’s central boulevard. It’s
been prompted by a new outbreak of clashes between police and
stone-throwing protesters. …
www.9and10news.com/Category/Story/?id=283050&cID=3

The Vacuum After Qaddafi
New York Times
Some Libyans prepared to leave Benghazi for Tunisia on Saturday; others
stayed behind to fight. “At the appropriate time, we will open the arms
depots so all Libyans and tribes will be armed,” he shouted into a
handheld microphone at dusk Friday, …
www.nytimes.com/2011/02/27/world/africa/27qaddafi.html

The Real Promise of Revolution
The Student Life
Egypt and Tunisia are not going to become radical Islamic states. The
flight of Tunisian dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and the resignation of
Egyptian president Hosni Mubarak have not yet resulted in the chaos many
predicted. …
tsl.pomona.edu/new/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=1767:the-real-promise-of-revolution&catid=56:outside-the-bubble&Itemid=98

Spain’s tourism sector gets boost from Arab revolts
AFP
MADRID — Spain is getting a boost to its hugely important tourist
industry as northern European sunseekers shun popular resorts in Egypt and
Tunisia because of anti-government uprisings there. The country has
struggled in recent years to compete with …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5gdsY2nbQebrxjro9b6UB-chFz2UQ?docId=CNG.d3c79dc993c36937f83c3a5c9592758e.7e1

Shadab Siddiqi: Butterfly effect began with Tunisian fruit vendors
Knoxville News Sentinel
Some have posited that the events we have witnessed in the Middle East over
the past months began as fruit vendors in Tunisia were being harassed by
police keen on accepting bribes in lieu of writing tickets and confiscating
carts of fruits and …
www.knoxnews.com/news/2011/feb/27/butterfly-effect-began-with-tunisian-fruit-vendors/

Zimbabwe: Activists charged with treason for discussing Tunisia, Egypt
Green Left Weekly
Forty-five pro-democracy activists, students and trade unionists were
arrested in Harare on February 19 at a meeting to discuss the uprisings in
Egypt and Tunisia. On February 23, the activists were charged with treason,
which risks the death penalty. …
www.greenleft.org.au/node/46842

From fear to fury: how the Arab world found its voice
The Guardian
For years, musicians in Tunisia and Egypt were terrified of aggravating the
authorities. Then a song by a little-known rapper showed it was possible to
protest and survive Tunisian rap singer Hamada Ben Amor, or El Général,
performs at an opposition …
www.guardian.co.uk/music/2011/feb/27/egypt-tunisia-music-protests

Tunisia, Egypt, now Libya – how investors can protect against a soaring oil price
Telegraph.co.uk
While investors could shrug off the upheavals in Tunisia and Egypt –
neither is of global economic significance – Libya is a different matter.
By Tom Stevenson 9:30PM GMT 26 Feb 2011 The spike in the oil price to
nearly $120 a barrel is a hint of what …
www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/comment/tom-stevenson/8349021/Tunisia-Egypt-now-Libya-how-investors-can-protect-against-a-soaring-oil-price.html

VIDEO: ‘Huge crush’ at Libya-Tunisia border
BBC News
As thousands try to cross the border from protest-hit Libya into Tunisia,
the Red Cross has warned that people are being injured as the overwhelmed
authorities struggle to cope. One of the humanitarian organisation’s
workers, Joe Lowry, described the …
www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-12589348

Chinese co taking 804 Bangladeshis to Greece
The Daily Star
A Chinese company yesterday started moving 804 Bangladeshi nationals from
troubled Libya to Greece by a ship while 300 have already taken refuge in
Tunisia. “The 804 are scheduled to reach Greece by tomorrow [Sunday],”
said Foreign Secretary Mijarul …
www.thedailystar.net/newDesign/news-details.php?nid=175690

Tunisia’s interim regime faces unrelenting protests
International Business Times
Tunisian government troops have fired tear gas and warning shots into a
crowd of hundreds of protesters staging a rally outside the interior
ministry in the capital Tunis. Police and masked men also reportedly
prowled through the crowds beating back …
uk.ibtimes.com/articles/116633/20110226/tunisia.htm

Spain’s Zapatero to visit Tunisia on Wednesday
Reuters Africa
MADRID Feb 26 (Reuters) – Spanish Prime Minister Jose Luis Rodriguez
Zapatero will travel to Tunisia on Wednesday, three days later than
originally scheduled, to meet the interim government, his press office said
on Saturday. Zapatero, the first world …
af.reuters.com/article/libyaNews/idAFLDE71P04U20110226

Tunisian Townspeople Take Running Town into Own Hands
Voice of America
The North African country of Tunisia is at the vanguard of the popular,
anti-government uprisings spreading across the Arab world. Now, Tunisia is
entering new phase as it seeks to build democracy from scratch. The Zarzis
Youth Association is packed …
www.voanews.com/english/news/Tunisian-Townspeople-Take-Running-Town-into-Own-Hands-116976158.html

Will the West heed their cry? It’s now or never
Sunday Times.lk
The self-immolation by an unemployed Mohammad Bouazizi in the Tunisian town
of Sidi Bouzid on December 17 triggered the ‘Jasmin Revolution’ in that
country and removed President Zein El Abidin Ben Ali who ruled Tunisia for
23 years without popular …
www.sundaytimes.lk/110227/News/nws_15.html

Finnish Red Cross Workers Head to Libya
YLE News
The three will join an international contingent trying to enter the country
through Tunisia. An anesthesiologist and two nurses arrived in Tunisia on
Friday and were to be joined by a Swedish surgeon Saturday afternoon. …
www.yle.fi/uutiset/news/2011/02/finnish_red_cross_workers_head_to_libya_2393122.html

Capital suggestion
The News International
In Tunisia, Egypt and Yemen primary drivers behind the uprising are
inflation and unemployment for the masses coupled with corruption of the
elite. In Bahrain and Libya primary drivers are more political-civil
liberties and political rights-than …
www.thenews.com.pk/TodaysPrintDetail.aspx?ID=33374&Cat=9&dt=2/27/2011

4 dead in Tunisia after renewed violence
Forbes
AP , 02.26.11, 03:38 PM EST TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities say four
people have died in recent unrest in the capital in clashes between
stone-throwing troublemakers and police on the sidelines of protests
against the interim government. …
www.forbes.com/feeds/ap/2011/02/26/general-af-tunisia-protest_8328005.html

We have already had our ‘Tunisia day’
Times LIVE
Zizi Kodwa: The recent political upheavals in Tunisia and Egypt, which many
observers believe will forever change the political face of the Arab world,
are the result of people demanding, and then insisting on, democracy. In
essence, these protests are …
www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/editorials/article937995.ece/We-have-already-had-our-Tunisia-day

Violence Flares Up in Tunisia
MarketWatch
Police say that youths loyal to deposed President Ben Ali are trying to
destabilize the country, amid reports that at least 3 have been killed.
Video courtesy of Reuters.
www.marketwatch.com/video/asset/violence-flares-up-in-tunisia-2011-02-26/49086E98-CD7A-46CE-AE6E-9E16B768F2B4

Spanish PM to meet Tunisian rulers
Irish Times
Spanish prime minister Jose Luis Rodriguez Zapatero will travel to Tunisia
on Wednesday, three days later than originally scheduled, to meet the
interim government, his press office said. Mr Zapatero, the first world
leader to visit Tunisia under new …
www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2011/0226/breaking24.html

Tunisia are Chan 2011 champions
The Citizen Daily
Tunisia were crowned champions of the 2011 Africa Nations Championship
(CHAN) after beating Angola 3-0 in the final on Friday at the Al-Merreikh
Stadium in Omdurman. The Carthage Eagles lived up to their pre-tournament
favourites tag by tearing apart …
thecitizen.co.tz/sunday-citizen/-/8592-tunisia-are-chan-2011-champions

Tunisia, Yemen, Algeria rallies continue
Gulf Today
TUNIS: Security forces fired warning shots and tear gas, and protesters
responded by hurling stones as clashes erupted on Saturday during a
demonstration in the Tunisian capital, reporters said. Meanwhile, two
powerful tribal chiefs in Yemen joined …
gulftoday.ae/portal/0e1d5176-4c27-43b5-b3f3-1d58a348c5bb.aspx

26/02/2011Libya land exodus unabated, Egyptians stranded: IOM
Expatica Switzerland
About 15000 Egyptians who fled the Libyan crisis are still stranded in
Tunisia amid a relentless exodus of foreigners by land, the International
Organisation for Migration said Saturday. More than 7800 people of more
than 20 different nationalities …
www.expatica.com/ch/news/swiss-news/libya-land-exodus-unabated-egyptians-stranded-iom_132559.html

TUNISIA: Three killed in protests against interim government …
By Alana Semuels
Protests in Tunisian capital on Saturday left three dead and 12 wounded, as
security forces clashed with youth opposing the interim government, Reuters
reported. An interim government has been in power since President Zine el
Abidine …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/02/tunisia.html

Tunisia: Peaceful Protests Turn into Violent Confrontations …
By Afef Abrougui
Protests calling for immediate political reforms and the resignation of
Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannoushi continue in Tunisia. Apparently, the
ousting of the former President Ben Ali is not good enough for a large
portion of Tunisians …
globalvoicesonline.org/2011/02/26/tunisia-peaceful-protests-turn-into-violent-confrontations/

Tunisia: 4 Dead in Renewed Violence | ThirdAge
By lphillips
Tunisia violence continues, resulting in four more deaths.
www.thirdage.com/news/tunisia-4-dead-renewed-violence_2-26-2011

Deaths in Tunisia clashes – Democratic Underground
Deaths in Tunisia clashes.
www.democraticunderground.com/discuss/duboard.php?az=view_all&address=102×4750284

aangirfan: FASCISM COMES TO EGYPT, TUNISIA…
By Anon
“Hundreds of Islamists raided Abdallah Guech Street armed with Molotov
cocktails and knives, torching the brothels, yelling insults at the
prostitutes and declaring that Tunisia was now an Islamist state.”
Tunisia’s brothels are to be …
aangirfan.blogspot.com/2011/02/fascism-comes-to-egypt-tunisia.html

Violence in Tunisia. – American Banking News
By ABMN Staff
Police say that youths loyal to deposed President Ben Ali are trying to
destabilize the country, amid reports that at least 3 have been killed.
Deborah. ..
www.americanbankingnews.com/2011/02/26/violence-in-tunisia/

The ongoing revolutions in Egypt and Tunisia — War in Context
By News Source
Security forces in the Tunisian capital have fired tear gas to try to
disperse hundreds of demonstrators outside the interior ministry. Police
and masked men in civilian clothes, armed with sticks, moved through
streets looking for …
warincontext.org/2011/02/26/the-ongoing-revolutions-in-egypt-and-tunisia/

Angry Crowds Keep Tunisia on Edge – Truthdig
By editor@truthdig.com
Protests continued into the weekend in Tunisia as huge crowds turned out in
Tunis to demand the resignation of the country’s interim prime minister, an
ally of ousted President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. – 2011/02/26.
www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/police_use_tear_gas_on_tunisian_protesters_20110226/

Three killed in Tunisia clashes | Al Tech Latest News World
Tunis (ANTARA News/Reuters) – Three people were killed in clashes between
Tunisian security forces and youths rioting in central Tunis on Saturday,
an Inte…
www.altech.org/2011/02/three-killed-in-tunisia-clashes/

“friday-lunch-club”: “..Tunisia is not a dictatorship ..”
By G, Z, or B
A 2007 U.S. Embassy cable obtained by WikiLeaks and later published by Le
Monde quoted France’s ambassador to Tunis at the time, Serge Degallaix, as
having said , “Tunisia is not a dictatorship,” and paraphrased him as
saying, …
friday-lunch-club.blogspot.com/2011/02/tunisia-is-not-dictatorship.html

Tunisia: Potential model of progressive Arab democracy | The Daily …
By admin_blitz
Analysis: N. African state set off a region-wide revolution, but can it
also serve as an example of tolerant, forward-leaning governance?
www.thedaily-blitz.com/english/tunisia-potential-model-of-progressive-arab-democracy-956078/

Three killed in Tunisia clashes | Top Stories | BigPond News
Three people have been killed in clashes between demonstrators and security
forces in Tunisia’s capital.
bigpondnews.com/articles/TopStories/2011/02/27/Three_killed_in_Tunisia_clashes_582445.html

Three killed in Tunisia clashes
Three killed in Tunisia clashes…The demonstrators were killed in violent
clashes i…Until late evening, shots were exchanged between
p…Helicopters were seen circling over the capital…More than 100 people
were arrested for arson …
www.prokerala.com/news/articles/a204877.html

Three killed in Tunisia clashes | Politics
By Lakshit
Tunis, Feb 27 – Renewed clashes in Tunisia have left at least three people
dead and a dozen injured, the interior ministry said. The demonstrators
were killed in violent clashes in Tunis, it said late Saturday.
www.indiatalkies.com/2011/02/killed-tunisia-clashes.html

Iraqi American Mojo: Tunisia is most secular Arab country
By Iraqi Mojo
‘For all its restrictions on direct political participation, for decades,
Tunisia was the most secular and progressive country the Islamic world has
ever known. The regime was the least brutal in the region, its people the
wealthiest …
iraqimojo.blogspot.com/2011/02/tunisia-is-most-secular-arab-country.html

3 die in Tunisia protests
By Latest News – UPI.com
27 (UPI) — Clashes between Tunisian security forces and anti-government
demonstrators Saturday produced three fatalities Saturday, officials said.
Related posts:4 dead in Tunisia after renewed violence Four people have
died in new …
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4 dead in Tunisia after renewed violence
By The Associated Press
Tunisian authorities say four people have died in recent unrest in the
capital in clashes between stone-throwing troublemakers and police on the
sidelines of protests against the interim government. The Interior Ministry
has blamed …
www.arkansasonline.com/news/2011/feb/26/4-dead-tunisia-after-renewed-violence/

Tunisia: Potential model of progressive Arab democracy
Analysis: N. African state set off a region-wide revolution, but can it
also serve as an example of tolerant, forward-leaning governance?
www.jpost.com/MiddleEast/Article.aspx?id=210011&R=R3

Three killed in Tunisia clashes: government – Yahoo! News
Three people were killed in clashes between Tunisian security forces and
youths rioting in central Tunis Saturday, an Interior Ministry official
told …
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110227/wl_nm/us_tunisia_violence