The New Dark Age

28 February, 2011 — creative-i.info

Tunisia’s interim President appoints new PM
Xinhua
28 (Xinhuanet) — Tunisia’s interim President has appointed the country’s
former foreign minister as Prime Minister, after Mo-hamed Ghannouchi
resigned on Sunday. The departure follows a wave of protests, that demanded
a complete break with officials …
news.xinhuanet.com/english2010/video/2011-02/28/c_13753892.htm

Sarkozy fires foreign minister over vacation at Tunisian resort
Washington Post
Violent street protests in Tunis,Tunisia, over the weekend killed five and
led to interim Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi’s resignation Sunday. By
Edward Cody PARIS – The French foreign minister, Michele Alliot-Marie, was
fired Sunday because of a …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/27/AR2011022702972.html

Thousands flee Libya at chaotic Tunisian border
The Associated Press
RAS ADJIR, Tunisia (AP) — Tempers flared and scuffles broke out as the
Tunisian army and aid groups struggled Sunday to control the chaos of
thousands of migrant workers streaming across the border from Libya.
Lugging mattresses, blankets, overstuffed …
www.google.com/hostednews/ap/article/ALeqM5ifjhiN8X-Hw0DQk05FXFurUF045w?docId=71688d1d53eb4b68858b1587af537112

Al-Qaida’s No. 2 incites Tunisians, Egyptians
Washington Post
Ayman al-Zawahri claims the United States watched the developments in
Tunisia for a long time, only deciding to support President Zine El Abidine
Ben Ali’s removal after realizing his regime no longer served Washington’s
interests. …
www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2011/02/28/AR2011022800838.html

The Egypt-Tunisia freedom council
Aljazeera.net
The citizens of Egypt and Tunisia have resoundingly and comprehensively
spoken against authoritarianism. From the joint efforts of the youth,
dissidents and ordinary people, a whole gamut of potentialities was
unleashed. One may also add this occurred …
english.aljazeera.net/indepth/opinion/2011/02/2011226172726443168.html

BRIEF-Moody’s issues annual credit report on Tunisia
Reuters
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www.reuters.com/article/2011/02/28/idUSWLB537920110228

Libya events nearing bloody outcome, PM replaced in Tunisia
ITAR-TASS
In neighbouring Tunisia, which spread the revolutionary wave across the
Arab world in January, head of the transitional National Unity government
Mohamed Ghannouchi resigned on Sunday. The 85-year-old notable Beji Caid
Sebsi, a politician of the times …
www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15995815&PageNum=0

RI embassy in Tunisia hosting 253 Indonesian evacuees
Jakarta Post
The Indonesian Embassy in Tunisia is currently hosting 253 Indonesian
citizens evacuated from neighboring crisis-ridden Libya. A press statement
from the embassy sent to Antara on Sunday said the Indonesian evacuees
arrived at Tunis Carthage …
ci.thejakartapost.com/news/2011/02/27/ri-embassy-tunisia-hosting-253-indonesian-evacuees.html

Al-Qaeda’s Zawahiri warns of US influence in Mideast
AFP
NICOSIA — Al-Qaeda’s Egyptian-born number two Ayman al-Zawahiri has said
the United States is installing sympathetic new regimes in Tunisia and
Egypt, demanding Muslims rise up against “whippers” and “invaders”. The
SITE monitoring service said Monday …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iJ0rcJrj7udWAqbr9v9z8tuKzhdQ?docId=CNG.3bcc0040b48d45bb31070d5319019b17.411

Tunisian Interim President Names Al-Sebsi as Prime Minister
BusinessWeek
27 (Bloomberg) — Tunisia’s interim president named octogenarian former
foreign minister al-Baji al-Sebsi as prime minister and appealed for an end
to “chaos” after street protests left at least three people dead. “We
ask everyone for quiet,” Fouad …
www.businessweek.com/news/2011-02-27/tunisian-interim-president-names-al-sebsi-as-prime-minister.html

Top Mauritanian MP urges politicians to draw lessons from Tunisia, Egypt
Afrique en Ligue
Tunisia-Egypt – Messaoud Ould Boulkheir, the President of the National
Assembly in Mauritania and leader of the Opposition People’s Progressive
Alliance (APP), has called on Mauritanian leaders to learn from the lessons
of the youth revolutions which …
www.afriquejet.com/news/africa-news/top-mauritanian-mp-urges-politicians-to-draw-lessons-from-tunisia,-egypt-201102283191.html

Why Should I Care?
The Quad News
The recent unrest in the Middle East started in the relatively small North
African country of Tunisia. According to “The New York Times,” a street
vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi lit himself on fire after his property was
confiscated by a municipal …
www.quadnews.net/news/why-should-i-care-1.2485331

Unrest in Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, Tunisia, Egypt
Daily Times
KARACHI: Thousands of men, women and children rallied at MA Jinnah Road on
Sunday to express solidarity with the revolutionary struggle of the people
of Libya, Bahrain, Yemen, Tunisia and Egypt. The participants of
“Difa-e-Muslimeen Rally” organised by …
www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=2011%5C02%5C28%5Cstory_28-2-2011_pg7_1

Tunisia reaches out to citizens with Facebook
SBS
Tunisia’s Interior Ministry hopes a new Facebook page will improve
relations with its citizens (Getty Images). Tunisia’s Interior Ministry,
long feared as an instrument of repression, is hoping a new Facebook page
will help it thaw relations with its …
www.sbs.com.au/news/article/1487067/Tunisia-reaches-out-to-citizens-with-Facebook

Nonviolent Struggle: Ethiopian Exceptionalism?
Oromsis
By Jawar Mohammed* The long oppressed citizens of Tunisia and Egypt have
freed themselves. Libyans are almost there. Bahraini, Yemeni, Algerians,
and Moroccans are in the middle of a fierce struggle. Our neighbors,
Djiboutians have also risen up. …
www.opride.com/oromsis/articles/jawar/867-ethiopian-exceptionalism.html

China oil producer CNPC halts Libya production
AFP
The last batch of its nearly 400 employees in Libya arrived safely at
Tunisia’s main international airport in Tunis on Sunday and will be
repatriated to China by Tuesday afternoon, according to the latest
statement. CNPC, the parent of listed company …
www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iATkwiTgtVxhiQf86NtS4r85iEbA?docId=CNG.3bcc0040b48d45bb31070d5319019b17.c61

Mad dash to safety as violence escalates
Manila Standard Today
by Vito Barcelo MORE than 1900 Filipino workers arrived in Manila from
Libya over the weekend, but the situation in that strife-torn country
remained dicey for the other Filipinos waiting to cross the borders to
Egypt, Tunisia and other countries to …
www.manilastandardtoday.com/insideNews.htm?f=2011/february/28/news2.isx&d=2011/february/28

Will Events in Tunisia and Egypt Tranfser to Cuba? No
Americas Quarterly (blog)
by Christopher Sabatini The people-power revolutions that ousted the
decades-old autocratic governments of Ben Ali in Tunisia and Hosni Mubarak
in Egypt and are rocking the rest of the Middle East have prompted Cuba
watchers-yet again—to wonder when …
www.americasquarterly.org/node/2271

Zimbabwe is not Tunisia or Egypt
New Zimbabwe.com
by Jonathan Moyo GIVEN the political turmoil which has engulfed North
Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf (NAMEG) region in recent weeks, can a
twitter-driven Facebook revolution in the style of what has happened in
Tunisia, Egypt or Libya be done in …
www.newzimbabwe.com/opinion-4560-Zimbabwe+is+not+Tunisia+or+Egypt/opinion.aspx

It’s people’s power
Himalayan Times
It seems that millions of people living in countries like Tunisia and Egypt
had suffered oppression from the dictatorial regimes for several decades;
their basic rights had been taken away from them, and freedom was only a
word that an individual could …
www.thehimalayantimes.com/fullNews.php?headline=It’s+people’s+power&NewsID=278008

Tunisia: Mohamed Ghannouchi – ‘Conspiracy is Being Hatched Against Revolution …
AllAfrica.com
… who attempt to hatch this conspiracy and bring them to justice. He said
the Tunisian people, particularly the silent majority, is alone capable
today to put an end to the conspiracies being hatched against their
Revolution and working to abort it.
allafrica.com/stories/201102280011.html

Oil, turmoil and food for thought
Trinidad & Tobago Express
In the six weeks since the political unrest began in Tunisia and spread
like wildfire through North Africa and the Middle East, oil prices have
spiked sharply. WTI crude rose from around US$88 in mid-January to just
over US$98 at the end of trading …
www.trinidadexpress.com/commentaries/Oil__turmoil_and__food_for_thought-117032533.html

Some Tunisians Continue to Risk Their Lives to Get to Europe
Voice of America
For VOA, Lisa Bryant takes a look at how immigration has brought hope – and
loss – to the residents of the Tunisian fishing town of Zarzis. The sea is
an essential part of life for the 140000 residents of Zarzis, located in
southeastern Tunisia not far …
www.voanews.com/english/news/africa/Tunisians-Still-Look-to-Europe-and-Risk-Their-Lives-to-Get-There-117008963.html

Oil-rich Arab states open their coffers
AFP
“The kingdom is trying to avoid the same upheavals as those in Tunisia and
Egypt,” Dorian said. Other regional states followed hot on the heels of the
world’s largest oil exporter in announcing the distribution of greater
largesse to their populations. …
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Thais come home from horror in strife-torn Libya
Bangkok Post
There, he would arrange for their entry into Tunisia where they coujld
board flights to Thailand as soon as possible. Jessada Katawaythin, deputy
director-general of the Information Department, and Sumet Mahosot, deputy
director-general of the …
www.bangkokpost.com/news/local/223789/thais-come-home-from-horror-in-strife-torn-libya

Middle East protests developments, in brief
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Tunisia’s prime minister, a holdover from the government that was toppled
last month, resigned Sunday after a weekend of violent protests that left
five people dead in the capital, Tunis. Mohamed Ghannouchi had been the
target of weeks of …
www.stltoday.com/news/national/article_5a17db95-2b3d-5201-b5c7-2b7732c2f7b8.html

What next for Libya?
Telegraph-Journal
Unlike Tunisia and Egypt, Libya is one of the top oil producers; and while
Canada does not import oil from Libya, China and Europe do. With Libyan oil
out of the picture, there is more demand on remaining oil exporters and
thus higher prices. …
telegraphjournal.canadaeast.com/opinion/article/1384018

David Kramer helps Tunisia rebuild
Omaha World-Herald
His latest assignment puts him in one of the world’s current political
hotbeds, Tunisia. For six days that began Saturday, he’ll do his part to
help transform the North African nation into a multiparty democracy. More
specifically, he’ll confer with a …
www.omaha.com/article/20110227/NEWS01/702279920

Iran ascendant
Jamaica Gleaner
Allies in Egypt and Tunisia have been toppled, and the unrest continues
spreading. But while relations between Libya and the United States have
improved in recent years, it would be a stretch to say the Americans will
be sad if Moammar Gaddafi goes. …
jamaica-gleaner.com/gleaner/20110228/cleisure/cleisure3.html

Tunisia appoints Beji Caid Sebsi as prime minister
Kyiv Post
TUNIS, Feb 27 (Reuters) – Beji Caid Sebsi has been appointed Tunisia’s
prime minister in succession to Mohamed Ghannouchi who resigned on Sunday,
interim President Fouad Mebazza announced. Sebsi served previously as
foreign minister under independence …
www.kyivpost.com/news/world/detail/98479/

Guest commentary: Is Mideast Revolution Bad for Women’s Rights?
MLive.com
In Tunisia, several hundred women have already taken to the streets to
voice their concern about what an Islamic revival, should it come, could
mean for them. In Egypt, women’s rights activists immediately mounted a
petition drive when the committee …
www.mlive.com/opinion/muskegon/index.ssf/2011/02/guest_commentary_is_mideast_re.html

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi Resigns
By The Huffington Post News Editors
TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia’s interim president chose a former government
minister as a new prime minister on Sunday, appealing for a return to calm
following new violent protests that have been hobbling this North African
country since …
www.huffingtonpost.com/2011/02/27/tunisia-prime-minister-mohamed-ghannouchi_n_828774.html

TUNISIA: New prime minister named; French foreign minister resigns …
By Alana Semuels
Tunisia’s interim president named Baji Sebsi the country’s new prime
minister Sunday after Mohamed Ghannouchi stepped down amid protests.
Meanwhile, France’s foreign minister resigned her post after controversy
over her ties to the …
latimesblogs.latimes.com/babylonbeyond/2011/02/tunisia-1.html

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Resigns | ThirdAge
By lphillips
Tunisia’s Prime Minister announced his resignation Sunday.
www.thirdage.com/news/tunisia%E2%80%99s-prime-minister-resigns_2-27-2011

NewsDaily: Tunisia prime minister resigns amid protests
Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi resigned on Sunday to try to
smooth the way for elections in the North African state, but analysts said
the move could backfire.
www.newsdaily.com/stories/tre71q1gv-us-tunisia/

Tunisia: The Unfinished Revolution, as Prime Minister Resigns …
By Andy Worthington
Six weeks after Tunisia’s long-serving dictator, Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali,
was forced to flee the country after the popular uprising that has inspired
similar movements throughout the Middle East, Mohamed Ghannouchi, who was
the head of …
www.andyworthington.co.uk/2011/02/27/tunisia-the-unfinished-revolution-as-prime-minister-resigns-despite-progress-on-elections-and-the-release-of-political-prisoners/

Tunisia prime minister resigns amid protests
By Reuters: Top News
TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi resigned on
Sunday to try to smooth the way for elections in the North African state,
but analysts said the move could backfire. Related posts:Tunisian prime
minister …
americanidolnewstoday.com/other/tunisia-prime-minister-resigns-amid-protests/

Tunisia: Tunisian interim Prime Minister Ghannouchi resigns
By noreply@allvoices.com
27th February 2011, Tunis, Tunisia. It is only a few weeks since the middle
east unrest came to the forefront of world news. Tunisia saw the start of
the protests.
www.allvoices.com/contributed-news/8317266-tunisia-tunisian-interim-prime-minister-ghannouchi-resigns

Tunisia’s president appoints new prime minister – KIVITV.COM …
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Tunisia gets new premier amid violence – Worldnews.com
TUNISIAN Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi resigned Sunday and was
replaced by Beji Caid Essebsi, a former minister, after anti-government
protests left five people dead over the weekend. Security forces again
clashed with protesters …
article.wn.com/view/2011/02/27/Tunisia_gets_new_premier_amid_violence_f/

Tunisia’s president appoints new prime minister | The Daily Caller …
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Tunisia’s interim president chose a former
government minister as a new prime minister on Sunday, appealing for a
return to calm.
dailycaller.com/2011/02/27/tunisian-prime-minister-announces-resignation/

French Foreign Minister Resigns Over Tunisia Connections | World …
By By Nicholas Zifcak/Epoch Times Staff
French foreign minister Michele Alliot-Marie resigned Sunday following
criticism over her ties to the former Tunisian regime.
www.theepochtimes.com/n2/world/french-foreign-minister-resigns-over-tunisia-connections-52070.html

Women’s Rights a Strong Point in Tunisia – NYTimes.com – Women’s …
By WPWI
Women’s Rights a Strong Point in Tunisia – NYTimes.com. The Female Factor
Women’s Rights a Strong Point in Tunisia By KATRIN BENNHOLD Published:
February 22, 2011 PARIS — At the height of the Egyptian uprising,
protesters drew …
womensphilanthropy.typepad.com/stephaniedoty/2011/02/womens-rights-a-strong-point-in-tunisia-nytimescom.html

Tunisia’s Interim PM Resigns Amid Protests – Truthdig
By editor@truthdig.com
Following huge protests Friday and Saturday that left at least three people
dead , the Tunisian interim prime minister, Mohammed Ghannouchi, has
announced he will resign his position. – 2011/02/27.
www.truthdig.com/eartotheground/item/tunisias_interim_pm_resigns_after_protests_20110227/

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Calls It a Day — Daily Intel
By Mike Vilensky
Tunisia’s Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi announced his resignation
yesterday, following a wave of new protests. Critics accused Ghannouchi of
being to close to Tunisia’s former government, the one toppled last month,
and of failing …
nymag.com/daily/intel/2011/02/tunisia_1.html

Mohammed Ghannouchi Prime Minister of Tunisia… | Gather
By Doug York
Feb 27, 2011 On Sunday Mohammed Ghannouchi resigned as Tunisias Prime
Minister as violent protests rock another North African country. Ghannouchi
is&.
news.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474979102006

Tunisian prime minister resigns amid protests – Yahoo! News
Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi resigned Sunday after violent
protests over his ties to the North African state’s toppled former leader,
…
news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20110227/ts_nm/us_tunisia