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1 March, 2011 — creative-i.info

Tunisia: Two ministers quit interim government
BBC News
Two ministers have resigned from Tunisia’s interim government, a day after Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannounchi said he was standing down. Mohamed Afif Chelbi and Mohamed Nouri Jouini were both in the cabinet of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, …
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-africa-12604730

And if Egypt (and Tunisia) Were to Intervene in Libya?
Huffington Post (blog)
Today, things are no longer the same, and it is no longer absurd to imagine
Tunisia and, especially, Egypt expressing exactly the opposite reaction, in
wishing for the victory of the rebels; helping the liberated part of the
country to establish …
www.huffingtonpost.com/bernardhenri-levy/and-if-egypt-and-tunisia-were-to-intervene-in-libya_b_829453.html

Instability besets Tunisia
Aljazeera.net
It is almost seven weeks since Tunisia’s uprising and the country’s
political system is in dire straits. Two ministers in the caretaker
government have resigned, just a day after the prime minister quit. And the
violence, which died down after Zine El …
english.aljazeera.net/news/africa/2011/03/2011317948242279.html

Tunisia asks for help in tackling border chaos
euronews
Tunisia’s government has called for help in dealing with the thousands of
Egyptian labourers and other foreign workers who have streamed across the
border to avoid the turmoil in Libya. With so many people to cope with most
have been given the minimum …
www.euronews.net/2011/03/01/tunisia-asks-for-help-in-tackling-border-chaos/

Libya and Tunisia prompt France foreign policy changes
BBC News
By Christian Fraser BBC News, Paris Stung by criticism they were slow to
react to the crises in Egypt and Tunisia, the French are moving to regain
the initiative in north Africa. On Sunday night came the widely expected
resignation of Foreign Minister …
www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-12599831

UN helping 400 Bangladeshis return from Libya; some 50000 still trapped amid …
The Canadian Press
DHAKA, Bangladesh — The United Nations says its migration agency has
chartered flights to bring home nearly 400 Bangladeshis from Libya after
they fled the violence there to the borders of Tunisia and Egypt. The UN’s
International Organization for …
www.google.com/hostednews/canadianpress/article/ALeqM5jOB07EkzcvdP3uV8oJIcfEv_FILg?docId=6102939

Official To Assess Food Needs At Tunisia-Libya Border
Bernama
DUBAI, March 1 (Bernama) — The World Food Programme (WFP) executive
director, Josette Sheeran, will visit the border between Tunisia and Libya
on Tuesday where she will meet people who have fled the disturbances in
Libya. She is to meet aid officials …
www.bernama.com.my/bernama/v5/newsindex.php?id=567469

UN humanitarian chief outlines progress providing relief aid to Libyans
People’s Daily Online
Estimates indicate that 61000 have gone to Egypt, up to 40000 have fled to
Tunisia, and an additional 1000 have fled to Niger. She said that the UN
remains grateful for Tunisia and Egypt’s openness to refugees and will
respond to a Tunisian request for …
english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90777/90856/7304798.html

Banned books return to shelves in Egypt and Tunisia
The Guardian
Alongside it is a previously banned study of the long-serving Tunisian
president from whom Ben Ali took over following a 1987 coup: Habib
Bourguiba: La Trace et l’Heritage by Michel Camau and Vincent Geisser. Also
now appearing in the country’s …
www.guardian.co.uk/books/2011/feb/28/banned-books-return-egypt-tunisia

Bulgarians Fleeing Libya Reported Safe in Tunisia
Novinite.com
File photo Three Bulgarian women were successful in their attempt to escape
the turmoil in Libya and are reported safe in the Bulgarian Embassy in
Tunisia. The information was reported for the Bulgarian National
Television, BNT, by Ambassador to …
www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=125739

Al-Qaida No. 2 Seeks to Capitalize on Uprisings in Tunisia, Egypt
National Journal
By Rebecca Kaplan Al-Qaida’s second-in-command urged citizens of Egypt and
Tunisia to create Islamic states in the wake of protests that unseated
leaders there and warned that the United States is trying to manipulate the
events to protect its …
www.nationaljournal.com/nationalsecurity/al-qaida-no-2-seeks-to-capitalize-on-uprisings-in-tunisia-egypt-20110228

U.S. Inflation Caused Algeria, Tunisia, Egypt, and Libya Unrest, Says NIA
PR Newswire (press release)
It then spread to riots in Tunisia, which saw 14 civilian deaths when
protesters clashed with police. Afterwards came the Egyptian Revolution,
which saw 365 civilian deaths and thousands more injured, leading up to the
resignation of Egyptian President …
www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/us-inflation-caused-algeria-tunisia-egypt-and-libya-unrest-says-nia-117064018.html

Tunisia: ”IP TELECOM EXPO” postponed for March 16 and 17
African Manager
Following the slowdown in economic activity after the recent events that
occurred in Tunisia and under the request of several participants, IP
TELECOM EXPO was postponed for some weeks. The 2nd edition of the Tunisian
telecommunications and IP …
www.africanmanager.com/site_eng/detail_article.php?art_id=16349

Tunisia’s Prime Minister Resigns
NTDTV
I hope from the depth of my heart that God will bless Tunisia.” Critics
accused Ghannouchi of being too close to the North African state’s former
government, toppled in an uprising last month, and of failing to enact
reforms. ”His resignation was not …
english.ntdtv.com/ntdtv_en/ns_me/2011-02-28/457204818673.html

Video of new wave of street battles in Tunisia
RT
Tunisia’s embattled prime minister said on Sunday that he would resign,
bowing to a key demand of protesters after at least five people died in a
groundswell of new unrest in this North African country. Mohammed
Ghannouchi, 69, has been a major …
www.youtube.com/watch?v=YJqo4OCBz4E

Tunisian high-school students lead town’s nascent democracy
Globe and Mail
Among these students, you will find the earliest answers to a question that
now hovers around Tunisia, Egypt, Libya and much of the revolution-torn
Arab world: What happens next? In towns such as Zarzis, the people’s
response has been to fill the power …
www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/africa-mideast/tunisian-high-school-students-lead-towns-nascent-democracy/article1924367/

BC-APNewsAlert, CORRECTION
Seattle Times
CORRECTS: AP sources: US sending aid teams to Libya’s borders with Egypt,
Tunisia to help refugees. (Corrects APNewsAlert to show aid teams going to
Egypt and Tunisia, not Egypt and Algeria.) The Associated Press CORRECTS:
AP sources: US sending aid …
seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/nationworld/2014355982_apapnewsalert.html

Tunisia win CHAN 2011
magharebia.com
Tunisia were crowned 2011 African Nations Championship (CHAN) winners
Friday (February 25th) in Sudan, following their 3-0 victory over Angola.
During the first half of the game, the Carthage Eagles did not succeed in
hitting their rival’s net, …
www.magharebia.com/cocoon/awi/xhtml1/en_GB/features/awi/articles/2011/02/28/feature-07

Angry crowds of evacuees at the tunisian border
euronews
Stranded Egyptians, who had fled the uprising in Libya, protested on Monday
inside Tunisia, demanding help from their government to get home. At
euronews we believe in the intelligence of our viewers and we think that
the mission of a news channel is …
www.euronews.net/nocomment/2011/03/01/angry-crowds-of-evacuees-at-the-tunisian-border/
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How the Arab world can prevent another Qaddafi: share a regional bill of rights
Christian Science Monitor
To protect citizens from future autocrats, Egypt, Tunisia, and other Arab
nations working toward democratic reforms should adopt a single, regional
bill of rights among other agreements. The US helped Europe adopt such
pacts after World War II, …
www.csmonitor.com/Commentary/Opinion/2011/0228/How-the-Arab-world-can-prevent-another-Qaddafi-share-a-regional-bill-of-rights

Air force planes fly out to bring Chinese home
People’s Daily Online
Thousands of Chinese have traveled overland to neighboring Egypt and
Tunisia, while others traveled by chartered ferry to Greece and Malta.
China’s civil aviation regulator is to send five more chartered planes a
day to pick up Chinese citizens …
english.peopledaily.com.cn/90001/90776/90883/7303641.html

Tumult Around the Region
New York Times
Almost 100000 people have fled to Egypt and Tunisia, the United Nations
refugee agency said. EGYPT The public prosecutor froze the domestic assets
of former President Hosni Mubarak and his family as newspaper accounts
suggested that his wife and sons …
www.nytimes.com/2011/03/01/world/middleeast/01protests.html

Second group of Indonesians to be evacuated from Libya
Trend News Agency
Indonesia will evacuate the second group of Indonesians from Libya’s
Tripoli to Tunis of Tunisia following the worsening peace and order
situation in that country, a government official said here on Tuesday,
Xinhua reported. …
en.trend.az/regions/met/arabicr/1837796.html

Foreign Minister Receives IOF Delegation
TMCnet
Tunis, Mar 01, 2011 (Tunisia Online/All Africa Global Media via COMTEX) —
Foreign Affairs Minister Mouldi Kefi received, on Monday in Tunis, a
high-level delegation from the International Organisation of La
Francophonie (IOF) on a visit to Tunisia. …
www.tmcnet.com/usubmit/-foreign-minister-receives-iof-delegation-/2011/03/01/5344242.htm

‘jasmine revolution’ shakes China online
CIOL
BANGALORE, INDIA: The public uprising that began from Tunisia and Egypt,
which is now being spread to many parts of the world, especially the Arab
nations, has once again underscored the power of the World Wide Web –
from social networking sites and …
www.ciol.com/News/News/News-Reports/Now-jasmine-revolution-shakes-China-online/147234/0/

Capital Intelligence: Negative Outlook to Arab Tunisian Bank
Global Arab Network – English News
Capital Intelligence (CI) has announced that it has assigned a ‘Negative’
Outlook to Arab Tunisian Bank’s (ATB) Foreign Currency ratings, as well as
to its Financial Strength rating, Global Arab Network reports according to
a press statement. …
www.english.globalarabnetwork.com/2011022810011/Economics/capital-intelligence-negative-outlook-to-arab-tunisian-bank.html

550 OFWs evecuated to Tunisia by Foreign Secretary Alberto Del …
By admin2
About 550 Filipinos were evacuated to Tunisia in light of
political-security tensions in Libya when Foreign Affairs Secretary Alberto
Del Rosario managed to enter Tripoli last Sunday. The Philippine Embassy in
Tripoli reported that …
www.usnewslasvegas.com/national/550-ofws-evecuated-to-tunisia-by-foreign-secretary-alberto-del-rosario/

Tunisia: ‘It is a real revolutionary process’ — interview with …
By normd
February 27, 2011 — Alhem Belhadj is a Tunisian revolutionary socialist
and member of the Ligue de la Gauche Ouvriers (Left Workers’ League). It is
a part of the 14th January Front, which unites left-wing groups seeking to
push …
links.org.au/node/2189

Minister follows PM in resigning from Tunisia govt – KIVITV.COM …
Outside parliament, youths joined large police patrols to help keep the
peace in Tunisia’s tense capital after a weekend of protests and clashes
with riot police left at least six people dead, opposition leaders said.
…
www.kivitv.com/Global/story.asp?S=14154724

Two ministers resign in Tunisia | Stock Market News – Business …
By Editor – BBC World News
Two ministers quit Tunisia’s interim government a day after Prime Minister
Mohammed Ghannouchi announced he was resigning from his post, following
demands from protesters.This article is from the BBC News website.
www.rocketnews.com/2011/02/two-ministers-resign-in-tunisia/

Antigua Observer Newspaper | Two ministers resign from Tunisia’s …
By efrancis
Two ministers in Tunisia’s interim government resigned on Monday, bowing to
demands from protesters that everyone who served under the country’s ousted
president be purged from the cabinet.
www.antiguaobserver.com/?p=55081

Alan Chin on the Tunisia-Libya Border: Chaos (Controlled?) — BagNews
By Alan Chin
This exodus exemplify a dark face of globalization: Smaller numbers from
richer societies are taken care of, while the masses of laborers from poor
countries struggle to survive — and that is a fundamental reasons why this
wave of …
www.bagnewsnotes.com/2011/02/chaos-controlled/

Tunisia prime minister resigns amid mass demonstrations
The prime minister of Tunisia, Mohammed Ghannouchi, a holdover from the
hated dictatorship of ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, announced
his resignation Sunday in an address on national television. He stepped
down after more …
www.blogfrommiddleeast.com/?new=75423

Minister follows PM in resigning from Tunisia govt (AP) | NOWG.net …
By Yahoo! News: Top Stories
AP – Another minister in Tunisia’s caretaker government has resigned, a day
after the prime minister bowed out following a wave of deadly protests.
www.nowg.net/2011/02/28/minister-follows-pm-in-resigning-from-tunisia-govt-ap/

Tunisia Daily “ Libya unrest: pressure mounts at Tunisia border …
By tunisia – Google News
The thousands of people fleeing unrest in Libya every day risks sparking
violent clashes at the border, according to aid workers stationed at the
main crossing into Tunisia. More than 25000 migrant Egyptian workers have
so far passed …
www.tunisiadaily.com/2011/02/28/libya-unrest-pressure-mounts-at-tunisia-border-crossing-telegraph-co-uk.html

Booker Rising: The Victory Of Non-Violence: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia …
By Shay Riley
The Victory Of Non-Violence: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia All Testify To Dr.
Martin Luther King’s Message. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Stanley Crouch, a
moderate- liberal columnist in New York City, writes: “Now that Black
History Month is …
www.bookerrising.net/2011/02/victory-of-non-violence-egypt-libya.html

CNN’s “intriguing” people: Louis Farrakhan, “What you are looking …
By Pamela Geller
During an address Sunday, Farrakhan told his followers: “What you are
looking at in Tunisia, in Egypt … Libya, in Bahrain … what you see
happening there … you’d better prepare because it will be coming to your
door.
atlasshrugs2000.typepad.com/atlas_shrugs/2011/02/cnns-intriguing-people-louis-farrakhan-.html

“Tunisair” evacuates 4299 Tunisians in past eight days
By Loua
TUNISIAONLINENEWS- Tunisia’s national flag carrier “Tunisair”, informs
that it has ensured in the past eight days transportation of 6140
passengers, 4299 of whom are Tunisian nationals, by means of 34 flights,
including 16 regular ones …
www.tunisiaonlinenews.com/tunisair-evacuates-4299-tunisians-in-past-eight-days/