The New Dark Age

6 March 2011 — creative-i.info

Military might
BBC News
There have been calls for a greater military role to help stabilise post-revolutionary Tunisia, but North Africa analyst Francis Ghiles warns that a military coup would only damage Tunisia’s long-term interests. The poorer classes of Tunisia paid a …
www.bbc.co.uk/go/rss/int/news/-/news/world-africa-12623237

U.S. planes to ferry people fleeing Libya out of Tunisia
CNN International
Men who recently crossed into Tunisia from Libya wait to be assigned a tent
in a United Nations displacement camp. Djerba, Tunisia (CNN) — US military
planes headed for Cairo took off from Tunisia Saturday, evacuating
Egyptians fleeing the Libyan …
www.cnn.com/2011/WORLD/africa/03/05/libya.refugees/

Teachers warn of a revolution
Times of Swaziland
By MFANUKHONA NKAMBULE on March 06,2011 MANZINI – Teachers yesterday
sternly warned government to avoid a situation that might result in a
revolution similar to that in Libya, Egypt and Tunisia. They described a
proposal for salary cuts as having the …
www.times.co.sz/News/26427.html

Prince Andrew ‘hosted lunch for Tunisian dictator’s son-in-law’ at Buckingham …
Daily Mail
By Daily Mail Reporter Prince Andrew hosted a business lunch for the ousted
Tunisian dictator’s son-in-law just three months before the regime was
toppled, it was claimed today. The Prince, who was acting in his capacity
as Britain’s special trade …
www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1363322/Prince-Andrew-hosted-lunch-Tunisian-dictators-son-law-Buckingham-Palace.html?ito=feeds-newsxml

The Scene At The Libya-Tunisia Border
NPR
But the Gadhafi government seems in firm control of Libyas western border
with Tunisia, and Gadhafis been restricting access, including to
journalists. NPR correspondent David Greene, along with producer Jim
Wildman, approached the Libyan border just a …
www.npr.org/2011/03/05/134288549/The-Scene-At-The-Libya-Tunisia-Border

Brave new world beckons for Egypt and Tunisia
The National
How to help people such as Mr Gatri overcome financial obstacles and get
their businesses off the ground will be an important question for the
governments that emerge from popular upheavals that have swept through
Tunisia and Egypt. …
www.thenational.ae/business/brave-new-world-beckons-for-egypt-and-tunisia

Tunisia’s champion swims in the current of change
The National
The Tunisian president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali went to airport to greet
Oussama Mellouli upon his arrival from Dubai. Hassene Dridi / AP Photo By
now it reads like some rambunctious farce, this passage dated December 22,
from Tunisia Online News: …
www.thenational.ae/thenationalconversation/sport-comment/tunisias-champion-swims-in-the-current-of-change

German Navy carries 150 Egyptian refugees home from Tunisia
Monsters and Critics.com
Berlin – More than 150 stranded Egyptians are sailing home in three German
Navy warships after they were picked up Saturday afternoon in Gabes,
Tunisia, the Defence Ministry in Berlin said. The refugees were among the
thousands of expatriate workers …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/europe/news/article_1623890.php/German-Navy-carries-150-Egyptian-refugees-home-from-Tunisia

Uncertainty marks transition in Tunisia and Egypt
The National
CAIRO AND TUNIS // Companies in Egypt and Tunisia are slowly getting back
to business as usual following the uprisings that toppled their
governments. But many questions linger over the future of growth and
investment in both countries. …
www.thenational.ae/business/economy/uncertainty-marks-transition-in-tunisia-and-egypt

It must be bliss to be alive, young and Arab in this dawn of revolution
The Guardian
In Tunisia, the party run by Ben Ali was, without a trace of irony, named
the RCD, or the Constitutional Democratic Rally, which, oddly enough,
precisely describes the nature of the movement that eventually threw him
out of Tunisia and into a Saudi …
www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2011/mar/06/tunisia-protests-egypt-democracy

Q+A-Can the Jasmine Revolution reach North Korea?
Reuters Africa
By Jeremy Laurence SEOUL, March 6 (Reuters) – North Korea is facing many of
the same issues that led to revolutions from Tunisia and Egypt to Libya,
but what are the chances of a similar uprising in the authoritarian Asian
state? …
af.reuters.com/article/egyptNews/idAFTOE72300U20110306

Foreign refugees flee Zawiyah clashes
euronews
Thank God we’re in Tunisia now,” he said. Many of those crossing the
border on Saturday were workers from Bangladesh. “There’s fighting, too
much problems. We are very, very sad… we are very…” stuttered one
man, too shaken to speak further. …
www.euronews.net/2011/03/05/foreign-refugees-flee-zawiyah-clashes/

Tunisia: ‘Health Conditions On Border May Cause Epidemics’, Said WHO Assistant …
AllAfrica.com
Tunis — During a news conference held on Thursday in Tunis, Dr. Eric
Laroche, World Health Organisation (WHO) Assistant Director General for
Health Action in Crisis, said that “health conditions on the
Tunisian-Libyan border may cause epidemics”. …
allafrica.com/stories/201103050214.html

UN Willing to Assist Tunisia in Organizing Election
CRIENGLISH.com
The UN is willing to help Tunisia organize the elections of the country’s
first Constituent Assembly due on July 24, UN Secretary General’s special
envoy Jamel Amor said Saturday, official TAP news agency reported. The UN
could provide experience and …
english.cri.cn/6966/2011/03/06/2743s624364.htm

Tunisian sisters hope new regime leads to better future
Toronto Star
TUNIS, TUNISIA — Up on the rooftop, tear gas wafts into the tiny concrete
rooms where the Atti sisters and their children sleep, permeating their
clothes and beds. There are no windows or doors to shut. The roof they call
home is five stories above …
www.thestar.com/news/insight/article/949210—tunisian-sisters-hope-new-regime-leads-to-better-future

Mideast policy shameful, shameless
Delmarva Now
US policy in the Middle East has largely been opposed to democracy and
instead, been supportive of repressive dictatorships, including Saudi
Arabia and Bahrain westward through Egypt and Tunisia. Posturing aside,
governments dating back to the 1940s, …
www.delmarvanow.com/article/20110306/OPINION01/103060340

Tunisia: Calls of Distress in Ras Jedir Heard By International Community
AllAfrica.com
Tunis — The calls of distress for the repatriation of thousands of
Egyptian refugees who are flocking in the Ras Jedir border zone were
favourably received by the international community. Actually, a first
French plane took off, on Thursday morning, …
allafrica.com/stories/201103050220.html

Prince Andrew’s Links With Tunisian Dictator
sneex.com
Now, it has been revealed that he entertained Sakher el-Materi, the
son-in-law of the overthrown Tunisian dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, a
few weeks before the uprising which saw him toppled. Prince Andrew held a
lunch at Buckingham Palace for him …
sneex.com/prince-andrews-links-with-tunisian-dictator/554729/

Migrant flow resumes to Italy’s southernmost outpost
France24
After a fortnight of poor weather and rough seas around Lampedusa, the
steady flow of boats carrying migrants from Tunisia has returned to the
tiny Mediterranean island stranded between Sicily and North Africa. By
Benjamin DODMAN (text) Coastguards and …
www.france24.com/en/20110305-migrant-flow-resumes-italy-southernmost-outpost-lampedusa-tunisia

While the White House slept: Once again, our government was caught off guard …
New York Daily News
Starting with Tunisia, the Obama administration has seemed repeatedly
surprised by anti-regime demonstrations, unsure of the stakes for America
and its allies and unprepared conceptually and operationally to deal with
the consequences. …
www.nydailynews.com/opinions/2011/03/06/2011-03-06_while_the_white_house_slept.html

We will have a ‘Tunisia Day’ : iLIVE
Times LIVE
Fanyana, Johannesburg: The comments by Zizi Kodwa in “We have already had
our ‘Tunisia day’” (February 27) are by President Jacob Zuma’s
communications officer, offering a desperate and opportunistic defence to
save his job by protecting his master’s …
www.timeslive.co.za/iLIVE/article950881.ece/We-will-have-a-Tunisia-Day—iLIVE

Left to fend for themselves
Malaysia Star
Among the thousands of foreign workers who escaped from Libya into Tunisia,
the Bangladeshis seem to be the most unfortunate. WHEN the pro-Gaddafi
forces started fighting with, shooting and killing anti-Gaddafi protesters,
Mohamed Sayed from Bangladesh …
thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2011/3/6/nation/8198858&sec=nation

Keeping the Jasmine Revolution at a steady boil
Toronto Star
Journalist and human rights activist Sihem Bensedrine, right, argues with a
military officer in February as demonstrators gather outside the Tunisian
parliament, demanding the dissolution of the assembly. TUNIS,
TUNISIA—First they chased a dictator …
www.thestar.com/news/world/article/949524—keeping-the-jasmine-revolution-at-a-steady-boil

Tunisia: ‘El Habib’ Car-Ferry to Dock At Benghazi Port
AllAfrica.com
… said an official source at the Foreign Affairs Ministry. Organised in
association with the Transport and Equipment Ministry and the Tunisian
Shipping Company (CTN), this operation seeks to further evacuate members of
the Tunisian community in Libya.
allafrica.com/stories/201103050201.html

Bulgarian Plane Helps Libyan Refugees Flee to Egypt
Novinite.com
The Bulgarian plane that has left for the Libyan-Tunisian border has
already executed one flight from Tunisia to Egypt, to transport people
fleeing from violence-flooded Libya. Tens of thousands of Libyans, some of
them of Egyptian origin, …
www.novinite.com/view_news.php?id=125905

Will Your Portfolio Survive the Next Surprise?
Wall Street Journal
Many couldn’t find Libya and Tunisia on a map. And pundits and market
prognosticators focused on earnings, not uprisings, to assess where the
market was headed. But reverberations from the upheaval in the Arab world
sent stocks tumbling several days …
online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052748703867704576182914028672484.html?mod=googlenews_wsj

A post-Tunisian Foreign Office
Spectator.co.uk
The FCO managed to help Britons in Tunisia and Egypt, and only came up
short when the company they had used failed to take off for Libya. True,
there should have been a better contract in place – which would give the
FCO alternatives – but that hardly …
www.spectator.co.uk/coffeehouse/6756783/a-posttunisian-foreign-office.thtml

Arab Interim Governments Struggling in Power
Atlantic Sentinel
By Nick Ottens Egypt’s and Tunisia’s interim governments are struggling to
enact reforms while preserving stability within their borders mere weeks
after two of the Middle East’s veteran rulers were forced out of power by
popular revolts. …
atlanticsentinel.com/2011/03/arab-interim-governments-struggling-in-power/

The $110 Billion Question
New York Times
Now the people themselves have taken down those regimes in Egypt and
Tunisia, and they’re rattling the ones in Libya, Yemen, Bahrain, Oman and
Iran. They are not doing it for us, or to answer bin Laden. They are doing
it by themselves for themselves …
www.nytimes.com/2011/03/06/opinion/06friedman.html?src=twrhp

Arab unrest could draw investments
Saudi Gazette
Wealthy Gulf states such as Kuwait and Qatar have little cause to sell, but
post-revolutionary states in the region such as Tunisia will likely lower
protectionist barriers as they seek to accelerate income redistribution for
their restive citizenry. …
www.saudigazette.com.sa/index.cfm?method=home.con&contentid=2011030695248

Sub-Saharan African workers targeted in Libyan unrest
Monsters and Critics.com
By Kate Thomas Mar 6, 2011, 2:06 GMT Ras Ajdir, Tunisia – On the edge of
the temporary tent camp 10 kilometres from Tunisia’s border with Libya,
Augustine Emianah stands in line, waiting to make a free phone call to his
parents in Ghana. …
www.monstersandcritics.com/news/africa/news/article_1623920.php/Sub-Saharan-African-workers-targeted-in-Libyan-unrest

Arab revolts herald new African order
Times LIVE
I am convinced that the events which have unfolded, first in Tunisia then
in Egypt, Jordan, Yemen, Bahrain and now most dramatically in Libya, will
reshape the way things are for your generation. I believe it will create
for our continent and our …
www.timeslive.co.za/opinion/columnists/article950856.ece/Arab-revolts-herald-new-African-order

Tunisia arrests more than 2300 since Feb 1 | The Associated Press …
By The Associated Press
Tunisia’s Interior Ministry says that more than 2300 escaped inmates,
thieves and other troublemakers have been rounded up by security forces
since Feb. 1. More than 9000 prisoners have fled prisons in the unrest that
followed the end …
washingtonexaminer.com/news/2011/03/tunisia-arrests-more-2300-feb-1

Tunisia Protests Update-6 March 2011 “ScrollPost.com
By editor
Tunisia in the eye but out of the storm. Refugees airlifted home. Obama the
blinker. Is the future rosy?
www.scrollpost.com/2011/tunisia-protests-update-6-march-2011

Tunisia: Morocco Sends Humanitarian Assistance to Refugees At the …
By admin1
Tunisia: Morocco Sends Humanitarian Assistance to Refugees At the Libyan
Border AllAfrica.com. Tunis — A communiqué recently released from the
Moroccan embassy said that two military airplanes carrying urgent
humanitarian assistance to …
www.happyman.com/2011/03/05/tunisia-morocco-sends-humanitarian-assistance-to-refugees-at-the-libyan-border-allafrica-com/

Nigerian refugees stage protest at Tunisia-Libya border camp …
By WorldNews
Boston Globe Nigerian refugees stage protest at Tunisia-Libya border camp
Monsters and Critics.com Ras Ajdir, Tunisia – Nigerian migrant workers
fleeing unrest in Libya staged a protest Saturday claiming a lack of
support from their …
www.epaper365.com/news/world/nigerian-refugees-stage-protest-at-tunisia-libya-border-camp-monsters-and-critics-com/

Tunisia arrests more than 2300 since Feb 1 (AP) | todayshotnews.net
By News
TUNIS, Tunisia – Tunisia’s Interior Ministry says that more than 2300
escaped inmates, thieves and other troublemakers have been rounded up by
security forces since Feb. 1.
www.todayshotnews.net/tunisia-arrests-more-than-2300-since-feb-1-ap/

Tunisia Daily “ Nigerian refugees stage protest at Tunisia-Libya …
By tunisia – Google News
Ras Ajdir, Tunisia – Nigerian migrant workers fleeing unrest in Libya
staged a protest Saturday claiming a lack of support from their government
in their bid to return home. Some of those who spoke out arrived at
Tunisia’s border with …
www.tunisiadaily.com/2011/03/05/nigerian-refugees-stage-protest-at-tunisia-libya-border-camp-monsters-and-critics-com.html

US begins relief operation for refugees in Tunisia “ New Media Blog
By Lucianne.com
Plans were made to fly an unspecified number of refugees from camps along
the Libya’Tunisia border on Saturday. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham
Clinton said that in addition to the military cargo flights to Djerba,
Tunisia, …
www.newmediablog.com/2011/03/us-begins-relief-operation-for-refugees-in-tunisia/

Hillary Clinton: Helping to Evacuate Egyptians in Tunisia “ Still4Hill
By still4hill
Earlier today, U.S. government officials worked with IOM to identify
Egyptian nationals who have subsequently been transported by two U.S.
Marine KC-130 aircraft which departed Djerba, Tunisia carrying a total of
132 Egyptians (65 and …
still4hill.wordpress.com/2011/03/05/hillary-clinton-helping-to-evacuate-egyptians-in-tunisia/

After Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia, what comes next? – Christian …
Ha’aretz After Libya, Egypt, and Tunisia, what comes next? Christian
Science Monitor Pro-democracy warriors in Middle Eastern countries such as
Libya, Egy…
jackskin.com/2011/03/05/after-libya-egypt-and-tunisia-what-comes-next-christian-science-monitor/

Tunisia sets engagement intended for parliamentary elections
By admin
In the field of addition to the three killed, nine others were injured for
the duration of the mayhem in the field of Tunis, according to an Interior
agency.
nadalenca.org/tunisia-sets-engagement-intended-for-parliamentary-elections/

Tunisia sets day in favor of parliamentary elections
By admin
In the manner of Ghannouchi resigned, Tunisias interim president tapped
Al-Baji Qaed Al-Sebsi in the role of the countrys new-fangled prime
minister Sunday,
www.nit4.org/tunisia-sets-day-in-favor-of-parliamentary-elections/

Tunisia sets appointment in lieu of parliamentary elections
By admin
But the running away from Tunisia of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali did
not stop the protests at hand, and Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi desert
on.
nesvizh-news.com/tunisia-sets-appointment-in-lieu-of-parliamentary-elections/

Tunisia sets appointment in favor of parliamentary elections
By smile
Tunisia sets appointment in favor of parliamentary elections. March 5th,
2011 | Author: smile. Mohamed Nouri Jouini, the planning and international
cooperation minister, resigned on Monday, the agency supposed. next
Ghannouchi resigned, …
www.rhinenet.net/tunisia-sets-appointment-in-favor-of-parliamentary-elections/

Tunisia: Tunisian interim prime minister resigns – latimes.com
Interim Tunisia President Fouad Mebazaa names Beji Caid Essebsi to replace
Mohamed Ghannouchi, who served in the same post under former President Zine
el …
www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/world/la-fg-tunisia-resign-20110228,0,1981167.story

Tunisian prime minister resigns amid renewed protests – CNN
Tunisia’s interim president tapped Al-Baji Qa’ed Al-Sebsi as the country’s
new prime minister Sunday, after the previous prime minister resigned amid
…
articles.cnn.com/2011-02-27/world/tunisia.government_1_tunis-afrique-presse-prime-minister-protests?_s=PM:WORLD