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Another Case of Self-Immolation in Southern Tunisia

Wiem Melki | 16 January 2012 | 0 Comments

27 year-old Hamza Jebali, from Gebeli (southern-Tunisia), set himself on fire on Saturday evening, January 14 – the first anniversary of the Tunisian Revolution. Jebali’s self-immolation occurred at the bus station in the city center in protest against the imprisonment of his brother, one of those detained by security forces in September, 2011. The incident [...]

Tunisian National Football Team Coach Announces Squad for 2012 African Cup of Nations

Kouichi Shirayanagi | 12 January 2012 | 0 Comments

Tunisia national team coach Sami Trabelsi has announced his final 2012 Africa Cup of Nations squad at the Tunisian National Team’s hotel in Dubai. The squad will soon travel to Gabon to play in the continent’s bi-annual football tournament. Tunisia’s all-time leading scorer and Auxerre striker Issam Jemaa was included in the final roster despite recently [...]

Guantanamo’s Tenth Anniversary: Five Tunisians Remain Behind Bars

Sana Ajmi | 11 January 2012 | 1 Comment

January 11, 2012, marks the ten year anniversary since the first detainees arrived at the U.S. naval base Guantanamo Bay. Today, 171 prisoners are still behind bars – five of whom are Tunisians. For the occasion, a conference gathering several Tunisian human rights organizations was held today, in Tunis, to discuss ongoing efforts to achieve [...]

Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Visiting Turkey

Wiem Melki | 11 January 2012 | 0 Comments

The Tunisian Minister of Foreign Affairs Rafik Abdessalem will be in Ankara, Turkey for a two-day visit. The diplomatic event began yesterday, January 10, and will continue throughout today. A press conference was held yesterday hosted by Ahmed Daoud Oglo, the Turkish Minister of Foreign affairs. During the meeting Abdessalem asserted, “The important status of Turkey for Tunisia,” valuing [...]

General Director of Security Units Moncef Laajimi is Dismissed

Farah Samti | 10 January 2012 | 0 Comments

Police officers protested in front of the headquarters of the Executive Office of Security Units today against the dismissal of the General Director of Security Units – Moncef Laajimi. Moncef Laajimi, has been implicated in the Thala and Kasserine martyrs’ case for his alleged involvement in issuing orders to fire upon protesters. However, his state of [...]

10th Anniversary of Opening of Guantánamo Bay Detention Center: Tunisian Prisoners not Forgotten

Sana Ajmi | 10 January 2012 | 0 Comments

January 11, 2012 marks the tenth anniversary of the opening of the detention center at the U.S Naval Base in Guantánamo Bay. Five Tunisians remain in custody at Guantanamo, though most of them having been cleared for release by the US government. Reprieve, a British organization that works globally towards securing the release of Guantánamo detainees, will hold a [...]

Non-Profit Warns of Potential Environmental Disaster in Sousse

Hend Hassassi | 09 January 2012 | 0 Comments

A Tunisian environmental non-profit has issued a warning against a potential environmental disaster in Sousse. The group has detected a significant layer of oil mixed with the water table of the region. No action has yet been undertaken to determine the causes of the ground water’s pollution. The infiltration of petroleum products from gas stations located nearby is believed to be the [...]

Ennahda Denies Hamas Has Been Invited to Move its Politburo to Tunis

Sana Ajmi | 08 January 2012 | 0 Comments

Ynetnews, an Israeli news website, quoted the London based pan-Arab newspaper al-Sharq al-Awsat, that Hamas may move their political bureau from Damascus to Tunis. This news was completely denied by a representative from Ennahda, Tunisia’s Islamist political party. Nejib Gharbi, a spokesperson of the Ennahda party, denied the report and said that it is untrue. “Hamas [...]

Schedule of Hamas Leader Ismail Haniyeh’s upcoming Tunis visits

Sana Ajmi | 08 January 2012 | 0 Comments

The Gaza based senior leader of the Palestinian Islamist movement Hamas, Ismail Haniyeh, is making his visits in the Tunis area today. According to Ennahda spokesman Ferid Jebali, the Hamas leader is scheduled to visit a site known as the “martyrs graves” in Hamamm Chatt, a suburb of Tunis at 1:30 pm with three leaders [...]

Tunisian Cinema Shows Off in Hollywood

Amel Gaaloul | 07 January 2012 | 0 Comments

As Tunisia prepares to celebrate the first anniversary of its popular uprising, on January 14, Hollywood gets ready to launch its first Tunisian Film Festival. The celebration will be held from January 10-12 at the Barnsdall Gallery Theater, on the renowned Hollywood Boulevard. The event will include short and feature films, as well as documentaries [...]

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