Ghana, the hope and future of Africa Nov 12, 2009
In sports while Nigeria the sleeping giant of Africa is still praying for Tunisia to lose their last match against Mozambique with hope of beating Kenya in their home ground come November 15th 2009 Ghana had already booked their place since September and is looking forward to June 2010 kick off date, yet we claim to be the giant of Africa. In the recently concluded Under 20 world cup in Egypt Nigeria could not go beyond the second round but Ghana despite all odds went ahead to prove to all that... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Call to free ill Tunisia reporter Nov 11, 2009
France's foreign minister has urged the Tunisian government to release a detained journalist so that he can receive medical treatment. In a letter to his Tunisian counterpart, Bernard Kouchner said that the family of journalist Taoufik Ben Brik was worried about his poor health ... Media watchdog Reporters Without Borders has accused the Tunisian authorities of arresting him on trumped up charges shortly after last month's presidential election because of articles written in the French press. (BBC News -- Europe)
* Tunisian leader wins landslide election victory Oct 27, 2009
Tunisian leader wins landslide election victory ... Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, right, and his wife Leila, left, greet an old woman after voting in general elections on Sunday in Carthage ... Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has won a fifth term with 89. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World)
Tunisian president wins 5th term in landslide Oct 27, 2009
Tunisia's president re-elected for 5th time with 89 percent of the vote _ his lowest score yet ... (AP) TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali of Tunisia was re-elected for a fifth term with 89 percent of the vote - his weakest performance yet, but more than enough to show his solid grip on the nation ... The Obama administration expressed concern about how recent elections have been held in Tunisia. (CBS News -- World)
Tunisia: Presidential and Legislative Elections Underway Oct 26, 2009
com: Tunisia: Tunisians Go to the Polls (Page 1 of 1). Tunisians Go to the Polls ... Tunis As of 8 am this morning Tunisians headed to polling stations to vote in the 2009 Presidential Elections. (allAfrica.com)
Tunisia profile Oct 26, 2009
Country profile: Tunisia. Home of the ancient city of Carthage, Tunisia has long been an important player in the Mediterranean, placed as it is in the centre of North Africa, close to vital shipping routes ... French colonial rule ended in 1956, and Tunisia was led for three decades by Habib Bourguiba, who advanced secular ideas. (BBC News -- Africa)
Ben Ali wins poll again? Oct 26, 2009
Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali casts his vote in Carthage near Tunis ... Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali got 90 percent of the vote in elections to head for a fifth term in office after two decades in power, according to partial results released early on Monday by the interior ministry ... "I don't know the other candidates. They are Tunisians who surely love their country, but they are not known.". (iAfrica.com)
Tunisia's Ben Ali wins fifth mandate Oct 26, 2009
Tunisia's Ben Ali wins 5th mandate - World News Wire - Fresnobee ... Tunisians set to elect Ben Ali president, again ... Authorities announced mass participation in Tunisia's presidential and legislative elections Sunday and braced for another triumphant re-election for President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who warned opponents they would face legal retaliation if they questioned the vote's fairness. (Fresno Bee -- Local)
Tunisia: Elections in an Atmosphere of Repression [press release] Oct 26, 2009
com: Tunisia: Elections in an Atmosphere of Repression (Page 1 of 1) ... New York Repressive acts and tight controls on the election process have tainted the prospects for free and fair presidential and legislative elections in Tunisia on October 25, 2009, Human Rights Watch said today ... "Tunisian authorities are sadly no more inclined to tolerate criticism during elections than they are between them," said Sarah Leah Whitson, Middle East and North Africa director at Human Rights Watch. (allAfrica.com)
Tunisia: Observers Visit Polliing Place Across the Country Oct 26, 2009
com: Tunisia: Members of National Elections Observatory And Arab And Foreign Observers Monitor Election Process (Page 1 of 1) ... For his part, barrister and member of the Algerian Order of Barristers Mohamed Arbi B'chira pointed out the Tunisian administration's keenness to respect the conditions of the electoral operation and the provisions of the Tunisian Electoral Code, in order to guarantee transparency and fairness of elections ... Most Active Stories: Tunisia. (allAfrica.com)
Tunisian president in fifth win Oct 26, 2009
Tunisia's leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has secured a landslide victory in the presidential election, gaining almost 90% of the votes. Official figures say Tunisia's presidential and legislative polls attracted an 84% turnout of voters ... The Tunisian president's ruling party, the Constitutional Democratic Rally, also held onto the vast majority of seats in the Chamber of Deputies. (BBC News -- Africa)
One-man show Oct 24, 2009
Tunisia's image belies poll control ... Tunisia has successfully marketed itself as one of the most liberal countries in North Africa - a top tourist destination and modern society which has staved off Islamist militancy ... But for many Tunisians preparing to vote in Sunday's elections this image is far removed from their reality. (BBC News -- Africa)
Of TB Joshua, Sellas Tetteh, Media Hype And A Profound Prophecy Oct 22, 2009
On the football front, he has accurately predicted the outcome of the last two Super Eagles qualifiers between Tunisia and Mozambique ... " (Acts 5:38-39)* *Tawia Acheampong, Accra * *LINKS * Michael Jackson Prophecy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_UDga6QRxLs Nigeria vs Mozambique Prophecy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HpHBUpjAAq8e=channel Nigeria vs Tunisia Prophecy - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fw1Vx9mAWMQe=related Individual Prophecy -... (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Algeria profile Oct 21, 2009
North African governments fear that local Islamist groups in Algeria, Morocco and Tunisia may be linking up under the umbrella of the new movement. In 2001 the government agreed to a series of demands by the minority Berbers, including official recognition of their language, after months of unrest involving Berber youths demanding greater cultural and political recognition. (BBC News -- Africa)
There's Something About Berlusconi Oct 13, 2009
As a result, all the major political parties and all the leading political figures vanished overnight, sometimes literally: Bettino Craxi, leader of the Italian socialist party for nearly 20 years, fled to Tunisia to escape prison and eventually died in exile. Berlusconi stepped into the vacuum and promised to talk about issues no one else had dared touchnotably mass immigration from North Africaand to deal with problems no one else could solve, including the convoluted tax laws and... (Slate)
Ghana is sixth best governed country in Africa Oct 3, 2009
For the first time the index included North African countries and Tunisia and Algeria were in the top ten. Even though, Tunisias human rights record has been described as appalling the country is noted to rate so well in terms of human development, economic opportunity and security, which scores compensated for the human rights record. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
President Boni Yayi in Tunis for Talks on Future Cooperation Sep 12, 2009
Location: Tunis, Tunisia. Tunis, 11 September 2009 - Benin Republic President, Boni Yayi arrived in Tunis on Thursday September 10, heading a strong ministerial delegation on a working visit to the African Development Bank (AfDB) Group. (allAfrica.com)
Israel Snubs U.S. Call to Halt Settlements Sep 6, 2009
This little country fought EGYPT, JORDAN, SYRIA, SAUDIA ARABIA & TUNISIA AND MOROCCO and still won. So, to answer your question. (CBS News)
Italy PM in Libya to meet Gaddafi Aug 30, 2009
During his one-day stay in Tripoli, Mr Berlusconi was to lay the foundation stone of a new super highway linking Tunisia to Egypt and running along the entire 2,000km (1,240 miles) of Libya's Mediterranean coastline. The countries operate joint sea patrols to combat the flow of illegal migrants. (BBC News -- Europe)
Libyans Hope For Lockerbie Bomber's Return Aug 21, 2009
People had to drive to neighboring Tunisia or take a ferry to Malta to travel abroad. Quality goods were hard to come by. (CBS News -- World)
12-Baby Pregnancy a Farce, Doc Says Aug 20, 2009
TUNIS, Tunisia, Aug. 19, 2009 ... Tunisian Health Officials Says He's Almost Positive Woman Suffers From Mental Problem ... (AP) A Tunisian woman's claim of being is a not true, a health official said Wednesday. (CBS News)
Woman Pregnant With 12? Officials Doubtful Aug 19, 2009
TUNIS, Tunisia, Aug. 18, 2009 ... Unidentified Tunisian Woman Reportedly Set To Give Birth to 6 Boys, 6 Girls; Health Officials Investigating ... (CBS/AP) Tunisian authorities are investigating a claim that a woman in Tunisia is pregnant with 12 babies. (CBS News)
U.S. Military Held War Games on Nigeria, Somalia Aug 15, 2009
These countries include Algeria, Botswana, Gabon, Ghana, Kenya, Mali, Morocco, Namibia, S;o Tom;, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Tunisia, Uganda, and Zambia. We can only wonder what Barack Obama thought of the war game and what lessons he learned from General Casey's briefing. (allAfrica.com)
New faces elected in historic Palestinian vote Aug 11, 2009
Fatah held its last conference in 1989 in Tunisia, some 1,500 miles (2,400 kilometers) away from the delegates' hoped-for homeland. Since that time, Fatah's reputation has been tainted by rampant corruption, electoral and territorial losses to Hamas and its failure to deliver a Palestinian state despite decades of both fighting and negotiations. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- World)
Profile: Fatah movement Aug 7, 2009
Israel's 1982 invasion of Lebanon saw him and the Fatah leadership banished to distant Tunisia. But the struggle was not over in the West Bank and Gaza: Arafat loyalists - the Fatah Hawks - were key players in the first Palestinian intifada which broke out in 1987. (BBC News -- Africa)
Niger president seeks more power Aug 4, 2009
Similar referendums succeeded in Algeria, Cameroon, Chad, Gabon, Guinea, Namibia, Tunisia and Uganda. Afraid of nothing'"It's an existential problem for many African heads of state," said Mahamane Ousmane, who led parliament until Tandja dissolved it in May because lawmakers opposed the referendum. (MSNBC -- International)
Palestinian Fatah to hold historic congress Aug 4, 2009
Kadoumi, who still lives in Tunisia where many leading Palestinians resided in the 1980s, is said to be considering staging an alternative congress for those Fatah members still living outside the Palestinian territories. One of his lasting arguments with mainstream Fatah is that it has dropped its rejectionist attitude towards Israel and is prepared to live in a Palestinian country alongside the Jewish state. (Xinhuanet, China)
A Look At Efforts To Extend Term Limits Worldwide Aug 4, 2009
TUNISIA: In 2002, Tunisians overwhelmingly approved a referendum that removed the three-term limit on the presidency. The move allowed President Zine Abidine Ben Ali, in office 1987, to seek another term in office. (CBS News -- World)
Market Forecaster Jul 14, 2009
Increases reported for China (283,500 MT, including 55,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Tunisia (26,900 MT, including 25,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), Mexico (24,800 MT), South Korea (21,000 MT, including 20,000 MT switched from unknown destinations), and Japan (11,400 MT), were partially offset by decreases for unknown destinations (98,100 MT) and Colombia (1,100 MT). For the marketing year, the U.S. has now exported 1. (Midwest Bulls Eye, NE)
Nine held in Tunisia terror plot Jul 7, 2009
Tunisian police have charged nine men - including two air force officers - with plotting to kill US servicemen during joint military exercises ... Tunisia, a staunch US ally, backed the Bush administration's war on terror ... He said two of the suspects are officers from a Tunisian military base in the coastal town of Bizerte, 60km (37 miles) north-west of the capital Tunis. (BBC News -- Africa)
Middle East and North Africa Businesswomen's Network Elects Officers, Prepares for Growth Jun 30, 2009
Afnan Al Zayani, member of the Bahrain Businesswomen Society (BBS) and president of Al Zayani Commercial Services, was elected President; Amel Bouchamaoui, vice president of Chambre Nationale des Femmes Chefs d'Entreprises (CNFCE) and head of Maille Fil, a textile company based in Tunisia, will serve as Vice President; and Lana Dajani, member of Business and Professional Women - Amman and HR manager at Arabtech Jardaneh Engineers and Architects, will be Treasurer. Members of the MENA BWN are... (PR Newswire)
Statistics Defy Israeli Settlement Stance Jun 25, 2009
THEN Yaser Arafat and the PLO (by the way they are in fact documented terrorists that have publically taken credit for terrorist acts against civilians) "created" the idea of a Palestinian Home Land, which very conveniently happens to be Israel, which Jordan, Egypt, Syria, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Jordan, Sudan, Morocco, Algeria, and Tunisia ALL attached in the 1967 Six-Day War. isn't it amazing that all those countries haven't offered, or maybe they have even resisted, having a Palestinian State in... (CBS News -- World)
US official in Spain for Guantanamo talks Jun 17, 2009
Reprieve, a British non-governmental organization that represents many Guantanamo detainees, has said there are about five men from Tunisia and Algeria held at the U.S. facility who wish to be taken in by Spain. Fried's European travels come just two days after the European Union agreed to help "turn the page" on Guantanamo by allowing individual nations to take in some of the 240 or so detainees held there. (Yahoo News -- Politics)
Africa's top 10 'big men' Jun 16, 2009
No 10: PRESIDENT ZINE AL-ABIDINE BEN ALI of TUNISIA. 21 YEARS IN POWER. (BBC News -- Africa)
What's in a name? Ask José and Muhammad May 30, 2009
1 children per mother needed to prevent a decline in population, according to international statistics studied by Martin Walker at the Wilson Center in Washington D.C. Muslim countries such as Tunisia, the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Kuwait, and Lebanon have fertility rates that now down to nearly European levels. At the same time, European birth rates in countries like Britain, France, and Sweden are up strongly. (Christian Science Monitor)
What Obama Should Have Said to Netanyahu May 19, 2009
573 4 Oct 1985 Condemns vigorously the act of armed aggression perpetrated by Israel against Tunisian territory in flagrant violation of the U.N. Charter, international law and norms of conduct; and demands that Israel refrain from perpetrating such acts of aggression or from threatening to do so ... 611 25 Apr 1988 Having noted with concern that the aggression perpetrated on 16 April 1988 in the locality of Sidi Bou Said (Tunisia) has caused loss of human life, particularly the assassination of... (Slate)
Connecting Bolivia May 16, 2009
Long tunnels are being planned around the world to connect places such as Russia and the US (through the Bering Strait), China and Taiwan, Tunisia and Sicily as well as Spain and Morocco, he adds. "There is little doubt that the technical challenges can be solved. I think the economic problems can also be sorted out. The only barriers to overcome are political," he says. (BBC News -- Americas)
Film-makers attacked in Pakistan May 13, 2009
" With three-quarters of the production finished, Mr Whitney managed to get financial backing and ended up shooting the rest of it in Tunisia. Having just finished filming, he has just returned to Manchester and the film is now in the post-production stage. He hopes to release it in July. Based in Afghanistan in 1999, it follows the journey of four British mine experts working for the Taleban and what happens when one of them disobeys the strict regime. Mr Whitney added: "It has consumed two... (BBC News -- UK)
Italy to stem a human tide of immigrants May 12, 2009
Now Italy is set to launch a campaign to stanch the flow of boats bound for Lampedusa, the country's southernmost scrap of territory, a tiny island that lies closer to Tunisia than it does to Sicily. Starting May 15, the Italian Navy will work with its Libyan counterpart to intercept and turn back rickety boats packed with desperate Africans. (Christian Science Monitor)
Timeline: France Apr 29, 2009
1956 - Colonial rule ends in Morocco and Tunisia. Fifth Republic. (BBC News -- Europe)
Could Iraq violence affect US withdrawal plan? Apr 28, 2009
He said an Al Qaeda network that provides foreign fighters from Tunisia through Syria to Iraq has been "reactivated." Four of the most recent suicides were carried out by Tunisians, he said. US forces are preparing to withdraw from Iraq over the next year and a half, with troops pulling out of the cities as early as June. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
How Muslim countries must deal with radicals Apr 15, 2009
In Tunisia, a large middle class and secular nongovernmental organizations made sure that there was no reversal of social modernization during the past five decades ... That's what Turkey, Tunisia, and Malaysia did on their own, throughout the past five decades, with noticeable success. (Christian Science Monitor)
The West should focus on North Africa Apr 8, 2009
Regrettably, these elections this week's presidential elections in Algeria, Tunisia's presidential and legislative elections in October, and Morocco's local council elections in June attest not to the vibrancy of democracy in the region, but rather to its lingering authoritarianism ... In Tunisia, where elections are slated for the fall, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's political style remains highly authoritarian ... Both Tunisia and Morocco have been the target of jihadi attacks in recent... (Yahoo News)
Terror suspects held in Afghanistan may challenge their detention Apr 3, 2009
The judge ruled that three of the prisoners could pursue their petitions: Fadi al-Maqaleh and Amin al-Bakri, both of Yemen, and Redha al-Najar of Tunisia. Bates reserved ruling on a fourth case. (Christian Science Monitor)
Stop Complaining, Ghanaian Muslims! Mar 30, 2009
I hope Mr. Nuamah is aware of the fact that the same cannot be said of Muslim-majority nation-states like Saudi Arabia, Iran, Kuwait, Oman, Yemen, Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt, Morocco, poverty-ravaged Mauritania, just to name a few. In the preceding countries, Christianity is either utterly proscribed or monitored to a degree that is both insulting and antithetical to the wellbeing of its practitioners. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Mali customs seize weapons bound for Qaeda Feb 25, 2009
He said the Islamist rebel group had been financing these networks using funds raised from the ransom of two Austrian tourists it abducted in Tunisia last year. Some media have reported that a ransom was paid to release the two Austrian hostages in October, despite denials from the Austrian and Malian governments. (International Herald Tribune -- Sports)
Roger Cohen: What Iran's Jews say Feb 23, 2009
In Algeria, Tunisia, Libya, Egypt and Iraq - countries where more than 485,000 Jews lived before 1948 - less than 2,000 remain. The Arab Jew has perished. (International Herald Tribune)
To shelter its cuisine, Italian city bans foreign flavors Feb 23, 2009
Low quality olive oil from Greece, Turkey, and Tunisia is often passed off as extra virgin Italian oil, while truffles are imported from China, much to the disgust of Italian gourmets, who say they are far inferior in taste to those sniffed out by hogs and hounds in Italian forests. The protectionist instinct appears to be on the rise at Christmas, Dr. Zaia, the agriculture minister, called on Italians to forgo one of their festive favorites, pineapples. (Christian Science Monitor -- USA)
The Arab world's (uneven) progress Feb 20, 2009
In an assessment of global business climates, the World Bank ranked Egypt as the world's top reformer and highlighted reforms in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Kuwait, and Djibouti. Despite these gains, the assessment is far from rosy. (Christian Science Monitor)
The coming swarm Feb 18, 2009
In the years since, Al Qaeda has coordinated swarm attacks in Saudi Arabia, Tunisia, Turkey, Yemen and elsewhere. And at the height of the insurgency in Iraq, terrorists repeatedly used swarms on targets as small as truck convoys and as large as whole cities. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
Letters for Friday, January 30, 2009 Feb 8, 2009
As a courtesy of the United States of America, France, Germany, Norway, Finland, Poland, Latvia, Estonia, Lithuania, Algeria, Morocco, Romania, Kosovo, Panama, Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria, Netherlands, Luxembourg, Czechoslovakia, Afghanistan, Denmark, Kuwait, Egypt, Montenegro, New Guinea, Indonesia, Thailand, Greece, Russia, Tunisia, Ukraine, Albania, Hungary, Belgium, Austria, Libya, Korea, Japan, Iraq, and yes, even Israel, are free countries. Free to vote. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Remote access Feb 7, 2009
Riding Tunisia's information superhighway by bus ... A luxury coach heading in the direction of a remote, picturesque village in Tunisia is not an unusual sight ... This bus, like many others, has been transformed into a mobile internet centre, and it travels around Tunisia teaching students of all ages how to log on, surf the net, and obtain information electronically that can help them in their studies and in finding jobs. (BBC News -- Technology)
Two jailed over Tunisia bombing Feb 7, 2009
A French court has sentenced a German convert to Islam to 18 years over an attack on a Tunisian synagogue that killed 21 people in 2002 ... The Djerba bombing - which killed 14 German tourists, five Tunisians and two French nationals - was claimed by al-Qaeda ... The calls were allegedly made on a telephone brought into Tunisia by the bomber's brother, Walid Nouar. (BBC News -- Africa)
