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Tunis

Type: City

Name: Tunis

Country: Tunisia

Latitude: 36.84

Longitude: 10.22

population: 692,816

First reported 10 hours ago - Updated 1 hour ago - 2 reports

Al-Qaeda

Tunisia making progress against 'terror' groups: PM

TUNIS - Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said on Thursday that Tunisia is making progress in its bid to dismantle "terrorist" cells despite the presence in the country of armed groups and recent clashes with Islamists."There is progress in dismantling the ... [Published Saudi Gazette - 1 hour ago]

Entities: Ansar al-Sharia, Tunisia, Terrorists, Terrorism, Al-Qaeda

First reported 3 hours ago - Updated 2 hours ago - 4 reports

Tunis in talks with Qatar over central bank deposit: PM

Tunisiais in talks with Qatar over a deposit in Tunis' central bank "with easy conditions" Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said on Thursday."Qatari officials have shown their willingness to support us," he told a news conference.Larayedh did not give details ... [Published Masress.com - 2 hours ago]

Entities: Tunis, Qatar

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 5 hours ago - 2 reports

Analysis: Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability

TUNIS (Reuters) - For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian cities. ... [Published Reuters: Top News - 8 hours ago]

Entities: Radical Islam, Tunisia, Arab Spring, Tunis

First reported 8 hours ago - Updated 7 hours ago - 2 reports

Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb

Tunisia’s Security Syndrome – Analysis

On May 19, the Tunisian government banned Ansar al- Sharia (Supporters of Sharia), a Salafist group, claiming to be jihadist, from holding its third annual rally in Kairouan – a city located 114 miles south-central of Tunis and which houses the mosque ... [Published Eurasia Review - 7 hours ago]

Entities: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Tunisia, Ansar al-Sharia (Libya), Security, Algeria

First reported 17 hours ago - Updated 17 hours ago - 1 reports

A growing concern

WITH elections due later this year or in early 2014, Tunisia's ruling Islamist party, Nahda, is determined to prove to an increasingly dubious electorate that it is on top of the security situation and united in distancing itself from more radical Islamists. ... [Published The Economist - 17 hours ago]

Entities: Ansar al-Sharia, Tunis, Beji Caid Sebsi, Constitutional Democratic Rally

First reported 19 hours ago - Updated 19 hours ago - 1 reports

Reported industrial projects down 12.7% in 2013

TUNIS (TAP) - The number of reported industrial projects fell 12.7% in the first four months of the current year in comparison with the same period last year, declining from 1,500 in 2012 to 1,320 in 2013, the Industry and Innovation Promotion Agency ... [Published Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency - 19 hours ago]

Entities: Tunis, Declination, Invention

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 22 hours ago - 7 reports

TUNISIA: Tunisia’s Islamist Ennahda party turns on Salafists

The clash between Tunisia's ruling Islamist Ennahda party and the Salafist Ansar al-Sharia escalated over the weekend, when Prime Minister Ali Larayedh linked the Salafist group with terrorism. But what does this mean for Tunisia's security? The war of ... [Published France24 - 23 hours ago]

Entities: Ansar al-Sharia (Libya), Ennahda Movement, Tunisia, Salafism

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated 23 hours ago - 2 reports

First Tunisian death from new coronavirus: Gov't

Tunis (Reuters) - A 66-year-old Tunisian man has died from new coronavirus, a strain of a virus that emerged in the Middle East last year, after a visit to Saudi Arabia, the health ministry said on Tuesday.The man, a diabetic, died in hospital in the ... [Published Lifescript.com - May 22 2013]

Entities: Coronavirus, Virus, Severe Acute Respiratory Syndrome, Saudi Arabia

First reported May 22 2013 - Updated May 22 2013 - 1 reports

International Start-Up Tunis 2013

Click to view slideshow.TUNIS- The International Start-ups Meeting (ISUM) took place last weekend at the Tunisian Union of Industry, Commerce, and Crafts (TUICC) in Cite el-Khadhra. Start-up entrepreneurs and enthusiasts flock to this forum with a dream ... [Published The Tunis Times - May 22 2013]

Entities: Tunis, AIESEC, Entrepreneur, Tunisia

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 1 reports

High joint committee to meet in last four months of 2013

TUNIS (TAP) - The 8th Tunisian-Jordan high joint committee will probably meet in the last four months of 2013 in Amman, Tunisian ambassador to Jordan Afef Mellah said at a partnership meeting between the two countries' operators held in the Jordanian ... [Published Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency - May 21 2013]

Entities: Amman, Tunis, Jordan

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 2 reports

Government Calls for New Anti-Terrorism Law and Rejects Torture

Samir Dilou (first from right), Minister of Human Rights and Transitional Justice, at a press conference May 21, 2013. Photo credit: Farah Samti.Samir Dilou, the Tunisian Minister of Human Rights and Transitional Justice, today called for the adoption ... [Published Tunisia Live - May 21 2013]

Entities: Torture, Counter-Terrorism, Samir Dilou, Terrorism

First reported May 21 2013 - Updated May 21 2013 - 3 reports

Tunisia Salafist group calls for Friday demo

Radical Salafist group Ansar al-Sharia, which Tunisian authorities have branded a terrorist organisation, has called for a protest in the city of Kairouan on Friday against the arrest of its spokesman."Call to all Muslims to a protest in support of Ansar ... [Published GlobalPost - May 21 2013]

Entities: Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb, Ansar al-Sharia, Tunisia

Quotes

"I have not yet said that Ansar al-Sharia is a terrorist organization... it must quickly issue a statement clearly condemning violence and terrorism" he added

Tunisia making progress against 'terror' groups: PM [Published Saudi Gazette - 1 hour ago]

"Algeria is clearly very worried and feels almost a siege mentality" Zelin said, noting that the overthrow of Muammar Gaddafi in Libya in 2011 and French military intervention against al-Qaeda-affiliated Islamist rebels...

ANALYSIS-Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability [Published CNBC - 8 hours ago]

"There wasn't much water around so we couldn't put much with it" McGovern says. The three Kiwi gunners were soon pretty merry

Trauma of war remains [Published Timaru Herald - 16 hours ago]

More Content

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Electricity: consumption exceeded our expectati... [Published Masress.com - 40 mins ago]
Nawara concession development works start [Published Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency - 1 hour ago]
Tunisia making progress against 'terror' groups... [Published Saudi Gazette - 1 hour ago]
Tunis in talks with Qatar over central bank dep... [Published Masress.com - 2 hours ago]
Tunis in talks with Qatar over central bank dep... [Published Al Ahram - 2 hours ago]
UPDATE 1-Tunisia in talks with Qatar over centr... [Published Reuters - 2 hours ago]
Tunisia: Alpha Hyundai Motors opens first showr... [Published African Manager - 2 hours ago]
Tunis in talks with Qatar over central bank dep... [Published Reuters - 3 hours ago]
Approved agricultural investments up by 34% in ... [Published Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency - 3 hours ago]
Armed conflicts see thousands displaced [Published Gulf News - 6 hours ago]
Tunisia’s Security Syndrome – Analysis [Published Eurasia Review - 7 hours ago]
Analysis: Crackdown on radical Islamists tests ... [Published Reuters: Top News - 8 hours ago]
Analysis - Crackdown on radical Islamists tests... [Published Yahoo! News Australia - 8 hours ago]
ANALYSIS-Crackdown on radical Islamists tests T... [Published CNBC - 8 hours ago]
Tunisia’s Salafist spokesman ... [Published Qatar Peninsula - 10 hours ago]
Ennahdha denounces "attempted genocide" against... [Published Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency - 13 hours ago]
Scientific Interpretation of Quran Conference i... [Published The Tunis Times - 14 hours ago]
Catastrophic Tornado Strikes Oklahoma City [Published The Tunis Times - 14 hours ago]
[WEB SECURITY] Take Part in Positive Hack Days ... [Published websecurity September 2011 Archive - 15 hours ago]
Groupe Poulina in Retailing (Tunisia) [Published companiesandmarkets.com - 15 hours ago]
Trauma of war remains [Published Timaru Herald - 16 hours ago]
Transitional Justice Elusive in Arab Spring Nat... [Published VOA News - 16 hours ago]
Tunisias Ansar al-Sharia spokesman released [Published Alarab Online - 16 hours ago]
Minister of Religious affairs condemns violence... [Published Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency - 17 hours ago]
Secretary of State in Charge of Immigration on ... [Published Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency - 17 hours ago]
Court of Auditors' report on management of form... [Published Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency - 17 hours ago]
A growing concern [Published The Economist - 17 hours ago]
Nearly 1,000 Tunisians join Arab rebel groups: ... [Published CHINAdaily - 17 hours ago]
Hechmi Hamdi announces creation of new politica... [Published Tunis Afrique Presse News Agency - 17 hours ago]
Why our future should be made in Africa [Published New African - 18 hours ago]

Blogs

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[WEB SECURITY] Take Part in Positive Hack Days ... [Published websecurity September 2011 Archive - 15 hours ago] PHD: [WEB SECURITY] Take Part in Positive Hack Days in Any Part of the World: As part of PHDays Everywhere, any visitor of hackspaces in different parts of the planet will be able to partake in the international forum Positive Hack Days. 15 hackspaces ...
Shadow of Jihadi Safe Haven Hangs Over Tunisia,... [Published World Politics Review: Articles - May 21 2013] A group of jihadi militants with links to al-Qaida in the Islamic Maghreb has infiltrated western Tunisia, with security implications for both Tunisia and Algeria. To combat them, Tunisia’s military needs better equipment, which the government has promised ...
"Moderate" Tunisia: One dead, fifteen injured a... [Published Atlas Shrugs - May 20 2013] More of the poisonous fruit of the Obama reign. Does the media still dare to euphemistically call this jihad movement an "Arab spring"?Tunisia: One dead, fifteen injured as Islamic supremacist mobs battle police (thanks to Robert Spencer)The Arab Spring ...
ubalert: 1 Killed, 14 Injured in Clashes Betwee... [Published Twitter - ubalert - May 20 2013] ubalert: 1 Killed, 14 Injured in Clashes Between Police and Salafists in Tunis- http://t.co/Ris63WOHYc #accident #fb ...
Tunisia: One dead, fifteen injured as Islamic s... [Published Jihad Watch - May 19 2013] The Arab Spring unleashed these forces. Now they are pressing forward to final victory. "Teargas and shots in air as Tunisian police clash with hundreds of Salafi protesters (VIDEO, PHOTOS)," from RT , May 19: A young protester has died and least ...

Audio/Video

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Police, Islamists clash in Tunisia [Published Reuters Video: Top News - May 19 2013]
Tunisians Demonstrate in Support of Ennahda Party [Published WSJ.com Video - Digits - Feb 17 2013]
Mass rallies in Tunisia for Ennahda party [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Feb 16 2013]
Supporters of Tunisia's Islamist party take to ... [Published Reuters Video: Top News - Feb 16 2013]
Tunisia PM stands firm on technocrats' choice [Published Al Jazeera - YouTube - Feb 14 2013]

Press Releases

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AfDB Gender Forum Stresses Women’s Empowerment ... [Published AfDB - News & Events - May 10 2013]
Tunisian National Guard, Border Police undergo ... [Published IOM Press Briefing Notes - May 10 2013]
M. Bennaceur, fondateur et président du conseil... [Published Business Wire Retail News - Apr 08 2013]
M. Bennaceur, fondateur et président du conseil... [Published Business Wire Professional Services News - Apr 08 2013]
AfDB Hosts CLEAR Forum on Evaluation Results in... [Published AfDB - News & Events - Feb 18 2013]