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USAID And Western Union Add Libya And Tunisia To The Second African Diaspora … – TheStreet.com (press release)

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USAID And Western Union Add Libya And Tunisia To The Second African Diaspora ...
TheStreet.com (press release)
The inclusion of Tunisian and Libyan diaspora in ADM II highlights this commitment to facilitating diaspora support to help provide a smooth transition in their home countries. Grants awarded for startup or existing small and medium enterprises ...

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The Arab Spring turns one year old – CBS News

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The Arab Spring turns one year old
CBS News
A year of protests began on December 17, 2010, when Mohammed Bouazizi, a 26-year-old Tunisian vendor, set himself on fire in a protest against the government. Anger about Bouazizi's desperate act led to massive public demonstrations against Tunisia's ...
Spring, but not European-styleHaaretz
Shadow Government: Whither the Arab Spring?Foreign Policy (blog)
The Arab Spring 2011: An incomplete revolutionDeutsche Welle
Khaleej Times -ReadWriteWeb
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Tunisian on life one year later: No fear – CNN International

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Tunisian on life one year later: No fear
CNN International
"My son represents the new Tunisia," Ben Salah, a Tunisian native, recently told CNN. "I will tell him what I had to do and what I grew up with and he'll understand that now there is no fear. Fear left with Ben Ali. May he and that fear never come back ...
Tunisia: An ongoing experiment in the revolutionary labHaaretz
A year of hope and bloodshedSydney Morning Herald
Mohammad Bouazizi's Unexpected Sequel: a Tunisian Soap OperaTIME
Deccan Chronicle -The Indypendent -The Majalla Magazine
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Tunisia: Air France Launches Direct Toulouse-Tunis Flight – AllAfrica.com

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Tunisia: Air France Launches Direct Toulouse-Tunis Flight
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French airline company Air France announced the launch of a new flight connecting Toulouse to Tunisia. The first flight will be on April 1st, 2012. In a press release issued on Thursday, Air France added that these flights will be guaranteed 4 days a ...

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Tunisia: Country to Host Short Film Festival – AllAfrica.com

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Tunisia: Country to Host Short Film Festival
AllAfrica.com
Tunisia will host an international short film festival next Wednesday, December 21st at theaters in downtown Tunis and in the northern suburb of Carthage. The festival is called "The Shortest Day" as it will take place on December 21st, the shortest ...

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Tunisia: New US Ambassador – AllAfrica.com

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Tunisia: New US Ambassador
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US President Barack Obama announced yesterday, December 14, through a White House press release, his intention to appoint a new US ambassador to Tunisia. The White House's official website mentioned candidates proposed for key administrative posts, ...

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Tunisia president asks for 6 month trial period – Boston.com

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Tunisia president asks for 6 month trial period
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By Bouazza Ben Bouazza AP / December 15, 2011 TUNIS, Tunisia—Tunisia's newly elected president said he is prepared to resign if life in the country has not improved after six months. In an interview on state television late Wednesday, Moncef Marzouki ...
Tunisia's new president says ready to quit if life does not start improving ...Washington Post

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Probe launched to seize assets of Egypt’s Hosni Mubarak and Tunisia’s Ben Ali – Times of India

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Probe launched to seize assets of Egypt's Hosni Mubarak and Tunisia's Ben Ali
Times of India
Thuy said the investigation started after a meeting on Monday and Tuesday between Eurojust, the European Union's justice co-ordination body, and Tunisian and Egyptian authorities in The Hague, where Eurojust is based. "Both Tunisia and Egypt explained …
Probe launched to seize Mubarak, Ben Ali assetsAFP
Investigation into seized assets of Hosni Mubarak and Zine el Abidine Ben Ali …Telegraph.co.uk

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Tunisia reopens borders to Libya – msnbc.com

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Tunisia reopens borders to Libya
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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's state news agency has announced the reopening of the border crossings to Libya after a two week closure. The northern seaside crossing at Ras Ajdir and the road through the mountains further to the south at Dehiba reopened ...
Tunisia-Libya border post reopens after 2-week closureAFP
Tunisia reopens its border with LibyaReuters Africa
Libya: Tunisia 'must allow' Libyan asylum-seekersAfrique en Ligue
Amnesty International -Tunisia Live
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Tunisia’s new president says ready to quit if life does not start improving … – Washington Post

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Tunisia's new president says ready to quit if life does not start improving ...
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TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisia's newly elected president said he is prepared to resign if life in the country has not improved after six months. In an interview on state television late Wednesday, Moncef Marzouki called for patience while the new government ...
Tunisia president asks for 6 month trial periodBoston.com
Tunisia president asks for six-month political truceReuters

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