Tunisa Gets Rid of Secret Police Caid Essebsi, Tunisia's Interim Prime Minister, announced the dissolution of the State Security Department, which the secret police force that terrorized Tunisian citizens. Caid Essebsi is Tunisia's third Interim Prime Minister since Zine El...
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"The protests sweeping the Middle East appear to be entirely indigenous, borne of discontent with unemployment and the lack of personal freedoms, but that hasn't stopped top U.S. officials from suggesting Iran has a part and trying to send a message to Tehran. The U.S. seized...
That is the big question in Middle East peoples’ pursuit of freedom. What is next? " “Breaking News Alert: Tunisian prime minister announces resignation February 27, 2011 11:01:53 AMTunisian Prime...
So after Tunisia, Egypt, Yemen Bahrain and Libya, where next for that dangerous revolutionary, democracy? And to what effect?Tunisia was a surprise, none more surprised than the President, who found himself out of office.Egypt was a slow burner, in the balance for a long...
Hannah Arendt once said, “The most radical revolutionary will become a conservative the day after the revolution.” and like Barbara Tuchman expressed, over time, every successful revolution begins to wear...
opinion by Kwapi V | 51 wks ago 110 views | 2 recommendations | 1 comment
Algiers: Enthused by the successful people’s uprising in Egypt, Algeria and Yemen also appear to be sailing in the same boat. Protests for ouster of governments were already reported from both the countries. In Algiers, capital of Algeria, thousands of protesters violated...
Montreal’s Le Journal de Quebec has confirmed that Tunisia’s ousted Muslim president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali family members arrived in Montreal this week, eventually looking to settle in the tony district...
opinion by Barry ORegan | 1 year ago | updated 1 year ago 377 views | 2 recommendations | 5 comments
Tunisia Update: Interim President & Prime Minister Quit RCD Party After one day of interim government, Tunisian Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi and President Foued Mebazaa have quit the RCD (Constitutional...
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“Setting yourself on fire can be fatal,” should be printed on all match covers in the Middle East and North Africa, I guess. What kind of psychological illness is this? It does no good to kill oneself when...
Tunisia overthrows president after twenty-three years of strong-armed rule. The significance is that people successfully rejected their nation’s autocratic leadership. The question is, what is next as the Prime...
Tunis Crisis: President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali Flees To France, Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi Takes Over - Tunis Airport Surrounded, Tourists Prepare To EvacuateThe situation in Tunisia is changing rapidly....
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Morocco plans to use solar energy to produce 40% of the kingdom’s energy needs. With no oil reserves and over 3,000 hours of sunshine per year, solar power is a viable source of energy for the modest needs of its...
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A teacher in Tunisia is expecting 12 babies (6 boys and 6 girls) according to a local report. The woman had fertility treatment after suffering from miscarriages. She will soon deliver a record-breaking number of 12 babies (duodecaplets). UPDATE: Tunisian woman claimed to be...
The Viva Palestina aid convoy, a 110-strong convoy of vehicles packed with practical aid and driven by self-financed British volunteers has departed London en route to Gaza. This remarkable convoy, born of an...
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