Tunisia extradites ex-Libyan prime minister
June 25th, 2012 - 10:46 am ICT by IANS
Tunis/Tripoli, June 25 (IANS) Libya's ex-prime minister Baghdadi Mahmoudi, who served under slain leader Muammar Gaddafi, has been extradited from Tunisia to his native country, state-run TAP press agency reported.Mahmoudi ... Read more...
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Tunisia to extradite former Libyan PM
May 23rd, 2012 - 9:23 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, May 23 (IANS) Tunisian government has agreed to extradite former Libyan prime minister Baghdadi Mahmoudi, Xinhua reported.According to Tunisian Justice Minister Noureddine Bhiri, the country's authorities have received ... Read more...
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Gaddafi’s family not in Tunisia: Official
August 20th, 2011 - 9:54 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, Aug 20 (IANS) The Tunisian government has denied reports that the family of Libyan leader Muammar Gaddafi was in Tunisia, Xinhua reported.The interior ministry spokesman said: "Our teams are ... Read more...
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China delivers humanitarian aid to Tunisia
April 8th, 2011 - 9:42 am ICT by IANS
Beijing, April 8 (IANS) China has sent its first shipment of emergency humanitarian aid to help the Tunisian government deal with refugees fleeing neighbouring country Libya.The relief materials that were ... Read more...
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Tunisia and Italy agree to curb illegal immigration
April 7th, 2011 - 1:37 am ICT by BNO News
TUNIS (BNO NEWS) -- Tunisia and Italy on Wednesday reached an agreement on illegal immigration that includes the repatriation of new arrivals on the southern Italian island of Lampedusa, ANSA news agency ... Read more...
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EU to give $348 mn in aid to Tunisia
February 15th, 2011 - 7:38 am ICT by IANS
Tunis, Feb 15 (IANS) The European Union (EU) will provide 258 million euros (about $348 million) in aid to Tunisia to help various developmental projects in the country. EU's foreign policy chief ... Read more...
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Egypt Violence Reaches A Crescendo, Internet Blackout Follows
January 28th, 2011 - 8:11 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
Jan 28, (THAINDIAN NEWS) The civil unrest in Egypt is getting worse with the Hosni Mubarak government imposing a blackout on Internet traffic from and to the trouble ridden country. ... Read more...
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Civilian unrest spreads to Yemen, shakes Mid-East region
January 28th, 2011 - 1:23 pm ICT by ANI
Sanaa (Yemen), Jan.28 (ANI): The civilian unrest that began in the North African republic of Tunisia, has now spread to Yemen, one of the Middle East's most impoverished countries, after engulfing Egypt.According ... Read more...
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Death toll rises as Tunisian president promises change
January 14th, 2011 - 2:47 am ICT by BNO News
TUNIS (BNO NEWS) -- At least eleven more people were killed in Tunisia on Wednesday as violent demonstrations continued countrywide, officials said on Thursday as President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has promised ... Read more...
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EU commissioner expresses concern over violence in Tunisia
January 11th, 2011 - 4:51 am ICT by BNO News
BRUSSELS (BNO NEWS) -- European Union Commissioner Stefan Füle on Monday expressed his concern over the violent events that took place in Tunisia over the weekend, leaving more than a dozen people ... Read more...
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