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Tunisia: Tunisians Choose New Parliament
DW, 26 October 2014
The birthplace of the "Arab Spring" is voting to choose its first parliament. The exercise is being seen as Tunisia's first major step towards democracy following the revolution in… Read more »
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Tunisia: 27 Candidates to Run for Presidency
Tunis Afrique Presse, 24 October 2014
The official number of candidates for the presidential election is 27 candidates after the expiry of the deadlines for appeals to the Administrative Court, President of the… Read more »
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Tunisia: Jomaa Reassures Tunisian People On Smooth Organisation of Polls
Tunis Afrique Presse, 25 October 2014
Interim Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa reassured, Saturday, the Tunisian people about the smooth organisation of the legislative elections due, Sunday. Read more »
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Tunisia: PM in Nabeul - Anti-Terrorist Operation in Oued Ellil Helped Thwart Terrorist Plan
Tunis Afrique Presse, 25 October 2014
Visiting the region of Nabeul on Saturday to monitor the ultimate preparations for the elections, Interim Prime Minister Mehdi Jomaa spoke to reporters on the Oued Ellil operation. Read more »
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Tunisia: Six Killed in 'Anti-Terror' Operation
Tunis Afrique Presse, 24 October 2014
Six among the terrorist group members hiding in a house in Chebbaou (Manouba) were killed and two others arrested, as security forces stormed the house, Friday morning. Read more »
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Tunisia: Tunisia On High Alert Ahead of Election
Magharebia, 23 October 2014
Tunisian security forces, working alongside the army, plan to mobilise all of their resources to secure election day, Interior Ministry Spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui told Magharebia. Read more »
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Tunisia: Tunisians Look to Better Future
Magharebia, 23 October 2014
Just days before they vote for a new parliament, Tunisians have high expectations that this election will be a turning point, both on the political and social levels. Read more »
Tunisia Votes for New Parliament
More than five million Tunisians were expected to vote Sunday in the first democratic parliamentary elections since the 2011 revolution which heralded the advent of the "North African spring".
InFocus
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In its latest briefing, the International Crisis Group builds on its November 2013 report and analyses the alarming security threats at Tunisia's borders with Algeria and Libya. Read more »
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Mohamed Ali Nasri, a deputy in Tunisia's National Constituent Assembly, survived an assassination attempt in the city of Kasserine, near the Algerian border. Read more »
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Tunisian lawmakers have approved a timetable for the country's second elections since the ouster of former president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in a nationwide protest. Read more »
