Tunisia

Foreign midshipmen forge international ties

2012-12-01 14:07:21

Like her classmates at the U.S. Naval Academy, Midshipman 1st Class Dagmara Broniatowska learned how to salute, ran the endurance course and memorized the body of American military information, history and quotations known as the Rates. In her "four...

Mr. Abbas' mission

2012-02-12 00:00:00

Signs of movement toward renewed cooperation between the Palestinian Authority and Hamas have Israeli officials on edge. Israel considers Hamas a terrorist organization committed to its destruction and has shunned negotiations. In the wake of...

The media's double standard for rioters

2011-08-16 06:15:00

I have noticed a strange difference in how the media (including the FOX propaganda channel) cover similar events — and no, I'm not talking about the budget nonsense or any other Washington stupidity. I mean the way you refer to the young people...

Muddled Middle East

2011-04-21 14:04:00

When revolutions in Tunisia and Egypt erupted earlier this year quickly forced out long-time autocratic rulers, many in the West hoped that the pro-democracy demonstrations there would unleash a tidal wave of change across the Arab world. To an extent,...

Obama's Mideast speech: Israel and the Arab Spring

2011-05-19 15:02:00

The most surprising aspect of President Barack Obama's speech Thursday on U.S. policy in the Middle East may have been his strongly worded call for a two-state solution of the Israeli-Palestinian conflict, based on Israel's boundaries before 1967....

Foreign tourism offices

2007-03-04 00:00:00

For tourist information on selected foreign destinations, contact the government offices below. For information about a country not listed, call the United Nations at 212-963-1234, dial 0 and ask for the number of the country's U.N. mission or delegation....

Official list of Guantanamo Bay detainees

2006-05-15 00:00:00

Israeli attorney general is faced with decision on fate of Sharon

2004-03-30 00:00:00

JERUSALEM - He is a career civil servant who spent years toiling in obscurity as a lawyer in the Justice Ministry, an unassuming official with little experience in criminal law who now holds the fate of Israel's prime minister in his hands. It is up to...

EU condemns jailing of topless feminists in Tunisia

2013-06-13 05:11:02

BRUSSELS, June 13 (Reuters) - The European Union said on Thursday jail sentences handed down to three European feminist activists who staged a topless protest in Tunisia were too severe and urged the Islamist-led government to reform its laws on freedom...

Tunisian rapper in court to hear sentence for insulting police

2013-06-13 11:40:02

TUNIS, June 13 (Reuters) - A Tunisian rapper who was sentenced to two years in jail in absentia in March for insulting the police was handed the same punishment on Thursday after he surrendered to the authorities. The ruling, which critics called another...

RPT-Erdogan: from "rock star" to mixed reviews from Arabs

2013-06-12 23:01:03

(Repeating story from Wednesday with no changes to text) * Turkish prime minister was feted during the Arab Spring * But some Arabs disappointed by his crackdown * His fate may now be linked to that of Arab Islamists By Alastair Macdonald and Tarek...

Erdogan: from 'rock star' to mixed reviews from Arabs

2013-06-12 14:46:00

CAIRO/ TUNIS (Reuters) - Two years ago, Tayyip Erdogan was mobbed by adoring crowds in Arab capitals and Turkey seemed set to expand its trade and influence across the region on the back of his support for the upstart democrats of the Arab Spring. Today,...

Police officers detain an activist from the women's rights group FEMEN during a protest against the arrest of their Tunisian member named Amina, in front of Tunisia's Ministry of Justice in Tunis.

2013-05-29 00:00:00

Tunisian protesters burn the U.S. flag during a demonstration outside the U.S. embassy in Tunis.

2012-09-14 07:55:00

Oussama Mellouli holds a Tunisian flag as he poses with his gold medal after winning the men's 10km open water swimming marathon. Mellouli claimed victory to become the first person to win Olympic titles in both pool and open water races.

2012-08-10 00:00:00