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Tunisian President Falls Ill As ISIS-Claimed Suicide Attacks In Capital
Double suicide attacks shook Tunisia's capital Thursday, even as the country was plunged into uncertainty with the hospitalisation of President Beji Caid Essebsi who was said to be "seriously ill".
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External Affairs Minister MJ Akbar To Embark On 3-Day Visit To Tunisia On February 26
Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar will travel to Tunisia on February 26 to hold talks with Tunisian leadership including President Beji Caid Essebsi on a wide range of bilateral, regional and international issues of common interest.
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Tunisia Names Youssef Chahed, As PM-Designate
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi today named local affairs minister Youssef Chahed, 40, as prime minister-designate tasked with forming a unity cabinet.
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Tunisia President Declares State of Emergency After Bombing
Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a nationwide state of emergency and curfew in Tunis after a deadly bomb attack Tuesday on a presidential guard bus in the capital.
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John Kerry in Tunisia to Help Bolster Fledgling Democracy
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Tunis today to take part in a strategic dialogue aimed at bolstering political and economic ties with the North African nation.
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Tunisia Ruling Party Lawmakers Resign From Parliament
Thirty two Tunisian lawmakers accused President Beji Caid Essebsi's son of meddling and resigned from the ruling party bloc in parliament today, allowing Islamist rivals to become the largest party.
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Tunisia Extends State of Emergency By 2 Months
A state of emergency imposed in Tunisia after a jihadist gunman killed 38 foreign tourists in June is to be extended for two months, the president's office said today.
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Tunisia Declares State of Emergency After Beach Attack
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday declared a state of emergency following last week's jihadist beach massacre in which 38 foreign tourists were killed, his office said.
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Tunisian President Admits Tunisia Was Not Prepared for Beach Massacre
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi admitted in an interview broadcast today that the country was not prepared for last week's jihadist beach massacre.
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Barack Obama Offers Condolences to Tunisian Leader
US President Barack Obama offered condolences to Tunisian leader Beji Caid Essebsi Monday, after a jihadist attack that killed 38 people and left the future of the vital tourism sector in doubt.
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Tunisia Cannot Face Jihadists Alone, Says President Beji Caid Essebsi
Tunisia cannot stand up to the jihadist threat alone, President Beji Caid Essebsi said earlier today after a gunman killed 28 people at a tourist resort, calling for a unified global strategy.
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Barack Obama to Designate Tunisia as Major Non-NATO Ally
US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that he plans to designate Tunisia as a major non-NATO ally of the United States, recognising the country's democratic progress after the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
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Mahmud Abbas to Meet Pope Francis Before Palestinian Nuns Canonised
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is to meet Pope Francis in Rome on Saturday, the day before two Palestinian nuns are canonised, his office said.
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Tunisians March Against Extremism After Museum Massacre
Thousands of Tunisians, led by their president and joined by several foreign dignitaries, are to march in the capital today to denounce terrorism after the museum massacre of 22 tourists.
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Tunisian President Says Third Gunman Involved in Museum Attack on the Run
Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi said on Sunday that a third gunman involved in an attack that killed 23 people, mostly foreign tourists, at a Tunis museum last week was on the run.
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Tunisian President Falls Ill As ISIS-Claimed Suicide Attacks In Capital
Double suicide attacks shook Tunisia's capital Thursday, even as the country was plunged into uncertainty with the hospitalisation of President Beji Caid Essebsi who was said to be "seriously ill".
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External Affairs Minister MJ Akbar To Embark On 3-Day Visit To Tunisia On February 26
Minister of State for External Affairs MJ Akbar will travel to Tunisia on February 26 to hold talks with Tunisian leadership including President Beji Caid Essebsi on a wide range of bilateral, regional and international issues of common interest.
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Tunisia Names Youssef Chahed, As PM-Designate
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi today named local affairs minister Youssef Chahed, 40, as prime minister-designate tasked with forming a unity cabinet.
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Tunisia President Declares State of Emergency After Bombing
Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a nationwide state of emergency and curfew in Tunis after a deadly bomb attack Tuesday on a presidential guard bus in the capital.
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John Kerry in Tunisia to Help Bolster Fledgling Democracy
US Secretary of State John Kerry arrived in Tunis today to take part in a strategic dialogue aimed at bolstering political and economic ties with the North African nation.
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Tunisia Ruling Party Lawmakers Resign From Parliament
Thirty two Tunisian lawmakers accused President Beji Caid Essebsi's son of meddling and resigned from the ruling party bloc in parliament today, allowing Islamist rivals to become the largest party.
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Tunisia Extends State of Emergency By 2 Months
A state of emergency imposed in Tunisia after a jihadist gunman killed 38 foreign tourists in June is to be extended for two months, the president's office said today.
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Tunisia Declares State of Emergency After Beach Attack
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi on Saturday declared a state of emergency following last week's jihadist beach massacre in which 38 foreign tourists were killed, his office said.
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Tunisian President Admits Tunisia Was Not Prepared for Beach Massacre
Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi admitted in an interview broadcast today that the country was not prepared for last week's jihadist beach massacre.
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Barack Obama Offers Condolences to Tunisian Leader
US President Barack Obama offered condolences to Tunisian leader Beji Caid Essebsi Monday, after a jihadist attack that killed 38 people and left the future of the vital tourism sector in doubt.
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Tunisia Cannot Face Jihadists Alone, Says President Beji Caid Essebsi
Tunisia cannot stand up to the jihadist threat alone, President Beji Caid Essebsi said earlier today after a gunman killed 28 people at a tourist resort, calling for a unified global strategy.
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Barack Obama to Designate Tunisia as Major Non-NATO Ally
US President Barack Obama said on Thursday that he plans to designate Tunisia as a major non-NATO ally of the United States, recognising the country's democratic progress after the 2011 Arab Spring uprising.
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Mahmud Abbas to Meet Pope Francis Before Palestinian Nuns Canonised
Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas is to meet Pope Francis in Rome on Saturday, the day before two Palestinian nuns are canonised, his office said.
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Tunisians March Against Extremism After Museum Massacre
Thousands of Tunisians, led by their president and joined by several foreign dignitaries, are to march in the capital today to denounce terrorism after the museum massacre of 22 tourists.
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Tunisian President Says Third Gunman Involved in Museum Attack on the Run
Tunisia's President Beji Caid Essebsi said on Sunday that a third gunman involved in an attack that killed 23 people, mostly foreign tourists, at a Tunis museum last week was on the run.
