Tunisia Protests

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  Tunisia Police Disperse New Protest After Jobless Man's Death

  Tunisian police fired tear gas and water cannon to disperse hundreds of job-seeking demonstrators Wednesday in the impoverished town of Kasserine, in a second day of protests after the death of an unemployed man.

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  Man Shot Dead by Police in Tunisia Protest, Say Witnesses

  A man was shot dead on Sunday in clashes between demonstrators and security forces in the southern Tunisian town of Dhiba, near the border with Libya, during a protest over the economy, witnesses said.

• Tunisians Protest After Girl 'Burned Alive' by Father

  Some 300 people marched in Tunis on Thursday to condemn the act of a man who allegedly burned his 13-year-old daughter to death because she was walking with a boy.

• Tens of thousands rally to oust Tunisian government

  Tens of thousands of Tunisians crowded the streets of downtown Tunis on Tuesday to demand the transitional government's ouster, in the largest opposition protest since the country's political crisis began two weeks ago.

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  Turkey's Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan returns, declares protests must stop now

  Prime Minister Tayyip Erdogan flew back today to a Turkey rocked by days of anti-government unrest and declared before a sea of flag-waving supporters at Istanbul airport: "These protests must end immediately."

• Turkey's Prime Minister Recep Erdogan says 'terrorists' are stoking Istanbul protests

  Turkish Prime Minister Recep Tayyip Erdogan headed home from an overseas trip today, defiantly vowing to press ahead with plans to redevelop a park that have prompted a week of violent protests he said were stoked by 'terrorists'.

• Crowds await funeral of slain Tunisian opposition leader

  Tens of thousands of Tunisians took to the streets amid scattered violence on Friday to mourn secular opposition leader Chokri Belaid, whose assassination has plunged Tunisia deeper into political crisis.

• Tunisia protests after government critic shot dead

  A Tunisian opposition politician was shot dead on Wednesday, sending protesters onto the streets of cities nationwide two years after the uprisings that swept Tunisia's president from power and inflamed the Arab world.

• Thousands march in violence-hit Tunisian town

  Thousands of people protested for a fourth straight day on Friday in the central town of Siliana demanding the governor quit, as political instability mounts in Tunisia two years after a revolution.

• Al Qaeda threatens attacks on United States diplomats

  Al Qaeda's branch in North Africa on Tuesday called for attacks on U.S. diplomats and an escalation of protests against an anti-Islam video that was produced in the United States and triggered a wave of demonstrations in Muslim countries. While demonstrations have tapered off in nations including Egypt and Tunisia, a protest against the film turned...

• US pulls out embassy staff as Al Qaeda calls for more attacks

  The US is braced for more violence aimed at its interests in the Arab and Muslim world, pulling non-essential embassy staff out of Sudan and Tunisia amid Al Qaeda calls for more attacks on US targets.

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  Facebook quiet on its role in revolts

  With Facebook playing a starring role in the revolts that toppled governments in Tunisia and Egypt, you might think the company's top executives would use this historic moment to highlight its role as the platform for democratic change. Instead, they...

• Tunisian Prime Minister announces resignation

  Tunisia's embattled Prime Minister said on Sunday that he will resign, bowing to a key demand of protesters after at least five people died in a groundswell of new unrest in this North African country.Mohamed Ghannouchi, 69, has been a major irritant to Tunisians behind the so-called "Jasmine Revolution" that toppled autocratic President Zine El Ab...

• Four dead in Tunisia after renewed violence

  Four people have died in new unrest in the Tunisian capital between stone-throwing protesters and police on the sidelines of demonstrations against the interim government, officials have said.The Interior Ministry, in a statement, blamed "provocateurs" for fomenting violence in otherwise peaceful rallies and for allegedly using young people as huma...

• More anti-government protests in Tunisia

  Anti-government protests hit Tunisia for a second day running on Sunday, with around 4,000 demonstrators gathering in Central Tunis to demand the resignation of Mohamed Ghannouchi's transitional government.Many waved Tunisian flags and banners proclaiming: "Resignation of the prime minister, Constituent Assembly, Parliamentary System" or "Tunisia i...