Tunisia

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'We Did It Together,' Says Tunisian Co-Winner Of 2015 Nobel Peace Prize

8:55am October 09, 2015

by Bill Chappell

The National Dialogue Quartet stepped in during the violent summer of 2013, when Tunisia was sliding toward a civil war in the wake of its 2011 Jasmine Revolution.

In Kairouan, Tunisia, Muslims visit the Great Mosque, one of the oldest and best-known mosques in North Africa. Tunisia has made more political progress than other Arab Spring countries, but it has suffered two major terror attacks in recent months.

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Tunisia Seeks Its Way On A Winding, Bumpy Path

2:44pm July 06, 2015

by Alice Fordham

An attacker recently opened fire on Tunisian beach and killed 38 people. NPR's Alice Fordham, who went to cover the story, used to live in Tunisia. She reflects on how the country has changed.

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Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi speaks during a forum on strategic planning, in Tunis, in June. Essebsi has declared a state of emergency his office says is aimed at dealing with the threat of Islamist extremists.

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Week After Beach Attack, Tunisia Declares State Of Emergency

1:21pm July 04, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Beji Caid Essebsi's office says the president needs the expanded powers to deal with extremists following the attack in Sousse that killed 38 foreign tourists.

Police patrol the beach at Sousse, Tunisia, on Sunday. Tunisian authorities have deployed additional security forces, closed some mosques and banned some Islamist groups in the wake of Friday's terrorist attack at a beachfront hotel.

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After Slaughter Of Tourists, Tunisia Cracks Down On Islamists

6:29pm June 29, 2015

by Alice Fordham

Tunisian authorities ordered some mosques closed and banned some fringe Islamist political parties. Some Tunisians support the moves, while others fear the government is overreacting.

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This image, which is taken from a website associated with the self-declared Islamic State, purports to show Tunisian gunman Seifeddine Rezgui.

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Tunisia IDs Beach Resort Assailant As 23-Year-Old Aviation Student

3:54pm June 27, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Prime Minister Habib Essid also said that most of the tourists killed at the Imperial Marhaba Hotel in Sousse were British tourists.

The body of a tourist lies near a beachside hotel in Sousse, Tunisia. Dozens of people were killed Friday when at least one gunman opened fire at the hotel, an interior ministry spokesman said.

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At Least 37 Dead After Attack On Hotel At Tunisian Beach Resort

4:54pm June 26, 2015

by Scott Neuman

Officials in Tunis report that an assailant opened fire on a hotel in the popular beach resort of Sousse, killing British, German and Belgian tourists.

Survivors are escorted from the National Bardo Museum in Tunis on Wednesday. At least 20 foreign tourists were killed in the attack.

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Tunisian Museum Attack: 'I Thought It Was A Game,' Witness Says

1:52pm March 19, 2015

by Bill Chappell

ISIS has claimed responsibility for the attack that struck travelers from Japan, France, and other countries. Tunisia's president says his nation is "in a merciless war against terrorism."

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Tunisian security forces secure the area after gunmen attacked Tunis' famed National Bardo Museum on Wednesday.

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Gunmen Storm Tunisian Museum In Deadly Attack

1:41pm March 18, 2015

by Jackie Northam

Tunisia's prime minister says at least 21 people — including 17 foreign tourists and two gunmen — died in the attack at the National Bardo Museum, a popular tourist attraction in the capital.

A supporter of newly elected Tunisian presidential candidate Beji Caid Essibsi flashes the V-sign from a car as they celebrate the first results of the Tunisian elections in Sousse, Tunisia.

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Tunisian Election Puts Former Regime Figure In Presidency

10:28am December 22, 2014

by Bill Chappell

Nearly four years after the Arab Spring began, Tunisian voters elected Beji Caid Essebsi, a veteran of the country's autocratic regimes.

Tunisian voter Dina Ghlisse, 19, displays her finger with the indelible ink mark after voting in La Marsa, on the outskirts of Tunis, on Sunday. More than three years after Tunisia sparked the Arab Spring, the country is choosing a president.

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Tunisia, Cradle Of Arab Spring, In Historic Presidential Vote

2:46pm December 21, 2014

by Scott Neuman

The election pits interim President Moncef Marzouki against challenger Beji Caid Essebsi, who held a post in the ousted regime of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.