Tunisia : News

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Doha -"The Government will deal with Ansar al-Sharia as an illegal organisation that has committed acts of violence and has ties to terrorism," said Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh who is on a working visit to Qatar. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Kairouan -Clashes erupted on Sunday between security forces and groups of young people in Bab Jalladine, Kairouan, noted a TAP journalist on site. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Eleven security officers and 3 protesters were injured on Sunday in Ettadhamen neighbourhood after clashes between police and supporters of "Ansar al-Sharia," said the Ministry of the Interior. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Ariana -Security forces and supporters of "Ansar al-Sharia" clashed on Sunday at the Ettadhamen neighbourhood in Tunis. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Five policemen were injured and twenty members of Ansar al-Sharia were arrested on Sunday at Ettadhamen district, security sources told TAP journalist on site. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Doha -Interim Prime Minister Ali Larayedh said, on Sunday, he had discussed with Emir of Qatar Sheikh Hamad bin Khalifa al-Thani ways to boost Tunisian-Qatari partnership, particularly financial and technical co-operation and mobilisation of Qatari investments in Tunisia. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -A young supporter of Ansar Al-Sharia died on Sunday afternoon of injuries sustained in clashes that occurred in the Ettadhamen neighbourhood, a security source told TAP agency. (AllAfrica)

[HRInfo]Cairo On -The Arabic Network for Human Rights Information (ANHRI) denounces the physical assault suffered number of the journalists by a group of unknown people who destroyed their camera and intimidated them in order to ban them from doing their work. This took place last Friday while the journalists tried to cover the press conference organized by "nidaatounes movement" in one of the private schools in Sidi Bouzid, the capital of the Tunisian revolution. (AllAfrica)

[CAF]Enugu Rangers of Nigeria snatched a dramatic 1-0 win over CS Sfaxien of Tunisia Sunday in an Orange CAF Confederation Cup play-off. Severely weakened by the absence of stars Chigozie Agbim and Sunday Mba, Rangers broke the deadlock just three minutes from time. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Kairouan -Calm was restored to the city of Kairouan on Sunday afternoon. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -The Interior Ministry spokesman dismissed, on Sunday, reports asserting that the Ettadhamen neighbourhood had been decreed "closed security area." (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Security forces dispersed on Sunday a group of students members of the General Union of Tunisian Students (UGET) who were trying to gather downtown Tunis. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Kairouan -Sheikh Mohamed Khalif, Salafist leader from the region of Kairouan announced that "Ansar al-Sharia" has decided to postpone its 3rd congress until next Sunday, local governor Abdelmajid Laghouan told TAP correspondent in the region. (AllAfrica)

[SPS]Midrand -The Permanent Representative of Tunisia to the Pan-African Parliament Mr. Bachir Chemam has called for the need to organize a self-determination referendum for the Saharawi people, during the Second Session of the 3rd Legislative Period of the Third Pan African Parliament, taking place at PAP headquarters in Midrand, South Africa, from May 6th to 20th, 2013. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -A promotional campaign of the Tunisian tourism in Algeria was launched in the International Tourism and Travel Market (SITEV) organised, May 16-17 in Algiers. (AllAfrica)

[CAF]Multi African title winners Etoile Sahel of Tunisia hit back twice to hold JSM Bejaia of Algeria 2-2 in an Orange CAF Confederation Cup play-off this weekend. Etoile, the only club to win all five CAF club competitions, are now favoured to win the return game at home and qualify for the group phase. On a good weekend for seeded sides, Stade Malien of Mali, FUS Rabat of (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Prime Minister Ali Larayedh will pay a two-day visit to Qatar as of Sunday. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Carthage -Chairmen of Tourism Professional Chambers and the Turkish Travel Agencies Federation pledged on Friday to launch a promotional campaign to better introduce Tunisia's assets, which according to them "is a charming and attractive destination to tourists." (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -The Interior Ministry banned on Friday Salafist movement Ansar al-Chariaa from holding an annual meeting on Sunday in the city of Kairouan. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Speeding up the procedures of the recovery of properties and asserts abroad will be the task of an ad hoc commission created to this effect, a Prime Ministry's statement published on Friday reads. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Spokesman of the Presidency of the Republic Adnen Mansar denied, on Saturday, the information relayed by some media, on the holding of several meetings in Carthage palace to ease tensions and avoid possible problems and disputes concerning the congress of Ansar al-Chariaa scheduled on Sunday in Kairouan. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Spokesman of the Presidency of the Republic Adnen Mansar denied, on Saturday, the information relayed by some media, on the holding of several meetings in Carthage palace to ease tensions and avoid possible problems and disputes concerning the congress of Ansar al-Sharia scheduled on Sunday in Kairouan. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -The Hizb at-Tahrir, Saturday, called on the "Ansar al-Sharia" movement to postpone its congress scheduled Sunday in Kairouan. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -An agreement on the compensation for the victims of dictatorship was reached, President of the commission of the martyrs and wounded of the revolution and reactivation of general amnesty in the National Constituent Assembly (NCA) Yamina Zoghlami said. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -"Sweden will extend 7 million Euros (i.e. about 15 million Tunisian dinars) in aid to Tunisia to support its electoral process," announced Swedish Ambassador to Tunisia Jan Thesleff. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Carthage -The issue of the natural and industrial disasters, the management of crises, the plans of preventing risks, as well as the responsiveness and the behaviour to be followed in case of disasters are the key axes of interest of a national symposium on the theme: "Towards the Establishment of a National Plan of Mastering Risks and Management of Disasters." (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Tunisia's unemployment rate posted a 0.2% decrease in the first quarter of 2013, reaching 16.5% against 16.7% in Q4 of 2010. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Carthage -A working session held on Thursday in Carthage focused on the progress of development projects in the Governorate of Beja. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -The Chinese government donated 80 million Yuan Renminbi (20 million Tunisain dinars) to Tunisia, by virtue of an economic and technical co-operation agreement signed on Thursday between the two countries. (AllAfrica)

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Tunis -Caretaker President Moncef Marzouki said "everyone must make necessary concessions" to achieve the common goals, namely protecting national unity, building a civil and democratic society rooted in Arab-Islamic values and giving a strong impetus to social, economic, scientific and cultural progress. (AllAfrica)

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