Faine Greenwood and Erin CunninghamMarch 13, 2013 07:13

A young Tunisian cigarette vendor who self-immolated prior to an important vote on a new national government has died of his injuries.

Libya denies Gaddafi premier in 'critical condition' after torture in jail

Jill LangloisFebruary 28, 2013 18:03

"Al-Baghdadi (al-Mahmudi) is in good health... and is being treated humanely," Prime Minister Ali Zeidan told a new conference.

Tunisian President asks interior minister to form new government

Mariya KarimjeeFebruary 22, 2013 11:40

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has asked the country's Interior Minister, Ali Larayedh, a member of the country's main Islamist part, to form a new government, his spokesman said.

Tunisia Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali resigns

Jill LangloisFebruary 19, 2013 15:40

"I vowed that if my initiative did not succeed, I would resign and ... I have already done so," Jebali told a news conference.

Tunisia prime minister's plan for technocratic government fails

Jill LangloisFebruary 18, 2013 18:22

Jebali had announced his plan after the assassination of a prominent opposition politician earlier in February.

Tunisia crisis: Ruling Ennadha party takes to streets to defend Islamist-led government

Jessica PhelanFebruary 9, 2013 10:20

Ennadha's rally was due to take place Saturday afternoon on Habib Bourguiba Avenue in central Tunis – Tunisia's equivalent of Egypt's Tahrir Square.

Tunisia buries Chokri Belaid

Jessica PhelanFebruary 8, 2013 10:11

Tens of thousands of people turned out to see Belaid buried and protest against his death.

Tunisia: Chokri Belaid buried amid strike, protests

Jessica PhelanFebruary 8, 2013 09:25

Tens of thousands of people accompanied Belaid's coffin as it was carried to a cemetery near his home, many holding pictures of the dead man and chanting slogans against Tunisia's Islamist-led government.

Jessica PhelanFebruary 8, 2013 07:51

Chatter: Tunisia mourns, and protests

Murdered opposition leader Chokri Belaid is laid to rest but Tunisia isn't, Mali's rebels turn suicidal, South Africa faces its own "Delhi moment", and who says old men don't write good romance?

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Murdered opposition leader Chokri Belaid is laid to rest but Tunisia isn't, Mali's rebels turn suicidal, South Africa faces its own "Delhi moment", and who says old men don't write good romance?

Tunisia crisis: Ruling Ennahda party resists move to dissolve government

Jessica Phelan and Erin CunninghamFebruary 7, 2013 10:01

Several of Chokri Belaid's associates have accused Ennadha's leaders of direct involvement in his death.