Egypt recalls Tunisia envoy: State TV

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 23:17

Egypt recalled its ambassador from Tunisia on Saturday after the Tunisian president demanded the release of deposed leader Mohamed Morsi, state television reported.

Tunisia`s ruling Islamists to step down

Last Updated: Saturday, September 28, 2013, 19:53

Tunisia`s governing Islamist party has agreed to step down following negotiations with opposition parties that begin next week.

Tunisian women waging `sex jihad` in Syria by sleeping with Islamic militants

Last Updated: Saturday, September 21, 2013, 13:24

Tunisian women have reportedly travelled to Syria, for what is called as `sexual jihad`, to comfort the Islamist militants fighting there, however, lawmakers believe that such a practice has led to increased number of pregnancies in the country.

Tunisian women waging `sex jihad` in Syria: Minister

Last Updated: Friday, September 20, 2013, 16:01

Tunisian women have travelled to Syria to wage "sex jihad" by comforting Islamist fighters battling the regime there, Interior Minister Lotfi ben Jeddou has told MPs.

Two jihadists killed, two held in Tunisia: Ministry

Last Updated: Monday, September 9, 2013, 23:03

Tunisian security forces on Monday killed two Islamist militants from the extremist group Ansar al-Sharia and arrested two others in a Tunis suburb, the interior ministry said.

Tens of thousands call for Tunisia govt ouster

Last Updated: Sunday, September 8, 2013, 09:34

Tens of thousands of Tunisians on Saturday called for the resignation of the Islamist-led government in one of the largest opposition protests to date.

Tunisia compromise may head off govt crisis

Last Updated: Friday, August 23, 2013, 09:24

Tunisia`s ruling Islamists have agreed to an initiative by the country`s main labour union to avert the brewing political crisis by eventually forming a government of technocrats, a top union official said.

Tunisia crisis festers amid wariness over Egypt turmoil

Last Updated: Thursday, August 15, 2013, 23:56

Tunisia`s political crisis showed no sign of being resolved on Thursday.

1.6 million seek Tunisia government`s resignation: Tamarod movement

Last Updated: Monday, August 12, 2013, 09:41

Organisers of Tunisia`s Tamarod (Rebel) movement said that they have collected 1.6 million signatures demanding the dissolution of the country`s constituent assembly and resignation of the government, Shems FM radio reported.

`Terror` suspect killed, murder plot foiled: Tunis

Last Updated: Monday, August 5, 2013, 14:33

Tunisia said security forces killed a "terror" suspect and separately foiled a political assassination like the one that has plunged the country into crisis.

Thousands rally to support embattled Tunisia govt

Last Updated: Sunday, August 4, 2013, 11:19

Tens of thousands of Tunisians came out in a show of force for the country`s Islamist-led government on Saturday, in one of the largest demonstrations since the 2011 revolution.

Tunisia sets December election, mourns slain soldiers

Last Updated: Tuesday, July 30, 2013, 10:51

Tunisia`s authorities declared a general election for December following days of anti-government protests, and began three days of mourning today after extremists killed at least eight soldiers.