Tunisian Prime Minister Resigns Plunging Country Into A Crisis

Tunisian Prime Minister Resigns -- Al Jazeera

Hamadi Jebali steps down following failed efforts to create a non-partisan technocratic government.

Tunisian Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali has announced his resignation at a news conference in Tunis.

"I promised if my initiative did not succeed I would resign as head of the government and this is what I am doing following my meeting with the president," Jebali said at the presidential palace.

"Today there is a great disappointment among the people and we must regain their trust and this resignation is a first step."

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Tunisia wobbles further as PM resigns and credit rating drops -- Christian Science Monitor
Tunisia seeks new premier to escape political crisis -- Reuters
Political instability erodes gains by Tunisia economy -- Reuters
Tunisia Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali resigns -- BBC
Tunisia in political limbo as no new PM in sight -- AFP
Islamist leader sees new Tunisian coalition government this week -- Reuters
Denied New Government, Tunisian Premier Resigns -- New York Times
Tunisian PM resigns sparking credit rating downgrade -- The Guardian
Is Tunisia Falling Apart? Here's What's Going On -- ABC News/AP

Protests Grow In Tunisia

Tunisians Mourn Opposition Leader As Police, Youths Clash -- Bloomberg Businessweek

Thousands of Tunisians mourned slain opposition leader Chukri Beleid as police fired tear gas in clashes with groups of young men during his funeral, heightening tensions as the country faces its most serious crisis since the 2011 uprising that began the Arab Spring.

At least four cars were torched in the unrest outside the Jalaz cemetery in the capital, Tunis, sending plumes of black smoke billowing above the skyline. Clouds of tear gas forced mourners to cover their faces as they waited for the cortege.

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Violence mars funeral of slain Tunisian opposition leader -- Reuters
Tunisian opposition leader's funeral marred by protests -- CBC/AP
'These kids are uncontrollable': Youths battle police and steal from mourners in Tunisia as tens of thousands march to mourn slain left-wing leader -- Daily Mail
Tear gas fired as Tunisia buries politician -- Al Jazeera
Tunisia mourns murdered politician Chokri Belaid -- BBC
Tunisian Opposition Leader’s Funeral Draws Thousands -- New York Times
Mourning amid teargas: Funeral turns into violent confrontation with Tunisian police (Photo Blog) -- NBC

My Comment: The opposition and their supporters in Tunisia are upset .... and they have just cause.

Tunisia's Ruling Islamist Party Rejects Proposal To Dissolve The Government

Tunisia Violence Continues As PM's Party Rejects Change Of Government -- The Guardian

Islamist Ennahda party appears split over Hamdi Jebali's move in wake of opposition leader Chokri Belaid's assassination

Tunisia's Islamists have rejected a plan by their party chief and prime minister to change the government after unrest erupted over the killing of an opposition leader, deepening the country's worst crisis since the revolution in 2011.

Police fired teargas to disperse renewed demonstrators near the interior ministry in Tunis and stone-throwing youths in the southern town of Gafsa.

Union leaders are planning a general strike on Friday, which could also be the day of assassinated secular politician Chokri Belaid's funeral, prompting fears of further violence.

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More News On Tunisia's Political Crisis After The Assassination Of It's Opposition Leader

Petrol bombs and tear gas: Tunisia hit by fresh protests -- The Telegraph
Strike called over Tunisia killing -- Al Jazeera
Tunisian Islamists disown PM over move to defuse crisis -- Reuters
Tunisian politician shot dead outside home sparking fears of an Islamic takeover in nation which started the Arab Spring -- Daily Mail
Tunisian Islamists reject plans to dismiss government -- The Telegraph
Tunisia's Ruling Islamist Party Rejects Government Dissolution -- Voice of America
Tunisia Islamist party rejects gov't dissolution -- Bloomberg Businessweek/AP
Ruling Islamists split over deepening Tunisia crisis -- Global Post/AFP
Tunisia’s ruling party rejects proposal to dissolve government -- Washington Post
Tunisia gripped by political uncertainty after killing -- CNN
New Uncertainty Grips Tunisia After Assassination -- New York Times
Tunisia political crisis deepens after assassination -- BBC
Tunisia crisis deepens after opposition leader's slaying -- CBC/AP
Tunisia's double blow: political assassination, government dissolution -- John Thorne, Christian Science Monitor

Tunisian Opposition Leader Assassinated

Vocal Critic Of Islamist-Led Government Gunned Down In Tunisia -- CNN

Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) -- Opposition leader Chokri Belaid routinely received death threats for his outspoken criticism of Tunisia's Islamist-led government. He talked about the bullying on his frequent television appearances. He said he didn't really fear for his life.

On Wednesday morning, a gunman shot and killed Belaid in front of his home as he was leaving for work, according to an eyewitness. Belaid's political allies and even his Islamist opponents are decrying the murder as an assassination.

The killing of Belaid, 48, has shocked the nation. Police had fired on protesters, killing some of them, during the Arab Spring uprising, which originated in Tunisia in December 2010. But the targeted slaying of a politician crossed a new line.

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More News On The Assassination Of Tunisian Opposition Leader Chokri Belaid

Tunisia: Chokri Belaid's killing prompts strike call -- BBC
'Great anger' rises in Tunisia after slaying of opposition leader -- NBC
Tunisian Opposition Leader Killed Amid Tensions -- Time/AP
Tunisian opposition leader shot to death provoking anti-government riots across the country -- Washington Post/AP
Killing of Tunisian Opposition Figure Sets Off Protests -- New York Times
Assassination Of Opposition Figure Leads To Protests In Tunisia -- NPR
Tunisian opposition leader shot dead -- Washington Post
Tunisia protests after government critic shot dead -- Reuters
Top Tunisian Opposition Leader Murdered -- Voice of America
Tunisia Clashes After Opposition Leader Beleid Shot Dead -- Bloomberg Businessweek
Tinderbox: An Assassination Brings the Spotlight Back to Tunisia -- Bobby Ghosh, Time

State Of Emergency Extended In Tunisia As Violence Continues To Escalate

Security Tightened After Tunisia Violence -- Al Jazeera

Soldiers deployed following deadly clashes in Tunis suburb over arrest of Salafist in connection with assault.

Police and soldiers have deployed in large numbers in the Tunisian capital after deadly clashes with radical Islamists during the night, according to the interior ministry.

The deployment came a day after Tunisia's state news agency said one protester was killed and three security officers injured in clashes near Tunis on Tuesday.

Wielding sharp tools and swords, the protesters went on the attack in the Tunis suburb of Manouba after police arrested a Salafist suspected of assaulting the head of the suburb's public-security brigade, Khaled Tarrouche, interior ministry spokesman, said.

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Tunisia extends state of emergency after attacks -- AFP
Armed Islamists on Tunis streets after clashes -- AFP
Second man dies after clashes between Tunisian Salafis, police -- Reuters
More sectarian clashes expected in Tunisia capital -- Euronews
Early test for new rulers in Tunisia -- Osama Al Sharif, Al Arabiya News
Tunisia, a Sad Year Later -- Souhir Stephenson, New York Times

Islamists Poised To Take Over In Tunisia's After Yesterday's Elections

Early Signs In Tunisian Election Point To Strong Islamist Showing, Monitors Call The Vote Fair -- Washington Post/AP

TUNIS, Tunisia — Tunisian authorities counted votes Monday in the first free election in the nation’s history, with early signs that a once-banned Islamist party is leading in the country that unleashed uprisings across the Arab world.

Radio Mosaique FM posted results from polling stations around the country Monday, with many showing a commanding lead for the moderate Islamist party Ennahda. An Ennahda victory in a comparatively secular society like Tunisia could have wide implications for similar religious parties across North Africa.

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Tunisian elections live blog -- The Guardian
Officials Count Votes After Tunisia's First Democratic Polls -- Voice of America
Islamists set for power after strong vote for Muslim parties in Tunisia's first democratic elections since revolution -- Daily Mail
Tensions rise after Tunisia's first poll -- Sydney Morning Herald
Huge turnout in Tunisia's Arab Spring election -- Reuters
Tunisia Vote Heeded Across Mideast -- Wall Street Journal
Tunisia's First Free Election Deemed Success -- NPR (Audio)
Tunisians Vote in a Milestone of Arab Change -- New York Times
Harvesting the Arab Spring: Tunisia Goes to the Polls -- Time
UN chief congratulates Tunisians on peaceful holding of ‘historic’ polls --UN News Centre

Tunisia's Former President Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison

Tunisia's former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali waves to supporters after he took the oath at the national assembly in Tunis in this 2009 file photo. Ben Ali, who fled to Saudi Arabia in January, will be tried in absentia on June 20, the country's interim prime minister said on June 13. Zoubeir Souissi/Reuters/File

Tunisia's Former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali And His Wife Sentenced To 35 Years In Prison -- The Telegraph

A Tunisian court on Monday sentenced ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, in absentia, to 35 years in jail each after finding them guilty of theft and unlawful possession of cash and jewellery.

Reading out the verdict and sentence in the courtroom after just one day of deliberation, the judge also ruled Ben Ali and his wife would have to pay fines totalling 91 million Tunisian dinars (£40.6 million).

The judge said the verdict on other charges, relating to illegal possession of drugs and weapons, would be pronounced on June 30.

Ben Ali, who is in exile in Saudi Arabia, is being tried in absentia at the Tunis criminal court.

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Tunisian ex-leader convicted in absentia -- USA Today/AP
Ousted Tunisian strongman convicted of corruption charges -- CNN
Tunisian ex-leader sentenced to 35 years in jail -- Reuters
Tunisia's Former President Is Sentenced to 35 Years in Prison -- Wall Street Journal
Tunisian president and wife sentenced -- Sydney Morning Herald
Deposed Tunisian leader, wife convicted in absentia of embezzlement -- USA Today
Ben Ali Conviction Could Boost Asset Recovery Efforts -- Wall Street Journal
Tunisia's Ben Ali: 'Me? Flee? Never!' -- Dan Murphy, Christian Science Monitor
Factbox: Ben Ali's two-decade rule in Tunisia -- Reuters

My Comment: He is not coming back to Tunisia.

Tunisia Disbands Its Secret Police

Tunisia Interim Leaders Dissolve Secret Police Agency -- BBC

Tunisia's interior ministry has announced it is dissolving the country's secret police service.

The agency had been widely accused of committing human rights abuses during the rule of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, who was ousted on 14 January.

Interim Prime Minister Caid Essebsi has also announced a new government, which includes no members of the old regime.

The interim government is running Tunisia until elections scheduled to take place on 24 July.

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Tunisia dissolves secret police to meet key demand of protesters -- The Guardian
Tunisia boots repressive secret police -- New York Post
Tunisia's Secret Police Disbanded -- RTT News
Tunisia disbands once-feared secret police -- IBTimes
Tunisia announces new government, dismantles security apparatus -- Xinhuanet
Tunisia sets interim government -- Boston.com/AP
Tunisia Continues on Democratic Path, But Future Remains Uncertain -- Voice of America
Tunisia shakes up Cabinet -- UPI
Tunisia moves to erase vestiges of Ben Ali's rule -- Reuters
Tunisia's press revels in new freedom -- Global Post

Deposed Tunisian President Has Suffered A Stroke And Is In A Coma

Deposed Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. Press TV

Tunisia's Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali 'Seriously Ill' -- BBC

Former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali is seriously ill in a Saudi hospital, reports say.

Mr Ben Ali, who was deposed in a popular uprising last month, has suffered a stroke, a family friend told AFP news agency.

The 74-year-old flew to Saudi Arabia with his family after weeks of mass protests over unemployment and poverty.

Tunisia now has an interim government which is preparing the country for national elections.

The family friend, who was not named, said the former president was "in a coma" in a hospital in Jeddah.

"He had a stroke, and his condition is serious," he said.

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Ben Ali reportedly in coma after stroke -- UPI
Tunisian ex-president in grave condition: source -- Reuters
'Ben Ali in coma after stroke' -- Press TV
'Deposed Tunisian president is in a coma' -- Jerusalem Post

My Comment: For some reason .... I have the feeling that this is karma coming back to roost for the former dictator of Tunisia. For all the misery that he has caused .... to have a part of his brain now seriously damaged .... as you can tell .... I have zero sympathy.

Unrest And Revolution In Tunisia -- News Updates February 6, 2011

Tunisia Takes Steps To Halt "Security Breakdown" -- Yahoo News/Reuters

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia suspended activities of the former ruling party on Sunday, saying it acted to prevent a breakdown in security after some of the worst unrest since the president was ousted in a revolt last month.

Security officials in the coalition government put in place after President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia have said there is a conspiracy by officials close to the old administration to spread chaos and take back power.

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Fresh violence erupts in Tunisia -- Al Jazeera
One dead in fresh Tunisian anti-government unrest -- AFP

Tunisia's interior minister suspends ruling party -- Yahoo News/AP
Tunisia suspends Ben Ali's RCD party -- BBC
Tunisian interior minister suspends former ruling party -- Xinhuanet
Tunisia Suspends Former Governing Party -- New York Times/AP
Tunisia Suspends Activities of Former Ruling Party -- Voice of America
Tunisia suspends former ruling party after weekend of violence -- Deutsche Welle

France under pressure in aftermath of Tunisia unrest -- Xinhuanet
French minister draws new fire over Tunisia trip -- Reuters
French Government Under Pressure Over Tunisia Decisions -- Voice of America
French Foreign Minister Urged to Resign -- New York Times

Tunisia appeals for aid to protect democracy -- Financial Times

Tunisia Is Still Tense After The Overthrow Of Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali

2 Dead In Tunisia After Police Open Fire On Demonstrators -- CNN

(CNN) -- Police in the northern city of El Kef opened fire on a crowd of protesters in Tunisia on Saturday after demonstrators reportedly became violent, the country's official news agency reported.

About a thousand people were outside the police station when authorities fired shots, killing two people and injuring 17, Tunis Afrique Presse, or TAP, said. It was not immediately clear why the protesters were there.

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4 killed when police and protesters clash in Tunisia -- Voice of Russia
Tunisia police shoot dead at least two at Kef protest -- BBC
Two dead as Tunisian police fires on protesters -- Reuters
Tunisians protest after two men die in police cells -- Reuters
Two dead in fresh Tunisia unrest -- AFP
Tunisian policemen arrested over links to fire deaths -- Reuters

UN Assures that the Tunisian Revolution Caused 219 Deaths -- Africana Online
Tunisia pays families of revolution 'martyrs' -- AFP
Interview -Tunisian Islamists say they’re excluded, call for unity govt. -- Reuters
EU freezes assets of allies of Tunisia's ousted Ben Ali -- BBC
Tunisia to lift state of emergency next week -- Reuters
The Costs and Opportunities of Unrest in North Africa -- Wall Street Journal
Praise grows for Tunisian reforms -- UPI
The Yasmine revolution -- Haaretz

Unrest And Revolution In Tunisia -- News Updates February 1, 2011

UN Reports Higher Death Toll from Tunisia Unrest -- Voice of America

A United Nations team in Tunisia says at least 219 people were killed in the January revolt that led to the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

The head of the team, Bakr N'Diaye, said Tuesday the death toll includes 72 people who died in prison riots.

The official commented at the end of a week-long mission in the country organized by the office of the U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights.

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UN mission says 219 killed in Tunisia uprising -- AP
219 died in Tunisian protests, says UN -- Sify News
Rights group calls for investigation of protest deaths -- L.A. times

Synagogue, schools attacked in Tunisia -- Yahoo News/AFP
Tunisia government reviews tense security situation -- AFP
Tunisian security forces must be reformed-UN -- Reuters

For new Tunisian leaders, economic options are limited -- MSNBC
EU freezes assets of Ben Ali and wife -- AFP
France seize Ben Ali's plane -- Times Live
Tunisia: Ex-President’s Assets Frozen -- New York Times
Tunisians Watch Egypt, Tend Their Own Revolution -- NPR
Regime's excesses on display inside Tunisian mansion -- Washington Post
How will political change affect women in Tunisia? -- BBC
Leader is gone, but Tunisia still a prison for many -- Sydney Morning Herald

Many In The Arab World Are Now Wary As Islamists Move To Assert Themselves In The Political Process

Leader of Tunisia's main Islamic party Rachid Ghannouchi. Press TV

Tunisians Wary As Islamists Emerge From Hiding -- L.A. Times

Islamists, long oppressed under the former regime, had little to do with the uprising, but they could benefit from a transition to democracy. The thought unsettles some in this largely secular country.

n the mornings, barber Fadhi Ayari blasts recordings of Koranic verses from his shop's stereo. But it's just a habit, he explains as he turns down the volume. He says he rarely ventures to the mosque just across the street.

He laughs uneasily at the prospect of the long-outlawed Islamist party Nahda, led by exiled sheik Rachid Ghannouchi, rising to prominence in the new Tunisia. Ghannouchi arrived home Sunday after 22 years in exile in Britain to cheers from more than 1,000 supporters gathered at Tunis' international airport.

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My Comment: I predict that this will soon be the same situation in Egypt. I have trouble seeing a majority of Tunisians/Egyptians/or Arabs anywhere else sympathetic to hard line Islamic rule. But what had happened in Gaza when Hamas won the election in a squeaker is a warning to all .... Islamic groups are incredibly well organized and have the means and "where for all" to get elected. But once they are power, the political process will be changed and all previous bets are then off.

Tunisia's Next Ruler?

Leader of Tunisia's main Islamic party Rachid Ghannouchi. Press TV

Tunisian Islamist Leader Rachid Ghannouchi Returns Home -- BBC

The leader of Tunisia's main Islamist movement has returned home after 22 years in exile following the ousting of President Ben Ali earlier this month.

More than 1,000 people were at the main airport in Tunis to welcome Rachid Ghannounchi as he arrived from London.

Mr Ghannouchi, 69, says his Ennahda party intends to work for the popular uprising that toppled Mr Ben Ali.

Observers say his return is the most potent symbol yet of the change that has swept the country since then.

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Tunisian Islamists show strength at chief's return -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Thousands greet Tunisian Islamist leader's return -- Yahoo News/AFP
Tunisian Islamist leader returns from exile -- AFP
Thousands of cheering supporters welcome Tunisian Islamist party leader on return from exile -- Canadian Press
Tunisia Islamist Leader Returns From Exile -- Radio Free Europe
Tunisian Islamist leader returns from exile -- Xinhuanet
Tunisian leader returns from exile -- Al Jazeera
Islamist leader Ghannouchi returns to Tunisia -- RFI
Who Will Lead Tunisia? -- Carnegie Endowment

Unrest And Revolution In Tunisia -- News Updates January 27, 2011

Tunisians Loot Villas Of Deposed President's Family -- Voice Of America

Two weeks after nationwide protests ousted long-time Tunisian dictator President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali from power, the country's interim government has issued arrest warrants against the former president and his family for theft and other financial offenses. Ordinary Tunisians have settled accounts by looting and burning the property of a fabulously rich and corrupt ruling family.

Drivers slow down to stare at the once-sumptuous villa of Belhassen Trabelsi, the billionaire brother-in-law of Tunisia's ousted president Zine El Abidine Ali. From the outside, there isn't much to look at - just a whitewashed wall with Arabic graffiti.

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Tunisian PM names independents to key gov't posts -- Yahoo News/AP
Tunisia unveils new cabinet in bid to end protests -- Yahoo News/AFP
Labor union backs Tunisian government purge: source -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Tunisia Replaces Defense, Interior Heads in Bid to Defuse Anger -- Bloomberg
Tunisian interim prime minister announces new government make-up -- CNN
Ben Ali allies dropped from cabinet -- Al Jazeera
Tunisian FM Resigns From Interim Government -- Voice of America
Tunisian union refuses role in interim government -- AP
Tunisian PM Names Independents to Key Gov't Posts -- ABC News
Tunisia announces major cabinet reshuffle after protest -- BBC

Canada: Residency of Tunisian leader's relative revoked -- CBC
Canada revokes Tunisian billionaire’s residency status: reports -- Globe And Mail
Tunisia Pursues Deposed President -- Wall Street Journal
Tunisia seeks arrest of former President Ben Ali and entourage -- L.A. Times
Tunisia issues intl warrant for ousted president -- AP
Tunisians in Montreal protest Ben Ali family -- CBC
Tunisia to Seek Arrest of Ben Ali, Family Through Interpol Amid Protests -- Bloomberg
Tunisia issues arrest warrant for deposed dictator -- The Telegraph

Tunisia finds its voice with the fall of Ben Ali -- The National
Freed into a new Tunisia -- BBC

Unrest And Revolution In Tunisia -- News Updates January 26, 2011

Tunisia Seeks Arrest Of Ousted President -- Yahoo News/Reuters

TUNIS (Reuters) – Tunisia wants to have ousted president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family arrested and put on trial for theft and currency offences, the justice minister said Wednesday.

The international police organization Interpol has been asked to help arrest Ben Ali, his wife Leila Trabelsi and other family members who have fled the country, Lazhar Karoui Chebbi told a news conference.

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Tunisia issues intl warrant for ousted president -- Yahoo News/AP
Tunisia issues warrant for ousted president -- Yahoo News/AFP
Tunisia issues warrant for ousted leader, family members -- CNN
Tunisia Wants to Arrest Deposed President -- Voice of America
Tunisia issues arrest warrants for deposed president Ben Ali and family -- Globe And Mail
Tunisia asks Interpol to arrest ousted dictator -- MSNBC
Ben Ali: Tunisia issues arrest warrant for ex-leader -- BBC

Tunisian police fire tear gas at protesters -- AP
Police in Tunisia Fire Tear Gas at Protesters -- New York Times
New Strikes Add to Unrest in Tunisia -- Wall Street journal
Tunisia protests: Clashes near government compound -- BBC
Tunisians clash over pace of change, government -- Reuters

Senior U.S. diplomat in Tunisia for crisis talks -- Reuters
Key diplomat says U.S. approves of Tunisia revolt -- L.A. Times
US helping shape outcome of Tunisian uprising -- AFP

Tunisian cabinet set to make changes to appease protesters -- Irish Times
Tunisia on verge of new crisis over regime holdovers -- L.A. Times
What's Next for Tunisia? -- Michael Meyer-Resende and Paul O'Grady, New York Times
Tunisia: Life Without Ben Ali -- Voice of America
Analyst: Tunisians Want 'Genuine' Democracy -- Voice of America
The Inside Story of How Facebook Responded to Tunisian Hacks -- Alexis Madrigal, the Atlantic

Unrest And Revolution In Tunisia -- News Updates January 24, 2011

Talks Underway For New Tunisia Govt -- Al Jazeera

Politicians said to be meeting to negotiate the creation of a committe of "wise men" to replace current government.

Tunisian politicians are reportedly negotiating the creation of a committee of "wise men" to replace
the interim government and "protect the revolution".

Sources have told the Reuters news agency on Monday that the committee could include respected opposition politician Ahmed Mestiri.

The comments echo that of the country's army chief, Rachid Ammar, who also vowed to "defend the revolution" that ousted former president Zine El Abedine Ben Ali, but warned of a "power vacuum" that may result if a solution to the subsequent political crisis is not found.

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Tunisian protest tear-gassed, teachers strike -- AP
Police fire teargas at Tunis protesters -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Tunisian protesters camp outside PM's office -- Yahoo News/AFP
Tunisian army chief warns against 'power vacuum' -- Yahoo News/AFP
Tunisian police unleash tear gas as government arrests TV boss -- Deutsche Welle
Tunisia faces teacher strike, protests against new government -- Christian Science Monitor
Police Use Teargas On Protesters In Tunis -- Radio Free Europe
Tunisia police fire tear gas at protesters -- BBC
Fresh protests could bring down Tunisia's interim government -- Christian Science Monitor
Tunisia's opposition defends unity government as pressure mounts -- Christian Science Monitor
Tunisian army chief vows to guard revolution -- Financial Times

Tunisian TV boss arrested for 'treason' as popular station that supported deposed president is closed down -- The Daily Mail
Tunisia detains Ben Ali's media czar - TV -- Reuters
Tunisia Shuts Down Private TV Channel -- New York Times

Sarkozy says France 'underestimated' Tunisian anger -- BBC
Sarkozy Says He ‘Underestimated’ Tunisian Crisis -- New York Times
Sarkozy admits France made mistakes over Tunisia -- The Guardian
French prosecutor to probe Ben Ali assets -- Reuters
France investigates Tunisia's Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali -- BBC
France to offer transition aid to Tunisia -- Reuters

Ex-leader's Tunisian family 'not welcome in Canada' -- National Post
Ben Ali's family allowed in Canada: Feds -- Toronto Sun
Former Tunisian ruler's relatives jet to Canada -- CBC News

Justice for Tunisians -- Washington Post
A Dictator Dispatched -- Newsweek
Lessons of the Jasmine Revolution -- Sari Hanafi, Al Jazeera

Unrest And Revolution In Tunisia -- News Updates January 23, 2011

Tunisians Mourn Protest Victims As Small Demonstrations Continue -- CNN

Tunis, Tunisia (CNN) -- Tunisia on Sunday ended a three-day mourning period for dozens of people killed in protests that ousted the country's long-term president.

As the mourning period came to a close, small protests broke out in the capital, Tunis.

Protesters have decried a new government formed in the wake of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's ouster.

They have called it a sham, and demanded that officials with connections to the old guard be fired.

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Thousands pressure Tunisian PM to quit -- Yahoo News/AFP
Rural poor rally in Tunis -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Tunisian PM Mohamed Ghannouchi under pressure to quit -- BBC
Tunisian Protesters Maintain Demand For Government's Resignation -- Radio Free Europe
Caravan rally reaches Tunisia's capital -- BBC
For France, Tunisia is another diplomatic black eye -- L.A. Times
Swiss government says to freeze assets of Ben Ali and Gbagbo -- Reuters
EU considers freezing Ben Ali's assets -- Reuters
How a gold-digging Tunisian hairdresser, Leila Ben Ali, perfected art of plunder -- The Australian
Relatives of Tunisia's ousted president in Montreal: official -- National Post
Tunisians Revel in Change -- Newsweek
Dictatorship for Dummies, Tunisia edition -- William J. Dobson, Washington Post

A Photo Gallery Of Tunisia's Uprising

Protesters demonstrate against Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunis January 14, 2011. (REUTERS/Zohra Bensemra)

An Uprising In Tunisia -- The Big Picture, Boston.com

Beginning in December of last year, a series of ongoing protests in the streets of Tunisia escalated to the point where President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali - who had ruled the country for 23 years - at first declared he would not seek re-election, then fled the country on January 14th. An interim government was assembled, but protesters remain in the streets, demanding removal of all traces of Ben Ali's old RCD party. Protesters' frustrations with high unemployment, inflation and corruption drove them to the streets after a pivotal event, when a young Tunisian vendor named Mohamed Bouazizi set himself on fire after police confiscated his produce cart. Bouazizi died of his injuries days later. Collected here are images of the turmoil in Tunisia over the past couple of weeks. (40 photos total)

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Hat Tip: Extra Good Shit

Unrest And Revolution In Tunisia -- News Updates January 22, 2011

Tunisia's Interim Prime Minister Promises Free Elections -- CNN

(CNN) -- Tunisia's interim prime minister said Friday that his country would hold its first free democratic elections since gaining independence, vowing to leave politics after those elections.

"We want to make the next elections the first transparent and legitimate elections since independence," Tunisian Interim Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi said Friday on state-run Tunis TV.

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Once-feared Tunisian police join protesters -- Yahoo News/AP
Street pressure mounts on Tunisia PM to go -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Rallies in Tunisia amid calls for new government -- Yahoo News/AFP
Tunisia's interim prime minister promises free elections -- CNN
Tunisia's prime minister vows to step aside after vote -- Deutsche Welle
Tunisian PM Mohamed Ghannouchi pledges to quit politics -- BBC
Protesters Say Ruling Party in Tunisia Must Dissolve -- New York Times

Islamist movement at forefront of Tunisia's protests -- The Telegraph
Banned Islamists favoured for Tunisia polI -- The Age
Islamization feared as exile gains power -- Vancouver Sun/Daily Telegraph
Fears of Islamist revival as Tunisian PM falters -- The Independent
How Tunisia's Once-Suppressed Islamists Are Re-Emerging -- Time Magazine

Tunisian news media relish new freedom -- L.A. Times
Tunisians Embrace Life Without Censorship -- NPR
Slap to a Man’s Pride Set Off Tumult in Tunisia -- New York Times
Tunisia to pay abuse victims, hunt Ben Ali clan -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Hundreds of political prisoners in Tunisia yet to be released -- The Guardian
Tunisia 'missing 1.5T of gold' -- Herald Sun/AFP

Dictatorship for Dummies, Tunisia edition -- William J. Dobson, Washington Post
Tunisia's Nervous Neighbors Watch the Jasmine Revolution -- Time Magazine
A week in photos: Turmoil in Tunisia -- CNN