Tunisia

Pope Francis passes away at the age of 88
Full Episode
48:50
Tunisia court hands down harsh prison sentences to presidential political opponents
4:08
Why a shrine in Tunisia is a place of refuge for women
5:16
Unique Tunisian sand agricultural practice threatened
5:43
Tunisia’s presidential election results say current president won 90.7% of the vote
4:12
EU concerned about Tunisia human rights
4:09
Political repression is rising in Tunisia
5:52
A police car is parked near Ghriba synagogue in Djerba, Tunisia, May 10, 2023.
Religion
An attack at Africa’s oldest synagogue leaves Jews on a pilgrimage in Tunisia concerned
Fumio Kishida, right, is shown with his arms raised celebrating with Yoshihide Suga who is standing next to him.
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Tunisian President Kais Saied delivers a speech during his visit to Sidi Bouzid, Tunisia
Leaders
Some supporters of Tunisia’s president just want stability in the country, analyst says
A crowd of people are shown being pushed back by a row of black helmet-clad police officials.
Top of The World
Tunisia’s president fires PM and suspends parliament
A large crowd of people are shown in the streets running with a security officer in black in pursuit.
Global Politics
Tunisia on edge as president suspends parliament, fires PM
In this Aug. 18, 2009 file photo, US President Barack Obama meets with Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak, in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington.
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In this Feb. 8, 2011, file photo, a leader of Egypt's anti-government protesters, Egyptian Wael Ghonim, center, 30, a Google Inc. marketing manager who was a key organizer of the online campaign that sparked the first protest on Jan. 25.
Social media
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A compiliation of images from the Arab uprisings across North Africa and the Middle East
Top of The World
Looking back at a historic time in the Middle East and North Africa
In this Jan. 29, 2011 file photo, anti-government protesters gather in Tahrir Square, Cairo, Egypt.
Photography
Photos: Arab uprisings began with quest for freedom and led to repression, wars
Tunisian protesters demonstrate beneath a poster of Mohamed Bouazizi near the prime minister's office in Tunis, Tunisia, Jan. 28, 2011.
Global Politics
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Empty sun beds on an empty beach with blue sky
Business, Economics and Jobs
Tourism in Tunisia reopens — with precautions
A protester wearing a Guy Fawkes mask attends a Human Rights Day march organized by the Civil Human Right Front, in Hong Kong, China, on Dec. 8, 2019.
Global Politics
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Two women wearing black veils walk outside past a sign with Arabic text.
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Leaders
Tunisians wonder what their first female mayor will do for women
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Lifestyle
In Tunisia, preserving tradition in the last underground homes
Two migrants play checkers with bottle caps in an abandoned warehouse where they live on the Greek island of Lesbos.
Conflict
Trapped by border closings, these young migrants are hiding out in an abandoned warehouse
Women entering politics in Tunisia
Global Politics
Grassroots efforts in Tunisia to advance women’s rights
Russian President Vladimir Putin attends a joint news conference with German President Frank Walter Steinmeier
Global Politics
Vladimir Putin’s grudge with Hillary Clinton
The entrance of Trump International Hotel
Justice
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Donald Trump, at a campaign event in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Oct. 26, and Democratic candidate Hillary Clinton, during a campaign rally in Winston-Salem, North Carolina
Global Politics
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Women in Tunisia wary of surge in Islamist power, fearful of losing their rights
"Out the Box," done for Red Bull's One Upon A Town project, Kachelhoffer, Western Cape, South Africa 2015.
Arts
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Yanni performs at the International Festival of Carthage in Tunis, July 2014
Music
Yanni — a solution to global stress?
People shout slogans at a protest to condemn a suicide bomb attack in Tunis, Tunisia November 25, 2015.
Conflict
A suicide attack in Tunisia targets presidential guards on a symbolic street
Tunisian fishermen try on life jackets offered by MSF at the end of the training. The fishermen say in general they lack the equipment to cope with boatloads of migrants and refugees in distress.
Global Politics
Tunisian fishermen are trained to be ‘safety nets’ for migrants making a deadly sea crossing
Congregants at the Zaytuna Mosque in Tunis during the reciting of the Quran.
Belief
Tunisian officials are tired of radicalization from within
Members of the Rocking Steps Crew practice their routines in the middle of the night at an outdoor shopping center, 2015.
Conflict
Tunisian breakdancers view their activity as an alternative to radical Islam — but it doesn’t always work
Messages and flowers are placed at the beach of the Imperial Marhaba resort, which was attacked by a gunman in Sousse, Tunisia, June 29, 2015. The gunman disguised as a tourist opened fire at the Tunisian hotel killing 39 people including Britons, Germans
Conflict
Tunisian gunman described as a normal college student
A police officer walks past blood at the Imperiale Marhaba hotel after a gunman opened fire at the beachside hotel in Sousse, Tunisia.
Conflict
Tunisia suffers worst terrorist attack in recent history
Fatima Elahmer and her three children, Mohamed, Anoud, and Ali. They've been living in Tunis since last summer.
Conflict
Looking to escape turmoil back home, a Libyan family waits it out in Tunis
Olive harvest underway
Business
Tunisia looks to tap into its history and push its olive oil front and center
Lawyers at a protest in Tunis against extremism on March 19, 2015, a day after gunmen killed more than 20 people in the Tunisian capital.
Conflict
‘Tunisians are in shock’ after a massacre in Tunis
Anouar Brahem CD cover
Music
Famed musician was ‘trying to find something new to compose.’ Then the Arab Spring happened.
Emel Mathlouthi
Music
The singer of Tunisia’s protest anthem says music and culture can turn around extremism
Mohamed was important in Libyan's revolution, helping to defeat and ultimately capture Muammar Gaddafi. His younger brother missed out on Libya's revolution — so he decided to make his own fame by going to Syria to fight in the violent revolution there.
Global Politics
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One of the tokens that "Johns" in Tunisia use to pay prostitutes.
Development
Prostitutes want Tunisia’s red light districts to get back in business
Supporters of Beji Caid Essebsi, the Nidaa Tounes party leader and presidential candidate, wave flags and shout slogans during a presidential electoral campaign rally in Tunis on November 15, 2014.
Global Politics
Tunisia looks set to move forward by electing a figure from its past
Yamina Jaouani in front of the cab that her daughter helped her buy. She's been driving a taxi in Tunis for nearly 30 years.
Culture
This Tunisian woman supports equal rights for women by driving a cab — something she’s done for 30 years
Supporters of the secular Nida Tounes (Call of Tunisia) party movement wave flags and shout slogans during parliamentary elections.
Global Politics
Secular parties won Tunisia’s election, but they may have to govern with Islamists
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Global Scan
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Conflict & Justice
Tunisa: a wikirevolution
Conflict & Justice
Political unrest continues in Tunisia
Global Politics
Tunisia: a historical context for current conflict
Youth holding Egyptian Flag July 29, 2011
Global Politics
Millennials are on the rise in the Middle East — and bring their own agenda
Environment
Tunisians are taking ‘trash selfies’ in an effort to get cleaner streets
Conflict & Justice
These Libyan refugees feel trapped in Tunisia, and there’s not much they can do about it
Global Scan
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Tunisia has boasted some of the most advanced women's rights in the Arab world. But old habits die hard. Men still routinely demand that their future wives be virgins.
Lifestyle & Belief
‘Re-virgination’ surgeries are on the rise in Tunisia
Tunisia has boasted some of the most advanced women's rights in the Arab world. But old habits die hard. Men still routinely demand that their future wives be virgins.
Lifestyle & Belief
‘Re-virgination’ surgeries are on the rise in Tunisia
"I Too Burned a Police Station" is a Facebook campaign to show solidarity with Tunisian activists still being pursued for crimes committed during the Tunisian revolution.
Conflict & Justice
In Tunisia’s new democracy, authorities are prosecuting the activists who started the revolution
Nidhal Bouallagui's breakdance troupe practices their moves.
Culture
In the spotlight: Breakdancing (and hope) in Tunisia
Nidhal Bouallagui's breakdance troupe practices their moves.
Culture
In the spotlight: Breakdancing (and hope) in Tunisia
Arts, Culture & Media
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