Tunisia News Journal

Tunisia’s Ansar al-Sharia Must Obey Law, Prime Minister Says

ANJ Online — Sun, 19 May 2013 12:05:08 -0700

Tunisia’s Ansar al-Sharia, which clashed with police today after its spokesman was arrested, is an illegal organization with terrorist ties and must comply with the law or cease to exist, the countr

Tunisia security blocks salafi conference, 1 dead

ANJ Online — Sun, 19 May 2013 11:43:05 -0700

KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) — Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated

Tunisia security blocks salafi conference

ANJ Online — Sun, 19 May 2013 07:00:08 -0700

KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) — Around 11,000 police officers and soldiers blocked an annual conference Sunday at Tunisia's main religious center by a radical Islamist movement that has been implicated

Tunisia security blocks salafi conference

ANJ Online — Sun, 19 May 2013 05:01:58 -0700

KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AP) — A major Tunisian security presence has surrounded the country's main religious center and prevented hardline Muslims from holding their annual gathering.

Tunisia Salafists clash with police

ANJ Online — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:59:59 -0700

Clashes broke out between radical Islamists and police on Sunday after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia told its followers to gather "in large numbers" near Tunis for its annual congress, d

Tunisia police clash with Islamists

ANJ Online — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:18:45 -0700

Tunisian police clash with hundreds of supporters of the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia defying attempts to bar a gathering.

Tunisia salafists clash with police

ANJ Online — Sun, 19 May 2013 04:08:34 -0700

Clashes broke out between radical Islamists and police on Sunday in a Tunis suburb where Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia told supporters to meet for their banned annual congress, an AFP journalist r

Tunisia salafists clash with police

ANJ Online — Sun, 19 May 2013 03:08:31 -0700

Tunisia Salafists urge supporters to 'stay away'

ANJ Online — Sun, 19 May 2013 02:25:37 -0700

Tunisian Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia has told its supporters to stay away from Kairouan, where the hardline Islamist group's annual congress was due to take place on Sunday despite a governm

Tunisia: Turkey Pledges to Promote Tunisia's Destination

ANJ Online — Sat, 18 May 2013 23:48:17 -0700

[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'

Tunisia ups security as Salafists vow to defy ban

ANJ Online — Sat, 18 May 2013 09:54:51 -0700

KAIROUAN, Tunisia (AFP) - Tunisian security forces deployed in strength on Saturday after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on its hardline Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its a

Tunisia bans Salafist group's meeting

ANJ Online — Sat, 18 May 2013 05:13:00 -0700

Interior ministry says annual congress would be in violation of law and represents threat to public order.

Tunisia boosts security as Salafists vow to defy ban

ANJ Online — Sat, 18 May 2013 04:29:52 -0700

Tunisian security forces deployed in strength on Saturday after Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on its hardline Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress.

Tunisia Salafists urge supporters to defy congress ban

ANJ Online — Sat, 18 May 2013 00:34:15 -0700

Tunisian Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia called on its hardline Islamist supporters to defy a government ban on its annual congress, setting the scene for a possible showdown Saturday on the eve of

Tunisia bars Salafist gathering

ANJ Online — Fri, 17 May 2013 16:18:41 -0700

Tunisia bans the radical Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia from holding a meeting in the city of Kairouan, raising fears of possible violence.