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Tunisia says it is hunting al Qaeda-linked militants

Tunis (Reuters) - The Tunisian army and police are hunting militants linked to al-Qaeda near the Algerian border, a spokesman for the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. Mohamed Ali Aroui told a news conference there were about a dozen militants in the city of El Kef and about 20 in the area of Mount Chambi. (Reporting By Tarek Amara; Editing by Pravin Char)

Tunisia says it is hunting al Qaeda-linked militants

Tunis, May 7 (Reuters) - The Tunisian army and police arehunting militants linked to al-Qaeda near the Algerian border, aspokesman for the Interior Ministry said on Tuesday. Mohamed Ali Aroui told a news conference there were about adozen militants in the city of El Kef and about 20 in the areaof Mount Chambi. (Reporting By Tarek Amara; Editing by Pravin Char)

Tunisia links two wanted jihadist groups to Qaeda

Two jihadist groups the Tunisian army is pursuing on the border with Algeria belong to Al-Qaeda, interior ministry spokesman Mohamed Ali Aroui said on Tuesday.

Tunisia: NCA Passes Two Bills On Tunisian-German Financial Co-Operation

[Tunis Afrique Presse]Bardo -The National Constituent Assembly (NCA) passed, on Friday, at a plenary session, two bills on the 2009 and 2010 financial co-operation agreements, signed September 8, 2011, between Tunisia and Germany.

Gunmen attack police garrison in Tunisia

Tunis, May 5 (IANS) Unidentified assailants attacked the national guard garrison near Tunisia's El Kef town in the west of the country, but there were no casualties among the guards, the official TAP news agency reported.

Tunisia constitution talks make progress

Politicians have reached an agreement on a future political system in Tunisia, ending a months-old stalemate that had blocked progress on drafting the new constitution, the head of the ruling Islamist party said Friday.

Breakthrough on Tunisia constitution talks: Ennahda

Politicians have reached an agreement on a future political system in Tunisia, ending a months-old stalemate that had blocked progress on drafting the new constitution, the head of the ruling Islamist party said on Friday.

Breakthrough on Tunisia constitution talks: Ennahda

Politicians have reached an agreement on a future political system in Tunisia, ending a months-old stalemate that had blocked progress on drafting the new constitution, the head of the ruling Islamist party said on Friday.

Tunisia court convicts 2 veiled women in standoff - Quincy Herald-Whig | Illinois & Missouri News, Sports

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) - A Tunisian court on Thursday convicted two veiled students of destroying public property at the office of a university dean they accused of slapping 1 of them.

Tunisia court convicts 2 veiled women in standoff

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — A Tunisian court on Thursday convicted two veiled students of destroying public property at the office of a university dean they accused of slapping one of them.        

Tunisia Court Convicts 2 Veiled Women in Standoff

Tunisia court convicts 2 students in veil standoff, drops case against university dean        

Tunisia hunting 'armed groups' near Algeria border

Tunisian security forces were on Thursday hunting two armed jihadist groups near the Algerian border, the interior ministry said, as the authorities battle an Islamist threat that has grown increasingly dangerous.

Tunisia hunting 'armed groups' near Algeria border

Tunisian security forces were on Thursday hunting two armed jihadist groups near the Algerian border, the interior ministry said, as the authorities battle an Islamist threat that has grown increasingly dangerous.

Tunisia dean acquitted of veiled woman assault

A Tunisian university dean accused of slapping a veiled female student was acquitted on Thursday, in a case that has come to symbolise bristling tensions between Islamists and secularists.

Tunisia hunting militia near Algeria border

Security forces clashed with 50 armed jihadists in Chaambi region