Sunday, January 16, 2011

Unrest And Revolution In Tunisia -- News Updates January 16, 2011



More Violence In Tunisia As Interim Leader Promises Unity -- Washington Post

TUNIS - Looting, deadly prison riots and street chaos engulfed Tunisia on Saturday, a day after mass protests forced its strongman to flee. A new interim president was sworn in, promising to create a unity government that could include the long-ignored opposition.

It was the second change of power in this North African nation in less than 24 hours.

Amid the political instability, looters emptied shops and torched the main train station in Tunis, and soldiers traded fire with assailants in front of the Interior Ministry.

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More News On The Revolution In Tunisia

Tunisia speeds to new future but violence steps up -- Yahoo News/AP
Tunisia plans unity government, uneasy peace holds -- Yahoo News/Reuters
Tense calm returns to Tunisia after revolt -- Yahoo News/AFP
New Tunisian Leadership To Form Government After Protests Oust President -- Radio Free Europe
Tunisia in coalition talks, fragile peace holds -- Reuters
Tunisia seeks to form unity cabinet after Ben Ali fall -- BBC News
After the Overthrow, Tunisians Turn to the Military -- Time Magazine
Chaos, tension continue as Tunisia struggles to retain order -- CNN
Tunisia ransacked as Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees -- The Australian
Tunisia gripped by uncertainty -- Al Jazeera
Tunisia Hit With Looting as New Leader Is Sworn In -- ABC News
Tunisia riots: Fears mount over violent power struggle -- The Telegraph
Tunisia: Gang violence mars celebration of popular uprising -- The Guardian
Ex-chief of Tunisian presidential guard arrested -- AP
Overthrow of Tunisian president jolts Arab region -- Washington Post
Tunisian protests shake one of the most repressive Arab regimes -- Christian Science Monitor
In Tunisia, Ben Ali was 'big brother' -- L.A. Times
Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and his family's 'Mafia rule' -- The Telegraph
Greed of the Tunisian president's wife that drove a nation onto the streets to start a revolution -- The Daily Mail
Profile: Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali -- The Guardian
Britons' gun terror after armed mob besieges coach as they try to escape Tunisian riots -- The Daily Mail

Snap analysis: Tunisia struggles to stave off anarchy -- Reuters
What's going on in Tunisia? -- CNN Staff
Uprising brings joy to Tunisia – and fear to the region's autocrats -- The Independent
Tunisia is burning… -- Jody McIntyre, The Independent
Tunisia's revolution should be a wake-up call to Mideast autocrats -- Washington Post editorial
Mideast asks after Tunisian riots: Where next? -- Yahoo News/AP
Tunisia: Why the Jasmine Revolution won't bloom -- The Telegraph
Tunisia unrest a wake-up call for the region -- Ian Black, The Guardian
Why Tunisia revolt could be huge -- Daniel Brumberg, CNN
Tunisia serves as a warning to Arab rulers -- Deutsche Welle
TIMELINE-Tunisia in crisis after Ben Ali ousted -- Reuters

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