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Tunisia's prime minister announced the formation of an interim unity government yesterday that includes figures from the previous regime, as protesters thronged the streets to reject it. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi said the ministers of interior, defense, foreign affairs and finance would keep their jobs. Other posts were given to opposition leaders and independents, and one to a prominent blogger.
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summary of events in the Arab world Egypt - Amid talk of "reassessing" Egypt's peace agreement with Israel, opposition leaders also are expected to permit two Iranian warships to pass through the Suez Canal for the first time since the Iranian revolution in 1979, Israeli officials say. - During a prayer service Friday in Cairo's Tahrir Square, anti-Israel cleric Yusuf al- Qardawi -- who returned to Egypt after years in exile -- called for the "conquest" of Jerusalem's al-Aqsa mosque, Islam's third-holiest site, which was captured by Israel in the 1967 Mideast war and is also a Jewish holy site. MOROCCO - Five charred bodies are found in a bank set aflame by troublemakers on the sidelines of one of many nationwide protests pushing for more democracy in the kingdom. - Morocco's inter...
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TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- Tunisia's prime minister announced a national unity government today, allowing opposition into the country's leadership for the first time in a bid to quell simmering unrest after the ouster of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali amid huge street protests. Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, a longtime ally of Ben Ali, and several top ministers retained their posts in the shake-up. Ghannouchi also announced political prisoners would be freed among an array of measures aimed at loosening up a political system that for decades was effectively under one-party rule.
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(50) Tunisia (Chinese Embassy): Several weeks ago, on Tuesday, February 24, 2009, Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi met with Lu Hao, a "member of China's Communist Party central committee," to 'further boost bilateral cooperation in the fields of tourism, trade and economy." (Sl) Western Sahara (No official government, hence, no Chinese Embassy...yet): "On Monday, Chinese prime minister Wen Jiabao committed his country to resolving the Western Sahara issue through the United Nations. While this might seem nice...there are several worrisome parts in the article...Overall, I find China's potential entrance into the process worrisome, especially considering China's support for human rights violators elsewhere in Africa." Another observer noted: "One problem with any Chinese intere...
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Before starting to build the foundations of a new republic, Tunisians first rapidly demolished reminders of the old one. First to go were all pictures of ousted President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali lingering in offices, on billboards and on lampposts. Buildings with purple facades or violet stenciling on them in honor of the former leader's favorite color were repainted - white.
... the resignation of interim Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, who had served under Mr. Ben Ali for d...
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Clashes spread over to Oman Protests against the tight grip of Gulf rulers widened Sunday as riot police in Oman battled pro-democracy demonstrators in a deadly clash that sharply raised tensions in the region.
...Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, a holdover from the government that wa...
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people killed during protest TIRANA, Albania (AP) -- Thousands of people held an anti- government demonstration in Albania's capital on Friday, and at least three people were killed and scores wounded as police using tear gas, rubber bullets and water cannons clashed with the protesters.
...Mohamed Ghannouchi said Friday he will leave power after a...
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Autocratic regimes in the Arab world are trying to buy the support of their citizens, driven by fear that ripples from the political upheaval in Tunisia could also sweep them from power. In the days after the Jan. 14 overthrow of Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali by a popular uprising, Arab governments have doled out financial concessions that include a rollback of steep food prices.
... Ben Ali-era holdover, Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi, has retained his position but has prom...
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TUNIS, Tunisia - Major gunbattles erupted outside the palace of Tunisia's deposed president, in the center of the capital, in front of the main opposition party headquarters and elsewhere Sunday as authorities struggled to restore order and the world waited to see if the North African nation would continue its first steps away from autocratic rule. Police arrested dozens of people, including the top presidential security chief, as tensions appeared to mount between Tunisians buoyant over Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's departure and loyalists in danger of losing major perks.
...Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi said on state TV that a new national un...
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TUNIS, Tunisia - Major gunbattles erupted outside the palace of Tunisia's deposed president, in the center of the capital, in front of the main opposition party headquarters and elsewhere on Sunday as authorities struggled to restore order and the world waited to see if the North African nation would continue its first steps away from autocratic rule. Police arrested dozens of people, including the top presidential security chief, as tensions appeared to mount between Tunisians buoyant over Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's departure and loyalists in danger of losing major perks.
...Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi said on state TV that a new national un...
