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Tripoli airport reopens after fighting suspended flights

Tripoli - Muslimchronicle

The airport serving the Libyan capital resumed flights on Saturday following a five-day suspension after deadly clashes around the facility that also damaged planes on the tarmac. Lotfi Khalil, the director general of Mitiga airport on the eastern outskirts of Tripoli, said services resumed with Buraq Air flying to the eastern city of Tobruk and Libyan Airlines leaving for Tunis. One localRead more

Tripoli airport reopens after fighting suspended flights

Tripoli - Muslimchronicle

Protests mark Tunisia uprising anniversary

Tunis - Muslimchronicle

Tunisians on Sunday marked seven years since the uprising that launched the Arab Spring, with fresh protests and some people expressing pride but others anger over persistent economic problems. The North African country is seen as having had a relatively smooth democratic transition since the January 14, 2011 toppling of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali after 23 years inRead more

Tunisia mulls reforms after week of unrest

Tunis - Muslimchronicle

Tunisia plans to launch long-awaited reforms to reduce its chronic budget deficit, but the measures could harm investment if the government imposes new taxes and resists cutting the bloated public sector in order to avoid social unrest. The International Monetary Fund is in Tunis this week to review the government’s efforts to fix an economy in turmoil since PresidentRead more

Tunisia president to meet unions, employers

Tunis - Muslimchronicle

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi was to hold talks Saturday with political parties, unions and employers to discuss means to overcome unrest triggered by austerity measures. The North African country has been shaken by a wave of protests over poverty and unemployment during which hundreds have been arrested before the unrest tapered off. The demonstrations broke out ahead of Sunday’s seventh anniversaryRead more

Hope turns to despair seven years after Tunisian revolt

Tunis - Muslimchronicle

Seven years since the Tunisian revolution that ignited the Arab Spring uprisings, 38-year-old Walid has no job and says people are even more hungry than they were under dictatorship. Anger over poverty and unemployment erupted into protests and clashes this week that have led to hundreds of arrests ahead of Sunday's anniversary of the overthrow of dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. "It'sRead more

Fresh Tunisia arrests over wave of unrest

Tunis - Muslimchronicle

Tunisian authorities said Friday the number of people detained in a wave of violent protests had risen to nearly 800, as fresh unrest over austerity measures hit a provincial town overnight. Activists have called for a major protest Friday in the capital Tunis over the measures introduced at the start of the year that are expected to see prices rise. AnRead more

Third night of unrest in Tunisia as hundreds arrested

Tunis - Muslimchronicle

A third night of unrest has shaken Tunisia where authorities said Thursday more than 600 people have been arrested this week as anger at austerity measures boils over on the streets. Tunisia is considered a rare success story of the Arab Spring uprisings that began in the North African country in 2011 and spread across the region, toppling autocrats. ButRead more

200 arrested, dozens hurt in fresh Tunisia unrest

Tunis - Muslimchronicle

More than 200 people have been arrested and dozens hurt during clashes in several parts of Tunisia, the interior ministry said Wednesday, after a second night of unrest driven by anger over austerity measures. The North African country has been hailed for its relatively smooth democratic transition since its 2011 uprising, but seven years after the revolution tensions over economic grievancesRead more

Unrest over price hikes hits Tunisia

Tunis - Muslimchronicle

Protests hit several parts of Tunisia where dozens of people were arrested and one man died in unclear circumstances amid anger over rising prices, authorities said Tuesday. Several buildings were damaged during overnight scuffles with police, the interior ministry said, after activists and political parties denounced new austerity measures expected to increase the cost of living. Authorities are to carry outRead more