At hand, an Arab awakening
Egypt’s youth-led popular uprising shows change across the region need not be Islamist but it has dealt a shock to the west and undercut leaders’ pursuit of lifetime power, writes Roula Khalaf
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Having ousted their autocratic president in January and vented their anger on the streets, Tunisians are looking forward to elections and a democratic future
Tunisians focus on employment
Ministers hope fiscal incentives and a more transparent business sector will boost employment in the short-term and eventually transform the nation’s fortunes
Italy appeals for help with Tunisian flotilla
An exodus of Tunisians heading across the Mediterranean has prompted Italy to appeal to the EU for a response to what it fears is a breakdown in authority
Tunisians begin search for new leadership
People are feeling their way under an interim prime minister who is a remnant of the old regime and admits he is ‘still learning’ how to operate in a democracy
EU looks to assist Tunisia
Brussels steps up its drive to give Tunisia economic and development aid during its political transition, aiming to offer support in return for pledges of reform
Tunisia appeals for aid to protect democracy
Tunisia’s interim prime minister has appealed for international funding to safeguard political progress against ‘forces that would like to take it back to square one’
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It is late in the day, but Arab autocrats and their western supporters must think now about how to chart a controlled path to freedom for societies that have too long been denied their rights
Death in Tunisia
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Wake up and smell the jasmine
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