Hundreds are thought to have fled and joined armed group, leaving behind distraught families and a worried government.
Nazanine Moshiri
"Nazanine Moshiri, a roving correspondent based in Tunis, regularly reports from across Africa. Moshiri has covered some of Al Jazeera English's bigg... est news stories, including the Tunisian uprising in 2011, and conflicts ranging from the DRC to Ukraine. She has also spent a substantial amount of time reporting from the Central African Republic."
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While US prioritises military ties, many in Tunisia say help creating jobs and ending corruption would be more useful.
Sahara threatening Tunisians’ way of life
As desert encroaches, wells run dry, land turns into a dusty, salty wasteland and thousands of palm trees die.
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Is tourism to Tunisia dead?
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Will Tunisia ever be the same again?
Deadly Bardo museum attack has spread shock waves in country largely sheltered from unrest that hit Arab Spring nations.
Tunisia, the middle ground
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Tunisia’s tycoon kingmaker
A relative newcomer to politics, wealthy businessman Slim Riahi is expected to do well in Sunday’s presidential poll.
Ukraine’s crisis leaves no room for the old
As front lines shift Ukraine’s old are left with nowhere to run to.
All in the family: The Ben Alis and Tunisia
Many Tunisians wonder why it has taken the world so long to figure out the family profited by bending business rules.