President says anniversary to mark the beginning of the uprising, rather than the deposing of former dictator Ben Ali.
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Tunisia’s largest parliamentary party faces an existential threat after President Saied assumed executive powers.
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Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was in intensive care for three months.
Ben Ali fled Tunisia after citizens rose up against his oppressive rule in a revolution that inspired the Arab Spring.
Daughter of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 83, says ex-president is ‘very sick’ after years of treatment for prostate cancer.
Presidential convoy stoned by demonstrators, while protests grip cities and towns across Tunisia.
Al Jazeera examines how the death of a Tunisian street vendor led to a wave of uprisings across the Arab world.
Head of Nidaa Tounes rules out governing alone as exit polls show it emerging as largest party in 217-seat parliament.
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You can’t just root out all the networks of the former mafia state in one year, or even ten.
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Common goals unite the Islamists and their secularist adversaries in Tunisia.
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Mass protests may have toppled the Tunisian regime but the fight for freedom and dignity is ongoing.
