Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Tunisia has emerged as a source for women sought by Al Qaida-aligned rebel fighters in Syria. Officials said Al Qaida-aligned militias were recruiting Tunisian women for sex amid the revolt against the regime of Syrian President Bashar Assad. They said the women as young as 13 were lured to Syria […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Tunisia’s military chief has been forced to resign amid an increased presence of Al Qaida. Tunisian Chief of Staff Gen. Rachid Amar has announced his retirement amid his failure to stop the infiltration of Al Qaida Organization in the Islamic Maghreb into the North African state. In a televised address […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — The United States has been concerned over what officials termed Tunisia’s lenient treatment of Al Qaida supporters. Officials said the administration of President Barack Obama was stunned by the two-year suspended sentences handed out by a Tunisian court to 20 Salafists convicted of attacking the U.S. embassy in the North […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Tunisia and the United States is conducting their annual review of defense cooperation. Officials said the Defense Department led a U.S. dialogue with Tunisia in an effort to determine the military requirements of the North African state. The United States and Tunisia Joint Military Commission, which began proceedings on May […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — The 20 Islamists charged with attacking the U.S. embassy in Tunis in 2012 were convicted on May 28 and given suspended sentences of two years. Defense attorney Anwar Oued Ali, who reported the sentences, did not elaborate. The trial of the so-called Salafists began in Tunis on May 28 amid […]
Special to WorldTribune.com WASHINGTON — Tunisia has become the first African country to receive an advanced U.S.-origin military air transport. On April 4, Tunisia took formal delivery of the first of two C-130J Super Hercules aircraft from Lockheed Martin. “Fifteen countries have already selected the C-130J to meet their airlift requirements,” L-M vice president George […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — A leading U.S. ally in North Africa has hosted two Palestinian groups deemed terrorist by the State Department. Tunisia has welcomed a joint delegation from Hamas and Islamic Jihad. On April 4, the delegation met President Moncef Marzouki, who urged the two organizations to unify the Palestinian movement. “They [internal […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Tunisia, amid rising unrest, has nominated technocrats for defense minister and other major security posts. Tunisia’s ruling Ennahda has named non-Islamists for the post of defense minister, foreign minister and interior minister. Officials said the appointments reflected the growing opposition against Ennahda, aligned with the Muslim Brotherhood. “Although it retained […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Tunisia has captured an alleged Islamist cell linked to the Salafist movement and accused of killing an opposition leader. Officials said Tunisia has determined that the killers of opposition leader Chokri Belaid were linked to the Salafist movement. They said a Salafist-linked cell influenced by Al Qaida assassinated Belaid in […]
Special to WorldTribune.com CAIRO — Tunisia has reported the seizure of another weapons cache. The Interior Ministry said a large cache of arms and explosives was found near Tunis. Officials said authorities believed elements linked to Al Qaida were smuggling weapons in Tunisia from neighboring Algeria and Libya. They said Al Qaida could be working […]