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article 07 February 2013 World, Tunisia
Riot police run at protestors in Tunisia (Reuters)
Tunisia: unions call general strike as protests continue

Police in Tunis fire tear gas at protestors outside the Interior Ministry as unions call the first general strike since 1978 following the assassination of a secular opposition leader.

article 10 October 2012 World, Tunisia
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Syrian passenger plane forced to land in Turkey

Turkish fighter planes have forced a Syrian passenger plane to land at Ankara's airport amid suspicions it was being used to carry munitions, according to reports.

article 14 January 2012 World, Tunisia
Moncef Marzouki - Reuters
Tunisia celebrates one year since Ben Ali

Tunisia is celebrating the first anniversary of the fall of Ben Ali, which sparked the Arab Spring and spread to the entire region. But with discontent still rife, where does Tunisia find itself now?

article 10 January 2012 World, Tunisia
Tunisian protesters call for more rights. January 5, 2012 (Getty)
Tunisian man dies after setting himself on fire

A Tunisian protester who set himself on fire to protest against high unemployment has died in hospital. It comes almost exactly a year after a fruit seller's self-immolation sparked the Arab Spring.

article 05 January 2012 World, Sudan
Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones assesses where conflicts are most likely to erupt over the next 12 months.
by Anthony Tucker-Jones Conflict in 2012 - the likely hotspots

Defence analyst Anthony Tucker-Jones assesses where conflicts are most likely to erupt over the next 12 months.

post 26 December 2011
Jonathan Rugman's beat includes foreign policy, terrorism and international development. Read more from Jonathan Rugman his blog Mohamed Bouazizi changed the world in 2011

As Channel 4 News asks you who you think changed the world the most in 2011, Foreign Affairs Correspondent Jonathan Rugman makes the case for a young fruit and vegetable seller from Tunisia.

article 17 December 2011 World, Tunisia
Bouazizi
Tunisians honour Arab Spring hero who set himself on fire

Crowds of well-wishers mark the first anniversary of a desperate act of self-immolation that lit the flame of revolution across North Africa.

article 28 October 2011 World, Tunisia
Islamic moderates win Tunisian elections (reuters)
Islamic moderates win Tunisian elections

The Islamist Ennahda party wins Tunisia's first elections since the Arab Spring, amid protests in the centre of the country.

article 25 October 2011 World, Tunisia
Supporters of Tunisia's Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) light flares during a closing campaign rally in Tunis (Reuters)
Tunisia 'electric' after elections

The moderate Islamic Ennahda party has claimed victory saying it has won over 40 per cent of votes. Channel 4 News gauges reaction from the first democratic election of the Arab Spring.

article 23 October 2011 World, Tunisia
Tunisia election
First Arab Spring election in Tunisia

Tunisian voters are pouring into polling stations as the country holds its first free elections since the Arab Spring uprising.