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Tunisian soldiers stand guard at the border crossing at Ras Ejdir, southeast of Tunis, on December 5, 2014. (Reuters)

Tunisian forces on high alert at Libyan border: Tunisia FM

by Kamal Ben Younes | Dec 6, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—Tunisian forces have been placed on a state of high alert on the Libya-Tunisia border following reports of clashes between rival Libyan factions close to the frontier on Friday. In comments to Asharq Al-Awsat, Tunisian Foreign Minister Mongi...

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Tunisian Foreign Minister Mongi Hamdi. (Asharq Al-Awsat)

No stability in Tunisia without stability in Libya: Tunisian FM

by Nadia Al-Turki | Nov 29, 2014 | Middle East

Tunis, Asharq Al-Awsat—The deteriorating security situation in Libya is having a debilitating effect on Tunisia’s own economy, security and stability, Tunisian Foreign Minister Mongi Hamdi said. In an interview with Asharq Al-Awsat, Hamdi said: “Unfortunately, the...

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Tunisian foreign minister Mongi Hamdi (Asharq Al-Awsat)

Tunisian Foreign Minister: The Tunisian people have done all that was expected of them

by Michel Abu Najm | Mar 3, 2014 | Interviews

Paris, Asharq Al-Awsat—For a small country tucked between Algeria and Libya, Tunisia has had an outsized influence on regional events since one humiliation too many at the hands of state officials prompted Mohamed Bouazizi to set himself on fire on December 17, 2010,...