Posts tagged as Tunisia

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VIDEO: Tunisia prepares for landmark vote

By Siraaj Cassiem | 21 October 2011

Voters in Tunisia prepare to go to the polls in the country’s first election since the Arab Spring uprising.

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VIDEO: G8 Leaders Agree on Aid for Mideast Democracy

By Siraaj Cassiem | 27 May 2011

Leaders at the G-8 summit in France say international development banks will give $20 billion to Egypt and Tunisia to support pro-democratic reforms.

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VIDEO: The man who set off revolutions

By Siraaj Cassiem | 22 March 2011

CNN’s Ivan Watson looks at the life of the man who inspired protesters to stand up across the Middle East.

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VIDEO: Worries for Libya Migrants: Those Trapped, Fled

By Siraaj Cassiem | 8 March 2011

U.N. officials were continuing to express concern about the plight of foreigners in Libya, as many continued to flee the country but more stayed behind. Tensions erupted at one transit camp in Tunisia Tuesday.

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VIDEO: Refugees flee Libya for Tunisia

By Siraaj Cassiem | 4 March 2011

CNN’s Nic Robertson reports on roadside searches as thousands flee the conflict in Libya to cross into Tunisia.

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VIDEO: Post-uprising Tunisia still struggling

By Siraaj Cassiem | 25 February 2011

It has been more than a month since Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, Tunisia’s president, was forced to leave office, but many Tunisians say they are yet to see the benefits of their revolution. Many citizens, particularly in smaller towns, say they feel disconnected from Tunis, and that the root causes of the uprising – spiralling unemployment and widespread poverty – remain unaddressed.

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VIDEO: Fleeing unrest in Tunisia

By Siraaj Cassiem | 18 February 2011

Tunisians face a tough journey in their hunt for safer shores. CNN’s Neil Curry reports.

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VIDEO: Living well in Tunisia

By Siraaj Cassiem | 24 January 2011

Ben Wedeman reports the collapse of Tunisia’s government is giving ordinary folk a peek at how the elite used to live.

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VIDEO: 4 Ministers Quit New Tunisia Government

By Siraaj Cassiem | 18 January 2011

Four ministers quit Tunisia’s day-old government on Tuesday, undermining its hopes of quelling unrest by sharing power with members of the opposition to the old regime.

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VIDEO: Why Tunisia matters to Americans

By Siraaj Cassiem | 18 January 2011

CNN’s Brian Todd looks at why Americans should care about the “Jasmine Revolution” in Tunisia.