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Tunisians march against the country's ruling Islamist Ennahda party in Siliana, northwest of Tunis during a general strike called to protest against the Tunisian government, Wednesday Nov 27, 2013 . General strikes were called in the northwestern city of Siliana, Gafsa and in Gabes, which is along the southeastern coast, calling for greater government investment. (AP Photo/Aimen Zine)

Economy top concern of post-Arab Spring Tunisians: poll

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki speaks during the 68th session of the General Assembly at United Nations headquarters, Thursday, Sept. 26, 2013. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig)

Tunisia’s ruling Islamists agree to step down

Associated Press

People demonstrate against Tunisia's Islamist-led government, in front of the Constituent Assembly headquarters in Tunis, Tunisia, Saturday Sept. 7, 2013. (AP Photo/Hassene Didri)

Tens of thousands call for Tunisia government ouster

Associated Press

Thousands of Tunisians call on Islamist-led government to resign

Associated Press

Echoes of Egypt: Tunisian protestors urge Islamists to quit government

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

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PRICE: Obama’s miscues in Egypt

By John Price

Tunisia youth take tips from Egypt; launch own drive to oust leaders

The Washington Times

**FILE** Protesters gather in front of the main entrance of the U.S. embassy, background, in Tunis, Tunisia, on Sept. 14, 2012. Thousands of demonstrators massed outside the embassy and several were seen climbing the outer wall of the embassy grounds, an Associated Press reporter on the scene said. (Associated Press)

Tunisian government displeased with punishments for Embassy attack

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Tunisian protesters demonstrate outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, on Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Leaked conversations in which alcohol bans and the imposition of religious law were mentioned have raised fears that Tunisia's new government may not be moderate at all, especially in the context of mob attacks on the U.S. Embassy that coincided with the American ambassador's killing in neighboring Libya. (AP Photo/Amine Landoulsi)

Two years after Arab Spring, Tunisia struggles with security, economic challenges

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

Syria’s civil war is deja vu of regime change in Libya

By John Price - SPECIAL TO THE WASHINGTON TIMES - The Washington Times

‘Harlem Shake’ videos provoke Tunisian battles

By BOUAZZA BEN BOUAZZA - Associated Press

The top U.N. envoy to Libya said in late 2011 that some weapons depots in Libya had still not been secured properly, and that much had "already gone missing." An open crate at the same facility reveals a rocket inside. (Associated Press)

Smuggled Libyan arms disrupting North Africa

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this Monday, Sept. 17, 2012, file photo, a Libyan woman, Salwa Bugaighis, carries a wreath with a photo of U.S. Ambassador Chris Stevens on it as she and others gather to pay their respect to the victims of the Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2012, attack on the U.S. Consulate, in Benghazi, Libya. A man linked to the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi has been conditionally released by Tunisian authorities due to lack of evidence, his lawyer said Tuesday Jan. 8, 2013. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon, File)

Benghazi suspect’s release spurs calls to punish Tunisia 

By Ashish Kumar Sen - The Washington Times

**FILE** Tunisian protesters clash with riot police in Siliana, Tunisia, on Dec. 1, 2012. (Associated Press)

Riots hint at potential chaos in Tunisia’s future

By Paul Schemm - Associated Press

GORDON: The next Benghazi

By J.D. Gordon - The Washington Times

Illustration Moderate Islamist by Alexander Hunter for The Washington Times

PIPES: The imaginary ‘moderate’ Islamist

By Daniel Pipes

Tunisian suspected in Libya strike

By Bouazza Ben Bouazza - Associated Press

** FILE ** Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat (left) and his deputy, Abu Jihad, whose nom de guerre was Abu Jihad, are shown in an undated image. (AP Photo/Palestinian Authority)

Israel confirms killing Arafat deputy in 1988

By Aron Heller - Associated Press

**FILE** A Libyan man investigates the inside of the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, on Thursday, Sept. 13, 2012, after an attack that killed four Americans, including Ambassador J. Christopher Stevens, two days earlier. (AP Photo/Mohammad Hannon)

Muslim uprisings open gates for al Qaeda

By Shaun Waterman - The Washington Times

** FILE ** In this photo taken Friday, Sept. 14, 2012, demonstrators throw stones during a protest against the anti-Islam film "Innocence of Muslims" outside the U.S. Embassy in Tunis, Tunisia, as police respond with tear gas. Leaked conversations in which alcohol bans and the imposition of religious law were mentioned have raised fears Tunisia’s new government may not be moderate at all, especially in the context of mob attacks on the U.S. Embassy that coincided with the American ambassador’s killing in neighboring Libya. (AP Photo/Hassene Dridi)

Questions rise over Tunisian party’s moderateness

By Bouazza Ben Bouazza and Paul Schemm - Associated Press