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Tunisia's biggest union tells

artappraiser — Tue, 30 Jul 2013 18:06:10 +0000

Tunisia's biggest union tells Islamist-led government to quit

By Tarek Amara, TUNIS | Tue Jul 30, 2013

(Reuters) - Tunisia's largest labor union called on Tuesday for the dissolution of the Islamist-led government and the interior minister offered to resign as a political crisis deepened.

Softening its rejection of demands for the government's departure, the Islamist Ennahda party said it was ready for a new government, but opposed any move to disband an elected body that has almost completed work on a new draft constitution.

"We are open to all proposals to reach an agreement, including a salvation or unity government," Ennahda official Ameur Larayedh told Reuters. "But we will not accept dissolving the Constituent Assembly. This is a red line." [....]

Thousands stage opposition

artappraiser — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 01:29:11 +0000

In reply to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood hatred replicates in Libya? Libya PM to Reshuffle Cabinet Amid Unrest, Jailbreak

Thousands stage opposition rally in Tunisia
Police fire tear gas at protesters in the capital Tunis, as secular opposition rises against Islamist-led government.
Al Jazeera, 28 Jul 2013 17:15

[.....] Many Tunisians think the government has not done enough to combat people performing acts of violence in the name of religion.

According to the Reuters news agency, the secular opposition has been considering setting up an alternative "salvation government" to challenge the Islamist-led leadership in the wake of this feeling that the government is not doing enough to protect its citizens.

"We will meet this evening to discuss creating a new salvation government and will study the possibility of nominating a new prime minister to replace this failed government," said Jilani Hammami, a leader of the Salvation Front coalition and Tunisian Workers' Party, on Sunday.

If agreed upon, the move would mark a significant escalation by the country's opposition groups, who say they have no interest in reconciliation with the ruling Islamist Ennahda party [.....]

Tunisia anti-government protests rage on
Police fire tear gas at protesters gathered outside the country's parliament, as government stresses its legitimacy.
Al Jazeera, 29 Jul 2013 00:48

[....] Sunday's demonstrations took place in the capital Tunis, with supporters of Mohamed Brahmi, the slain opposition leader, and those who support the ruling Islamist Ennahda party being separated by security barricades and riot police.

"Enough with Ghannouchi," the opposition crowd chanted, referring to Ennahda chief Rached Ghannouchi. "The people want the fall of the assassins."

Ennahda supporters retorted that the parliament was a "legitimate" body and that the demonstrators should not invite any non-democratic action [....]

Filed today @ 7:34pm

artappraiser — Mon, 29 Jul 2013 01:13:05 +0000

In reply to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood hatred replicates in Libya? Libya PM to Reshuffle Cabinet Amid Unrest, Jailbreak

Filed today @ 7:34pm ET:

Explosions rock Libya's Benghazi, protesters take to streets
By Feras Bosalum and Ghaith Shennib in Tripoli, Reuters

Explosions rocked the eastern Libyan city of Benghazi on Sunday in what appeared to be attacks on judicial buildings, a security official said, sparking protests a day after more than 1,100 inmates escaped during a prison riot there.

Hundreds of demonstrators gathered in Benghazi's streets denouncing the latest violence, according to residents [....]

Protesters took to Benghazi's streets shouting anti-government and anti-Muslim Brotherhood slogans, demonstrator Abdulhay Mohammed said, echoing scenes from two days ago.

"We are protesting against weak security. People are angry," he said. "People are shouting 'Benghazi wake up', 'The people want the Muslim Brotherhood out' and 'Zeidan gather your belongings'," he added, referring to Prime Minister Ali Zeidan [....]

In a July 18 piece, anonymice

artappraiser — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 19:52:59 +0000

In reply to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood hatred replicates in Libya? Libya PM to Reshuffle Cabinet Amid Unrest, Jailbreak

In a July 18 piece, anonymice from Hamas, among others, talk to Hazem Balousha, a Palestinian journalist based in Gaza City, about their organizations's analysis of all of the MB fate and what it may mean for them:

Would be interesting to know how that's changed since things snowballed over the last week....

On replicants in

artappraiser — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:28:24 +0000

In reply to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood hatred replicates in Libya? Libya PM to Reshuffle Cabinet Amid Unrest, Jailbreak

On replicants in Tunisia:

Second Opposition Leader Assassinated in Tunisia
By Carlotta Gall, New York Times, July 25/26, 2013

[....] The assassination has hit Tunisia at a moment of growing political tension. Two years after the revolution that ended the dictatorship of President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali and empowered Ennahda in parliamentary elections, opposition to the Islamists has been building. Leftist and democratic parties have accused it of inefficiency and of prolonging its mandate illegally.

Invigorated by events that overthrew the Islamist government in Egypt three weeks ago, they have increasingly demanded that the government resign and set a date for elections. Youth groups, including a Tunisian version of Egypt’s Tamarrod, or Rebellion, which was instrumental in the ouster of Egypt’s Islamist president, Mohamed Morsi, have begun organizing. The trade union movement, which played a large role in the revolution, called for a general strike on Friday in protest of the killing.

Like their counterparts in Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood, Ennahda members had little experience running a country. The party was banned under the former government, and its members spent years in prison or exile. Ennahda leads a coalition with two smaller secular parties and has struggled to complete the drafting of a new Constitution and prepare elections within the allotted one year. [....]

?We don't want the

artappraiser — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 16:01:12 +0000

In reply to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood hatred replicates in Libya? Libya PM to Reshuffle Cabinet Amid Unrest, Jailbreak

“We don't want the Brotherhood, we want the army and the police,” Libyan protesters chanted, repeating a slogan also used in Egypt.

from:

Libya jailbreak: More than 1,000 said to escape in Benghazi
Associated Press, July 27, 2013

After Mubarak, the

artappraiser — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 15:54:10 +0000

In reply to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood hatred replicates in Libya? Libya PM to Reshuffle Cabinet Amid Unrest, Jailbreak

After Mubarak, the Brotherhood was triumphant. Now it is in crisis
Under attack in Egypt, Libya and Tunisia, the leadership has to answer the question: 'How did you let this happen to you?'

By Peter Beaumont, The Observer, 27 July 2013

Muslim Brotherhood venues

artappraiser — Sun, 28 Jul 2013 15:51:00 +0000

In reply to Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood hatred replicates in Libya? Libya PM to Reshuffle Cabinet Amid Unrest, Jailbreak

Muslim Brotherhood venues attacked in Tripoli protests
Libya Herald, July 27, 2013

Hundreds of Tripoli residents descended on Martyrs’ Square in the early hours of this morning to protest against the Muslim Brotherhood, in solidarity with Benghazi.

In what is believed to be one of the largest demonstrations the capital has seen, the long-standing Political Isolation Law (PIL) tent in one corner of the square, which was manned mainly by members and supporters of the Muslim Brotherhood, was attacked and damaged [....]

Labelling the current government “corrupt” and calling individual ministers thieves, one speaker said: “We want a completely new government.”

The group called for a national strike across the whole country on the 20th day of Ramadan. They urged all Libyans to shut shops and businesses and take to the streets to demand the removal of the government.