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Internet censorship in Tunisia decreased in January 2011 following the ousting of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The successor acting government removed filters on social networking sites , such as YouTube and Facebook .
Tunisia consistently has played a moderating role in the negotiations for a comprehensive Middle East peace. In 1993, Tunisia was the first Arab country to host an official Israeli delegation as part of the Middle East peace process and maintained an Interests Section until the outbreak in 2000 of the Intifada. Israeli citizens of Tunisian ...
Libyans taking refuge in Tataouine, Tunisia during the Libyan Civil War.. Tunisia, where the Arab Spring began, later spread into Libya and overthrew the regimes of both countries; however, the 2011 Libyan unrest had gone out of control after the death of Muammar Gaddafi caused the later second Libyan unrest which the growing Islamists tried to take control, Tunisia has been caught at the ...
Tunisia, [a] officially the Republic of Tunisia, [b] [19] is the northernmost country in Africa. It is a part of the Maghreb region of North Africa , bordered by Algeria to the west and southwest, Libya to the southeast, and the Mediterranean Sea to the north and east.
France granted Tunisia independence in 1956, and the border then became one between two sovereign states. [ 3 ] In 2011 Libyan dictator Muammar Gaddafi was overthrown in a short civil war , which occasionally spilled over into Tunisian territory, [ 7 ] as well as resulting in thousands of refugees crossing the border. [ 8 ]
Under Habib Bourguiba, Tunisia officially adopted a neutral policy regarding the Western Sahara conflict. [ 3 ] Following the Tunisian Revolution , interim president Moncef Marzouki made an official visit to Morocco in 2012, in part to discuss a re-establishment of the dormant Arab Maghreb Union . [ 4 ]
The town is in the ancestral lands of the Beni Zid tribe and their neighbors the Matmata tribes. The Matmata (Berber: Imatmaten, Arabic: مطماطة) are a tribal confederation of Berber tribes, specifically Beni Faten, living mainly between Tunisia, Algeria and Morocco. The ancestor of Matmata is called Maskab and nicknamed Matmat.
In Tunisia, free courses of instruction in Tunisian Arabic are organised during the summer holidays for the children of Tunisian residents abroad, who are heavily influenced by the culture of the countries in which they live. Trips are also organised for them to experience Tunisian culture, history and civilisation.