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The Country & People of Tunisia
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The Country & People of Tunisia
Special Arab Files
This page contains links to sites in Tunisia and Tunisia related sites.
For Middle East, North Africa, Arab and regional information visit Arab Countries
History
Settled in the 12th cent. BC by Phoenicians, Tunisia became (6th cent. BC) the center of the powerful city-state of Carthage, which was destroyed by Rome in 146 BC Taken by the Vandals (5th cent. AD) and the Byzantines (6th cent.), the Arabs conquered Tunisia in the 7th cent., and the Berber population was converted to Islam. The area came under a succession of Muslim rulers, reaching its peak under the Berber Hafsid dynasty (12301574). In the late 16th cent. Tunisia was seized by the Ottoman Turks, and as one of the Barbary States it became a stronghold of pirates, on whom the treasury depended for several centuries. European intervention began in the 19th cent., and in 1881 Tunisia became a French protectorate. Nationalist agitation, which first surfaced in the 1920s, became intense after World War II, and independence was achieved in 1956. In 1957 the country became a republic, with Habib Bourguiba as president. Under Bourguiba, who was elected president-for-life in 1975, Tunisia was a moderate Arab state, following a generally pro-Western foreign policy; support for a negotiated settlement with Israel strained the country's relations with its Arab neighbors, however. Domestically, Bourguiba emphasized modernization and planned economic growth. In 1981 he authorized the legal formation of opposition political parties, indicating a possible shift in the direction of liberal democracy. In 1987 Bourguiba was deposed, on grounds of senility, by Gen. Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali. Ben Ali promised continued democratic reform, but he has ruled in an increasingly autocratic fashion and sought to crush Islamic-fundamentalist opposition. Under his regime the economy has seen significant growth as it has moved away from state control. In recent years relations with Libya have improved, and Tunisia joined with its North African neighbors in forming (1989) the Arab Maghreb Union. Ben Ali was reelected unopposed in 1994 and against token opposition candidates in 1999.
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Cities, Towns, Municipalities & Places
The Kerkennah Isles official web site....
Kairouan - A dense network of through and dead-end streets
Medina of Sousse - Made up of tortuous streets and dead-ends
Medina of Tunis - Made up of a non-rectilinear network of streets, vaulted passages, alleys and dead-end streets
Flag, Maps, Useful Information....
New issues, themes, catagories, years, artists Engravers....
Financial and stock exchanges information in Morocco and Tunisia
Information and key figures
The most comprehensive database: statistical, economic and social
Banks
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Investment & Promotion....
Provides support and assistance to Tunisian exporters and to their foreign counterparts
Organization of fairs and national and international specialized exhibitions
Business Gateway. The virtual fair for Tunisian products and services....
Offers to investors a site equiped with all viabilities
Preservation of the national cultural personality
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Theatre
Theatre
Marionnette theatre
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Contemporary Dance
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Un institut de formation professionnelle en informatique et bureautique. Tunis & Gafsa
Research, Resources & Projects
Collection of post-cards from Tunisia between 1910 and 1930 under the French colonization
Human Rights, Politics & Political Parties....
News, reports, urgent action. Latest annual report....
Human rights developments & report
Le Partie du Changement
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Arabic Daily
Quotidien Tunisien d'informations générales
Al-Sahafa . (pdf)
OnLine News, Newsletters, News Agencies....
News online
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Looking for the latest news from Tunisia, listen to Tunisia National Radio
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Official site
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Protection and management of natural resources
Preparing for the IXth Panarab Congress of psychiatry
Foreign Entities
Le Programme des Nations Unies pour le développement
Une compagnie à vocation exclusivement charter
Travel, Tours, Guides.... More country info
Tunisia with passion.... Discover Tunisia, stays, tours, water therapy....
Regular Tour Carthage, archaeological Tour, berber Tracks....
Tourisme local, excursions, séjours hôtels....
Hotels, Resorts, Inns, Hostels....
Tunis - On the edge of the business and banking district
Carthage - Conceived in the biggest tradition of luxury and elegance
Tunis, Hammamet, Djerba....
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