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Fear and rejoicing

The BBC's Adam Mynott reports from Tunis, a capital city where uncertainty about what the future holds is mixed with joy about having consigned President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali to the past.

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What next?

The political transition in Tunisia has to be carefully managed to ensure the country does not tip into anarchy, writes Tunisia analyst Prof Emma Murphy.

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Tunis voices

BBC News website readers in Tunisia share their views about the national unity government.

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Leadership excess

A remarkable day in Tunisia ends with a new government in place after more violent protests showcase continuing public anger, the BBC's Wyre Davies reports.

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Press freedom

Since the overthrow of President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali last week, many are still waking up in a dream, writes Tunisian journalist Haykel Tlili.

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‘No longer afraid’

Tunis student Asma Ghibri tells the BBC World Service that recent events have given Tunisians a great deal of confidence.

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Memories of a martyr

Mohamed Bouazizi helped spark unrest in Tunisia after setting himself alight before passing away. His sister Samia shares her memories of her late brother.

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'Speakers' corner'

A week after President Ben Ali was toppled, the BBC's Lyse Doucet in Tunis witnesses the "dizzying" changes that have taken place in the country since then.

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Tunisia marks one year anniversary of revolution

Tunisia is making the first anniversary of the uprising that triggered the Arab Spring across other parts of north Africa and the Middle East.

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What next for Tunisian businesses?

One year after Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali was ousted as president of Tunisia - how are businesses changing the country's fortunes?

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Can Tunisia solve its employment problems?

Job prospects for young Tunisians have got worse in the past year, and the government has started to give tax breaks to companies employing graduates.

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Freedom of expression in 'new' Tunisia

Post-revolutionary Tunisia has given media there the freedom to express their political opinions like never before. However, but the past year has also seen a rise of more fundamental Islam and media...

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Tunis declares curfew after 'Islamist' rioting

Tunisia declares an overnight curfew on eight regions, including the capital, in the wake of serious rioting.

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Resurgence of religious schools

After more than two decades of religious schools being banned in Tunisia, they are emerging after revolution.

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Treasure hunt

The wealth of Tunisia's former first family has been a focal point of the unrest that led to Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali's downfall, as Aidan Lewis reports.

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Islamist enigma

Tunisians led the Arab Revolution with their revolution in January when their dictator was removed in less than a month. With their election, they have led again, writes the BBC's Allan Little.

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Already winners?

Allan Little finds Tunisians flexing their new democratic muscle as the country votes to find a new leader.

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Broken dreams

BBC Middle East editor Jeremy Bowen returns to Tunisia - six months after the revolution that inspired uprisings across the Arab world - to find that the hunger for change is just as strong as ever.

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Tarnished symbol?

Was Mohamed Bouazizi, the young man whose self-immolation sparked the uprising in Tunisia, really the revolutionary symbol he was painted to be?

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Desperate measures

The BBC's Wyre Davies hears how hundreds of desperate Tunisians are emulating Mohamed Bouazizi, whose self-immolation sparked the Arab Spring.

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Tunisia country profile

Provides overview, key facts and events, timelines and leader profiles along with current news about Tunisia

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Profile: Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali

The BBC profiles Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, who led Tunisia for 23 years before stepping down amid an unprecedented wave of street protests.

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Profile: Tunisia's Ennahda Party

A profile of Tunisia's Ennahda, the Islamist party that has claimed victory in the first election since the popular uprisings of the Arab Spring.

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Q&A: Tunisia crisis

A guide to the causes behind anti-government protests in Tunisia in recent weeks, which have forced the departure of President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

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Unemployed revolutionaries head to Europe

An Italian crackdown on illegal immigrants has not stopped disillusioned young people in post-revolutionary Tunisia seeking a better life in Europe, writes Louise Sherwood

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Tunisia's last Jews

There's been a Jewish community in Tunisia since antiquity - but now there are only about 1,500 left.

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