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Tunisia
Tunisia's economy still recovering, 3 years after Arab Spring
Jan 27, 2014
A new constitution should provide more stability, reassuring investors and tourists.
Three years post-revolution, a look at Tunisia's economy
Dec 26, 2013
This month marks the third anniversary of the Arab Spring.
In Tunisia, more democracy but still much poverty
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Reese Erlich
Apr 12, 2012
More than a year after the revolt that toppled Tunisia’s ruler, Zine al Abidine Ben Ali, discontent is rising because of poverty and unemployment.
Hernando de Soto on the Middle East's 'Informal' Revolution
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Stan Alcorn
Jun 20, 2011
Peruvian economist Hernando de Soto is best known for the big, paradigm-shifting idea of his 2000 book: The Mystery of Capital: Why Capitalism Tr...
Internet shut off in Syria
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John Moe
Jun 3, 2011
That's the news as of a short time ago. The Syrian government says it has shut off all internet access across the country, including on 3G networks...
Products to help block web access in the Middle East made in the U.S.
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John Moe
Mar 28, 2011
The Wall Street Journal writes today about U.S. companies that make web blocking and filtering software being used in Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait...
PR Firm: Sorry Tunisia, we quit
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Matt Berger
Mar 3, 2011
In a story today on Marketplace, reporter David Gura explores why the PR firm, Washington Media Group, decided to break a half-million-dollar con...
For public good, not for profit.
MID-DAY UPDATE: Unrest in Jordan, Finding "Radio Shangi-La," McDonald's works the recession
Feb 8, 2011
Marketplace's Alisa Roth is in the Middle East covering the political unrest in Egypt and the surrounding countries. Roth spoke with Jeremy Hobson...
MID-DAY UPDATE: You've got mail, Huffington Post, tough times in Tunisia, Reaganomics and 2011
Feb 7, 2011
AOL is buying The Huffington Post for $315 million in a merger it hopes will move the company away from dial-up modems and towards new media and...
Tunisia: Promises of a brighter future
Feb 7, 2011
Tunisia's nickname in Arabic is "Tunis the Green." It's kind of puzzling if you come here in the summer, when everything is sun-baked, or if you...