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Analysis: Crackdown on radical Islamists tests Tunisia's stability

TUNIS (Reuters) - For the first time since the Arab Spring uprisings of 2011, relations between mainstream Islamists in government and radical Salafist Muslim activists have reached breaking point, sparking deadly clashes in two Tunisian cities.Full story

Tunisian police clash with Islamists over banned rally

KAIROUAN, Tunisia (Reuters) - Supporters of the hardline Islamist group Ansar al-Sharia clashed with Tunisian police on Sunday after the government banned its annual rally, saying it posed a threat to society. Full story

Clashes with protesters erupt in Tunisia's Kairouan

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Tunisia's Prime Minister Ali Larayedh gestures as he speaks during a news conference in Tunis May 23, 2013. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi (TUNISIA - Tags: POLITICS)