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Tunisia fears more potentially destabilising "terrorist attacks," like the one that killed 38 foreign tourists last month, which is why it has imposed a state of emergency.

Britain will mark 10 years since the London bombings with a minute's silence for the 52 victims.

Kazakhstan’s President Nursultan Nazarbayev has expressed condolences to the President of Tunisia Mohamed Beji Caid Essebsi and Emir of Kuwait Sheikh Sabah al-Ahmad al-Sabah over the recent terrorist attacks in these countries.

US President Barack Obama offered condolences to Tunisian leader Beji Caid Essebsi, after a jihadist attack that killed 38 people.

The British government cautioned Sunday that other attacks "are possible" in Tunisia as Queen Elizabeth II sent condolences to that relatives of victims.

Most of those killed in a massacre at a Tunisian beach resort claimed by the Islamic State group were British, the Tunisian Prime Minister Habib Essid said.

UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned the "appalling" attacks in France, Kuwait and Tunisia and said those responsible should face justice.

Tunisia cannot stand up to the jihadist threat alone, President Beji Caid Essebsi said after a gunman killed 28 people at a tourist resort, calling for a unified global strategy.

Barack Obama and Tunisia's president will discuss increased military and economic aid designed to ensure the brightest democratic light.

Kazakhstan's President Nursultan Nazarbayev has appointed ambassadors of Kazakhstan to six countries.

UN Secretary General Ban Ki-moon condemned what he called the "deplorable" attack on Tunisia's national museum that left at least 17 tourists dead.

Tunisia has sent a request for joining the Customs Union.

President Barack Obama has invited Tunisia's first democratically elected president to visit Washington.

Five Guantanamo detainees have been released to Kazakhstan.

The European Union congratulated veteran Tunisian politician Beji Caid Essebsi on his victory in the country's first free presidential electionю

Tunisia's incumbent President Moncef Marzouki appeared set for a runoff vote against an anti-Islamist party ex-premier.

Barack Obama hailed a milestone after Tunisians voted in an election seen as pivotal to establishing democracy.

Assailants killed 14 Tunisian soldiers in an attack on two posts near the border with Algeria, where the army has been waging a crackdown on jihadists, the government said.

Four Tunisian soldiers were killed by a land mine in the country's northwest, where the army has been battling Islamist militants, the defence ministry said.

A Tunisian diplomat and a fellow embassy staffer who were abducted in Libya returned to Tunisia on a military plane early Monday after being freed by their unknown captors.
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