Jebali denied that his party had anything to do with the killing -- the first assassination since Tunisia's "Jasmine Revolution" -- and urged his fellow countrymen to act with restraint.
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His death was the first political assassination in Tunisia since the Arab Spring uprising in 2011.
Meanwhile, the first general strike by Tunisia's trade unions in three decades closed shops, cafes and other businesses Friday.
Ennahda denies any involvement in his death, the first political assassination since Tunisia's so-called Jasmine Revolution two years ago.
An Islamist party called Nahda seems likely to have captured the lion's share of the votes cast in the first free election in Tunisia.
Mellouli's victory in the grueling race, in front of hundreds of spectators living the banks of the Serpentine, gave Tunisia its first gold medal of the 2012 London Games.
France flopped in 2002, losing to Senegal and crashing out in the first round, while Tunisia did well to qualify in 2006, but also failed to progress to the knock-out stages.
The coalition government is currently led by the Islamist Ennahda party, which dominated Tunisia's first free elections.
Tunisia was the first country in Africa to market the Internet, and helped launch the web in Morocco.
Tunisia was the first Arab country to revolt and its unemployment rate (14%) was among the lowest in the Arab world.
Actually, the people of Tunisia took that first step.
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Tunisia was the first in the region to peacefully oust its president, Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the first to hold peaceful elections, the first to assemble a ruling troika among Islamists and secular leaders.
It is the -- the Prime Minister of Tunisia is the first leader of the Arab Spring to visit the White House and meet with the President, and it is the first country that has gone through a transition because of the Arab Spring to be holding elections, as you note.
Morocco were at the first ever World Youth Championship in Tunisia in 1977 but they failed cover themselves in glory, suffering three straight defeats.
However, Saleh was criticized by local media for having weak opponents in warm-up rehearsal games, while the 2004 hosts, Tunisia, played a first level quality team like France.
Tunisia, which revolted first, throwing out its president of 23 years, Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali, has also been the first to discover how grimly the old guard cling on.
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With only the keeper to beat Ghana missed their first chance in the 40th minute and Tunisia had responded with a 22-yard free kick which was deflected off target.
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The killing of Belaid was the country's first high-profile political assassination since Tunisia's "Jasmine Revolution" that toppled President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali two years ago and spawned the Arab Spring.
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After that, the Secretary-General told the press, he would travel to Egypt and Tunisia, so that he could see first hand how the people of those countries are moving ahead with the transition to democracy.
What grated most with Tunisia's small elite was the upstart first family's habit of elbowing out competitors and flaunting of power.
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The 34-year-old defender, who won his first cap back in 2002, has played club football in Tunisia, Qatar, Czech Republic and France, but this is a career highlight.
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Captain Emmanuel Adebayor scored the opening goal in the 32nd minute to give his team hope of reaching the last eight for the first time, needing only a draw in Wednesday's match against Tunisia.
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Callaghan's first round throw in the competition reached 22.75 and left her behind Tunisia's Ayda Sidhom (24.02).
Libya, Tunisia and Egypt are the other three countries bidding to become the First African host of the World Cup, the winners will be announced by Fifa on 15 May in Zurich.
Giantkillers US Masseda of Togo claimed another notable scalp as a late first half goal from Akate Gnama brought a 1-0 victory over Esperance of Tunisia, winners of every African club title bar the Confederation Cup.
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