Obama Dubs Tunisia Major Ally, Pledges to Double Aid
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President Barack Obama said he’ll designate Tunisia as a major non-NATO ally and double military aid to the birthplace of the Arab Spring, which has bred political turmoil in Egypt, Libya, Syria and Yemen.
Obama made the promises after meeting with Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi Thursday at the White House. The U.S. is looking to the North African country, which held peaceful elections in December, to help spread stability in a region rife with sectarian strife, terrorism and weak central governments.