Obama Names Tunisia Major Non-NATO Ally

President Barack Obama named Tunisia a major non-NATO ally Friday, making it eligible for closer strategic and military cooperation with the United States. Obama said during a visit by Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi in May that he wanted "the president and people of Tunisia to know that the United States believes in Tunisia, is invested in its success and will work as a steady partner for years to come." Tunisia overthrew President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in 2011,...

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