Israel blames Iran for Gulf tanker attack: An Israeli oil tanker was attacked by drones off Oman on Thursday, killing two crew members from Romania and the UK. Israel blamed Iran for the incident and called on world powers to mount a strong response. Bloomberg and Reuters have more.

Tunisia’s political crisis has cast a shadow over its Islamist movement: Moderate Islamist party Ennahda has played a central political role in post-revolution Tunisia, but President Kais Saeid’s decision to fire the prime minister and suspend parliament has party officials worried of an impending crackdown and a polarization of politics against Islamists, Reuters reports.

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