By Rajat Kumar
Many Tunisians today came out on in the Tunisian capital of Tunis protesting a visit by U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, saying foreign countries should not interfere in their internal affairs. U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton arrives in the African nation to Tunisian interim President Fouad Mebazaa and other senior leaders. Clinton arrives in the country weeks after the country’s long-time president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was ousted by mass protests. She arrives in the country to discuss new political landscape of the country.

Clinton pledged to help create job opportunities in Tunisia and undertake reforms to maintain the momentum that led to Ben Ali’s ouster. She assured that an international donors conference would hold discussions over ways to help Tunisia. New government officials and other Tunisians understand "we need a plan for economic development, for jobs," Clinton told reporters during a tour of Tunisian Red Crescent offices.

Clinton also talked about the fate of 100,000 refugees who have crossed the border from Libya. Clinton also visited Egypt earlier this week where she promised that Washington would provide all kind of help needed to put Egypt on its course to greater freedom and democratic elections.

Clinton however, faced some antipathy in Egypt as well when the January 25th coalition - an association of six youth groups that took part in organizing the protests that toppled President Hosny Mubarak regime in February - refused to meet with her. "The American administration supported Mubarak politically. Plus the majority of tear gas that was thrown at the Egyptian revolutionaries was made in America," its spokesman, Khaled Abd el Hamid, said.