Zain Al Abidin Ben Ali
Switzerland extends freeze on Mubarak, Ben Ali assets 3 more years
Egypt
December 18, 2013
Switzerland extends freeze on Mubarak, Ben Ali assets 3 more years
The Swiss government decided Wednesday to extend the freeze on the assets of deposed President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali…
Arab activists hope Tunisia uprising brings change
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Arab activists hope Tunisia uprising brings change
Arab activists celebrated the anti-government protests that ousted Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali on Friday as the uprising raised…
Sarkozy refrains from receiving Ben Ali – source
World
January 14, 2011
Sarkozy refrains from receiving Ben Ali – source
French police have been told to await the arrival of Tunisian President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali at an airport near…
France has no information on Ben Ali Paris report
World
January 14, 2011
France has no information on Ben Ali Paris report
Paris--French President Nicolas Sarkozy's office said on Friday it had no information on a report that Tunisia's President Zine al-Abedine…
Tunisian protesters call president to quit
World
January 14, 2011
Tunisian protesters call president to quit
Tunis--Thousands of protesters demanded the immediate departure of President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali in marches across the country Friday, emboldened…
Tunisia sees protest march, strikes after riots
World
January 14, 2011
Tunisia sees protest march, strikes after riots
Tunis--Hundreds of people are marching through Tunisia's capital, a day after the nation's president read out a list of promises…
Tunisia unrest may loosen leader’s grip on power
World
January 13, 2011
Tunisia unrest may loosen leader’s grip on power
London--An outbreak of violent unrest in Tunisia has punctured a taboo on challenging President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in public,…
Tunisia: A warning sign for Arab regimes
Opinion
January 11, 2011
Tunisia: A warning sign for Arab regimes
As I write these lines, a 7pm curfew has been imposed in Tunis, perhaps the clearest sign thus far that…