Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali
Tunisia hands Ben Ali new jail term for corruption
Middle East
February 10, 2017
Tunisia hands Ben Ali new jail term for corruption
Tunisian ex-president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, already convicted in absentia several times, have been issued new…
War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia’s young democracy
Middle East
May 13, 2016
War on Islamist militants tests Tunisia’s young democracy
Four days after Islamist militants shot dead 21 tourists in Tunisia's Bardo museum last year, police rounded up dozens of…
Nephew of Ben Ali’s wife reported dead
Egypt
January 16, 2011
Nephew of Ben Ali’s wife reported dead
Tunisia's media reported on Saturday that Emad al-Taraboulsi, nephew of ousted Tunisian President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali’s wife Layla al-Taraboulsi,…
The 29 days that preceded Ben Ali’s departure from Tunisia
Egypt
January 16, 2011
The 29 days that preceded Ben Ali’s departure from Tunisia
Twenty-nine days were enough to revolutionize the status quo in Tunisia. They saw President Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali flee the…
Arab rights group condemns Saudi Arabia for receiving ousted Ben Ali
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Arab rights group condemns Saudi Arabia for receiving ousted Ben Ali
On Saturday a Cairo-based Arab human rights organization condemned Saudi Arabia for hosting ousted Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali."We regret…
Ben Ali: A tale of a bygone dictator
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Ben Ali: A tale of a bygone dictator
Perhaps if the circumstances were different, Zine al-Abedine Ben Ali, 74, would have been delighted to hear that his name had…
FM: Egypt respects choices made by Tunisian people
Egypt
January 15, 2011
FM: Egypt respects choices made by Tunisian people
Egypt said today it respects the choice of the Tunisian people after a popular uprising overthrew Tunisian President Zine al-Abedine…
Tunisian revolution occupies Egyptian Twittersphere
Egypt
January 15, 2011
Tunisian revolution occupies Egyptian Twittersphere
On Friday energetic discussions on Twitter followed the latest developments of Tunisia’s "Jasmine Revolution" minute by minute, as thousands of Tunisians rioted,…