ARTICLES RELATING TO ZINE EL ABIDINE BEN ALI

Tunisia recovers Ben Ali family yacht

2013-05-24 22:03

Tunisia has put on display a luxury yacht formerly owned by the brother-in-law of deposed dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali that Spain returned to Tunisia last month, a report says.

Tunisia Salafists to meet in defiance of ban

2013-05-16 13:53

Tunisia's harline Salafist movement Ansar al-Sharia has vowed to go ahead with its annual congress at the weekend in defiance of a government ban on the controversial gathering.

Hope, high security for Tunisia pilgrims

2013-04-27 07:32

Pilgrims have began arriving at Tunisia's Ghriba synagogue, the oldest in Africa, expressing hope that 2013 would mark a turning point for the ritual despite a rise in Islamist unrest.

New jail term for Tunisia's Ben Ali

2013-04-17 11:13

Tunisia's deposed president Zine el Abidine Ben Ali has been given a five-year jail term in absentia and fined €3.5m for corruption, adding to two life sentences he has already received, sources say.

Tunisia recovers yacht of Ben Ali's nephew

2013-04-16 09:40

Tunisia has received from Italy a yacht worth more than half a million dollars that once belonged to the nephew of its deposed dictator.

Ben Ali brother-in-law dies in custody

2013-04-05 14:00

Moncef Trabelsi, the brother-in-law of ousted Tunisian strongman Zine el Abidine Ben Ali who was jailed for fraud, has died in custody of a brain tumour, the country’s prisons chief says.

Tunisia 'must repeal criminal defamation law'

2013-03-20 20:00

HRW has called on Tunisia to "urgently" repeal its criminal defamation law, which can lead to two years in jail and which it said has a "chilling effect" on freedom of speech.

Marzouki holds crisis talks over new PM

2013-02-20 14:51

President Moncef Marzouki is holding urgent talks with political leaders in a bid to steer Tunisia out of a week-long crisis exacerbated by the resignation of PM Hamadi Jebali.

Tunisia PM pushes cabinet plan

2013-02-18 13:43

Tunisian PM Hamadi Jebali is set to resume talks with political party leaders aimed at forming a new government of technocrats, despite a fresh rebuff from his own ruling party.

Tunisia sinks deeper into political crisis

2013-02-08 09:01

Tunisia has sunk deeper into political crisis after the ruling Islamist party rejected its own PM's decision to replace the government following the assassination of a leftist politician.

Cops fire tear gas at protesters

2013-02-06 18:49

Tunisian police have fired tear gas at thousands of protesters gathered outside the interior ministry in central Tunis to denounce the murder of an opposition leader.

Tunisian opposition leader 'shot dead'

2013-02-06 14:01

Leading leftist opposition leader Chokri Belaid has been shot dead as he left his home in Tunis, his family says, accusing Tunisia's ruling Ennahda party of being behind the killing.

Ben Ali's son-in-law held in Seychelles

2012-12-14 16:01

The son-in-law of Tunisia's deposed former dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has been arrested in the Seychelles, Tunisian authorities say.

Tunisian union ends strike

2012-12-03 11:07

A Tunisian trade union has called an end to a general strike that triggered five days of violence fuelled by disappointment nearly two years after the country’s revolution.

'No blasphemy clause' in Tunisia charter

2012-10-12 10:58

A controversial blasphemy clause proposed by the ruling Islamist party but opposed by civil society will not be included in Tunisia’s new constitution, the speaker of the Assembly says.

Thousands demand 'cleansing' of Tunisia

2012-09-07 22:17

Thousands of people have protested in Tunis, mostly supporters of the ruling Islamist party Ennahda, demanding that Tunisia be "cleansed" of corrupt remnants of the ex-leader's regime.

Tunisia sells stock in confiscated firms

2012-07-27 10:13

Tunisia says it is selling its shares in two major companies that belonged to a member of toppled President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's family.

Ben Ali gets life for complicity in murders

2012-07-19 16:24

Tunisia's ex-strongman Zine el Abidine Ben Ali has been sentenced in absentia to life in prison for complicity in the murders of 43 protesters in the 2011 revolution that toppled him, a judge says.

Tunisian leader cancels foreign trips

2012-06-18 14:50

Tunisia's president Moncef Marzouki has cancelled previously planned foreign trips because of the worsening security situation in the North African country.

Tunisians protest against 'corrupt' judges

2012-06-01 20:17

Several hundred people have congregated in front of Tunisia's central court buildings to protest against what they say are corrupt judges and to call for an overhaul of the judiciary.

Tunisia fires 81 magistrates over graft

2012-05-28 09:12

The Tunisian justice ministry has sacked 81 magistrates over suspicions of graft and their links to the ousted regime of president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.

Tunisia’s jobless demand work, dignity

2012-05-24 15:18

About 100 unemployed people with university degrees have demonstrated outside Tunisia's Kasbah government building in Tunis, chanting "work, freedom and dignity".

Tunis in shock after 'Black Monday'

2012-04-10 17:19

Tunisia iss in shock after riot police brutally clamped down on protesters defying a demonstration ban in the capital, with even President Moncef Marzouki denouncing "unacceptable violence".

Tunisian speaker warns against chaos

2012-03-30 22:19

Tunisia's parliament speaker has voiced alarm over the deterioration of the security climate in a country increasingly polarised over religion.

Arab spring navigates Islam, democracy

2012-02-20 13:22

The Arab Spring that reshaped the region's political landscape has entered a second year marked by fragile transitions and the empowered of Islamists in a region still trying to find its way.

 

Vendor dies in Saudi after self immolating

2013-05-20 12:07

A street vendor has died in Saudi Arabia after setting himself on fire in protest at having his goods confiscated by police, human rights activists report.

Jobless man sets self ablaze in Tunisia

2013-04-29 07:45

A young jobless man has set himself ablaze and got seriously wounded in front of a town hall of Sidi Bouzid, birthplace of Tunisia's 2011 revolution, witnesses say.

Tunisia: Tight security for pilgrimage

2013-04-24 14:26

Organisers of a Jewish pilgrimage to Africa's oldest synagogue in Tunisia are hoping for a revival this year after an al-Qaeda attack in 2002 and post-revolution unrest caused a slump in attendance.

Seychelles grants asylum to Ben Ali's kin

2013-04-16 13:02

The Seychelles have granted a year’s asylum to the so-in-law of Tunisia’s deposed dictator Zine el Abidine, officials say.

Billions taken by Tunisia's Ben Ali lost

2013-04-12 20:03

A leading Tunisian economist has estimated that the family of Tunisia's ex-dictator has embezzled more than $2bn from the North African country.

Striking Tunisians say no to repression

2013-04-03 09:12

Bonuses slashed, bullying, forced transfers – Tunisian employees of Teleperformance have angrily accused the French call centre giant of such practices during a strike over poor working conditions in Tunis.

Belaid murder probe: Marzouki testifies

2013-02-28 14:22

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has testified in the murder probe of Chokri Belaid, his office says, after the opposition leader’s family said he has received death threats.

Statue of murdered Belaid vandalised

2013-02-18 14:53

A statue erected in honour of murdered Tunisian opposition leader Chokri Belaid has been found vandalised and broken into three pieces, a report says.

Uncertainty in Tunisia ahead of talks

2013-02-18 10:22

Tunisian PM Hamadi Jebali is set to resume talks with political party leaders to form a new government of technocrats, despite a strong opposition within his own ruling Islamist party.

Beni Ali's son-in-law seeks asylum

2013-02-06 21:13

The Seychelles says the son-in-law of Tunisia's deposed dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has requested asylum in the Indian Ocean archipelago.

Tunisia president scraps Cairo trip

2013-02-06 15:56

President Moncef Marzouki has cancelled his participation in the Organisation of Islamic Co-operation summit in Cairo and is heading back to Tunisia after the murder of opposition leader Chokri Belaid.

Tunisians take to streets

2013-01-14 15:10

Thousands of Tunisians have protested against their Islamist-led government, exactly two years after President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's overthrow in a popular revolt.

Tunisia uprising town losing patience

2012-12-04 09:17

Patience is wearing thin for people in Thala, one of the first Tunisian towns to join the revolution nearly two years ago, with an abandoned marble quarry a stark reminder that for them little has improved.

Tunisia journalists go on strike

2012-10-17 16:56

Tunisian journalists have gone on strike, after months of rising tension with the Islamist-led government, which is accused of curbing press freedom and seeking to control public media groups.

Tunisian man dies after 'torture'

2012-09-11 12:25

A Tunisian man who died in hospital in Tunis was tortured in a police station, his lawyer says, while government confirmed he had died of a concussion.

Tunisia extends state of emergency

2012-08-01 12:33

Tunisia is extending a state of emergency that was first called during street unrest after the fall of the North African nation’s long-time autocratic leader 18 months ago.

Tunisia cops fire tear gas at protesters

2012-07-26 22:15

Police have fired warning shots and tear gas to disperse protesters in Tunisia who attacked provincial government headquarters in the town where Tunisia's revolution was born.

Tunisia university dean in court

2012-07-05 18:53

A dean at a Tunisian university has appeared before a court on charges of assaulting a veiled student, a case that is part of a long-running religious dispute.

Ben Ali sentenced in absentia, gets 20 yrs

2012-06-13 12:54

A military court in Tunisia has sentenced ousted president Zine al Abidine Ben Ali to 20 years imprisonment in absentia on various charges including incitement to murder, a report says.

Tunisian polls set for next March – PM

2012-06-01 16:19

The next general elections in post-revolutionary Tunisia will take place "around the 20 or 21 March" 2013, once a new constitution is ready, Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali has announced.

Death penalty call for Tunisian dictator

2012-05-24 20:47

The military prosecutor has called for the death penalty during the in absentia trial of the ex-Tunisian dictator.

Verdict due in Tunisia TV chief trial

2012-05-02 15:13

A date has been set for the verdict in the trial of a Tunisian television station director accused of insulting sacred values for having screened the Franco-Iranian film "Persepolis", court sources say.

Tunisia extends state of emergency

2012-04-02 11:10

Tunisia is extending its state of emergency, first called during street unrest after the fall of the North African nation’s longtime autocratic leader in January 2011.

Tunisia repeats offer of asylum for Assad

2012-03-08 14:05

Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki has repeated his offer of asylum to Bashir al-Assad in an interview yet to be shown, after Russia said the Syrian leader was not welcome there.

Tunisian leader wants early Maghreb summit

2012-02-09 13:10

Tunisia’s new president Monsef Marzouki has paid a visit to his father’s grave on the second day of a visit to Morocco marked by an appeal for reviving the dormant Maghreb Union.

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