Zine El Abidine Ben Ali
French CGT union president Jacques Guigon (L) and General Secretary of the Workers Force, Jean Claude Mailly (R), pose with the General Secretary of the General Union of Tunisian Workers Houcine Abbassi (C) during the May Labour Day rally in Tunis on May 1, 2012. Tens of thousands of Tunisians marched for national unity on Tuesday, chanting slogans borrowed from the popular uprising that toppled Zine El Abidine Ben Ali over a year ago.
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We are deeply troubled that journalists are still being beaten for doing their job more than a year after the overthrow of Zine El Abidine Ben Ali's regime
But this time it is not a hairdresser like Mrs Ben Ali [wife of former Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali] propping up a regime but a western-educated, British born first lady, a former banker with populist pretensions and Chanel agates round her neck, whose Sunni family, iornically, originates from Homs, the very worst of Syria's killing fields.More quotes »
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Tunisian Islamists spark fear of culture war
-- and prompted fears of a culture war in this North African country of 10 million.Since the overthrow of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in January 2011 unleashed a string of Arab uprisings, Islam has blossomed in Tunisia in a way it wasn't allowed to do Read more »
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Tunisia still struggling after the revolution
In Sidi Bouzid, protesters often meet to rally in front of the town hall. In December 2010, the young street vendor Mohammed Bouazizi burned himself to death at this very spot. His death sparked mass protests across Tunisia, the ouster of the country's l 4:56 AM from Deutsche Welle Read more »
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Tunisia PM warns Islamists over further violence
TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) — Security forces will not hesitate to use lethal force to restore order, said Tunisia's Interior Minister on Thursday, following a string of violent incidents around the country in recent weeks. His statements came after an announcem 5/31/12 from San Antonio Express Read more »
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Tunisia PM says rating downgrade unfair
The ratings agency on May 23 had cut Tunisia to a speculative 'BB/B' level due to political uncertainty and weaker economic outlook. A popular uprising led to the ouster in January 2011 of long-time dictator Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, tipping the first dom from Zawya.com Read more »
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Former Tunisian Dictator's Son-in-Law Accused of Looting 700-Pound "Gorgon's Mask" Sculpture From Algeria
Ousted Tunisian dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali and his family have already been accused of plundering the nation's antiquities , particularly the ancient site of Carthage, for their own personal gain and enjoyment. Now it seems that the family's illici from ArtInfo Read more »
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Redefining the ‘Arab Spring’: Is chaos overtaking revolution?
Shortly after longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali was ousted in the Tunisian revolution in January 2011, some of us warned that the initial euphoria could eventually give way to unhelpful simplification. Suddenly, all Arabs looked the same, sounde from Today's Zaman Read more »
