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The trial of former Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali began on Monday morning. . . and ended six hours later.

Tunisia's Summary Justice 2011

Since the fall of longtime dictator Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in January, Ennahdha has sought contact with the West, vowed to respect women's rights and promised not to impose religious law if it comes to power in elections.

U.S. Reaches Out to Islamist Parties Matt Bradley 2011

Switzerland and other financial centers have frozen hundreds of millions of dollars of assets belonging to former Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and Tunisia's former president, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

Former Ivory Coast Leader Investigated Deborah Ball 2011

This has allowed Algeria's longstanding president, Abdelaziz Bouteflika, to avoid the sort of political turmoil and mass demonstrations that led to the toppling of President Hosni Mubarak of Egypt and Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in Tunisia.

Algeria's Opposition Joins a Protest Wave Benoît Faucon 2011

The recent elections haven't ended all the unrest since protesters ousted strongman President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali in January, triggering uprisings throughout the Arab world.

Heeding a Revolution Peter Wonacott 2011

Since former president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali fled to Saudi Arabia on Jan. 14, amid a popular uprising that unleashed a revolutionary wave across the Middle East, Tunisians have gained new political rights.

Tunisia to Seek Backing for Aid David Gauthier-Villars 2011

Tunisians have kept up calls for reforms since the uprising that led to the January ouster of former leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

Tunisian Forces Disperse Protesters 2011

Moammar Gadhafi and Tunisia's ex-president Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, as well as press reports about his ties to 58-year-old Jeffrey Epstein , a U.S. financier who in a Florida court in 2008 pleaded guilty to a felony charge of solicitation of prostitution involving a minor.

Prince Andrew to Give Up Trade Role Alistair MacDonald 2011

Tunisians have kept up calls for reforms since the uprising that led to the January ouster of former leader Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali.

Tunisian Forces Disperse Protesters 2011

The latter is the son-in-law of Tunisia's deposed president, Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, not his son as we said How the odd embarrassing story..., 9 March, page 6.

Corrections and clarifications 2011