Vol 50 No 22 | TUNISIA Party time for the first family 6th November 2009 Ben Ali wins a crushing victory and another five years in power President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali saved his allies from a little of the usual embarrassment at his 26 October re-election by polling only 89.62% of the vote,...
Vol 50 No 1 | TUNISIA Rumblings of dissent 9th January 2009 Ben Ali's fifth and final term approaches Like its western neighbour, Tunisia is a prime target for Islamist fighters. President Zine el Abidine Ben Ali (born September 1936) has used the AQIM threat to rationalise...