The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/zine-el-abidine-ben-ali/ News from Israel, the Middle East and the Jewish World Mon, 15 Jun 2026 02:03:38 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://static-cdn.toi-media.com/www/uploads/2018/11/toi_icon_512-200x200.png Zine El Abidine Ben Ali | The Times of Israel https://www.timesofisrael.com/topic/zine-el-abidine-ben-ali/ 32 32 Tunisia’s opposition urges strongman president to quit after election snub https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisias-opposition-urges-strongman-president-to-quit-after-election-snub/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 18:36:19 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2902086 Opposition figure Ahmed Nejib Chebbi says Kais Saied has 'lost all legal legitimacy' after only 8.8% of voters turn up to vote, claims Tunisians have rejected power grab

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]]> With just 8.8% turnout, Tunisians shun vote for powerless new parliament https://www.timesofisrael.com/with-just-8-8-turnout-tunisians-shun-vote-for-powerless-new-parliament/ Sun, 18 Dec 2022 04:26:11 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2901598 Election follows power grab by President Kais Saied; preliminary results expected Monday

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]]> Few Tunisians take part in vote for neutered parliament after president’s power grab https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisians-vote-for-neutered-parliament-after-presidential-power-grab/ Sat, 17 Dec 2022 19:39:42 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2901377 Turnout said to be extremely low as opposition groups boycott poll amid 'coup' in North African nation

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]]> Tunisia ex-president Ben Ali buried in Medina https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisia-ex-president-ben-ali-buried-in-medina/ Sat, 21 Sep 2019 17:16:36 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2153115 Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, 83, was first leader to be toppled by Arab Spring, viewed as bulwark against Islamist extremism, but muzzled opposition and shunned democracy

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]]> Toppled Tunisian ruler Zine El Abidine Ben Ali dies in exile https://www.timesofisrael.com/toppled-tunisian-ruler-zine-el-abidine-ben-ali-dies-in-exile/ Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:18:55 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2152324 Autocrat who was ousted in 2011 during nationwide protests that sparked the wider Arab Spring dies in Saudi Arabia aged 83

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]]> Tunisia’s first democratically elected president dies at 92 https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisias-first-democratically-elected-president-dies-at-92/ Thu, 25 Jul 2019 11:17:27 +0000 https://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=2118412 Beji Caid Essebsi won office in 2014 after Arab Spring uprising

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]]> Arab Spring: Where are the leaders now? https://www.timesofisrael.com/arab-spring-where-are-the-leaders-now/ Fri, 24 Mar 2017 17:41:19 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1587295 Seven years of turbulence, from Morroco's King Mohammed VI, who preempted a change of the constitution, to Assad's bloody suppression of dissent

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]]> Ousted Tunisian president sentenced to 10 years in prison https://www.timesofisrael.com/ousted-tunisian-president-sentenced-to-10-years-in-prison/ Fri, 18 Mar 2016 20:22:29 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1360523 Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, now in Saudi Arabia, ordered jailed in absentia for abuse of power

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]]> Tunisia imposes nationwide curfew amid rising unrest https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisia-imposes-nationwide-curfew-amid-rising-unrest/ Sat, 23 Jan 2016 00:58:47 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1326475 Five years after overthrow of dictator, elected president warns Islamic State in Libya could capitalize on instability

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]]> Tunisians rally to mark 5 years since dictator’s ouster https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisians-rally-to-mark-5-years-since-dictators-ouster/ Fri, 15 Jan 2016 00:51:22 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1321775 'Today we can speak freely and this is no little matter. That's the main achievement of the revolution'

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]]> Ex-Tunisian president to board Gaza blockade-busting boat https://www.timesofisrael.com/ex-tunisian-president-to-board-gaza-blockade-busting-boat/ Tue, 23 Jun 2015 09:54:53 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1203051 Moncef Marzouki arrived in Greece on Sunday, joining 3-ship 'Freedom Flotilla' alongside Israeli, European politicians

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]]> Three police, jihadist killed in Tunisia https://www.timesofisrael.com/three-police-jihadist-killed-in-tunisia/ Mon, 15 Jun 2015 08:19:00 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1198609 Terrorists fatally shoot three law enforcement officers during running clash in Tunis

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]]> Gunmen in Tunis attack trained in Libya https://www.timesofisrael.com/gunmen-in-tunis-attack-trained-in-libya/ Fri, 20 Mar 2015 08:18:37 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1155088 Tunisian authorities name men who killed 21 in assault on museum as Yassine Abidi, Hatem Khachnaoui

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]]> Tunisia’s elections represent yet another Muslim Brotherhood defeat https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisias-elections-represent-yet-another-muslim-brotherhood-defeat/ Fri, 26 Dec 2014 10:30:33 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1111901 Arab voters, wary of radical Islam, reject Obama's ideas about the Islamist movement and the region's future; IS might suffer too

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]]> Tunisians head to polls to elect president https://www.timesofisrael.com/tunisians-head-to-polls-to-elect-president/ Sun, 21 Dec 2014 13:09:14 +0000 http://www.timesofisrael.com/?p=1109327 Runoff pits candidate who symbolizes previous regimes against veteran human rights activist

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