A Tunisian court sentenced Zine el Abidine Ben Ali to life Wednesday for his role in the deaths of protesters during last year's uprising which toppled the veteran dictator and inspired the Arab Sprin

Tunisia’s deposed President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, the first leader toppled in a wave of Arab uprisings, went on trial in his absence on Monday, accused of plundering the country among other charges.

Tunisian authorities arrested the sister of the country’s toppled President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali as part of a continuing crackdown against the former first family, state media reported on Friday.

Some 1,000 demonstrators from rural Central Tunisia, calling for the resignation of the transitional government, reached the capital on Sunday.

Tunis: Thousands of Tunisians demanded the departure of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali in marches in the capital and other towns on Friday, a day after he pledged to not seek another term to end gr

Troops patrolled the streets of the Tunisian capital after an overnight curfew, as the government tried to quell weeks of violent protests and fend off mounting international criticism of its crackdown.