All Africa (Free subscription) | 05/01/2009
During his meeting with the Prime Minister, Mr Mohamed Ghannouchi, on Monday, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali focused on the government program for 2009.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
In a New Year address to the Tunisian people on Wednesday, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali said that Tunisia "welcomes the New Year 2009 with confidence and optimism, despite the current global economic crisis and its potential effects."
All Africa (Free subscription) | 31/12/2008
As a token of solidarity with the Palestinian people, in the face of the Israeli aggression in the Gaza strip which has caused hundred of casualties, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has decided on Tuesday the following measures:
SFist (Free subscription) | 26/12/2008
Remember how Hassan Ben Ali committed suicide in front of Berkeley police last week? Then, after doing a search of Ali's Ashby Avenue apartment, the police found an entombed body at his residence? Well, it turns out the dead body, -- which was discovered "wrapped up and hidden behind a wall in the laundry room of the complex," according to reports -- was Hassan 's son, Taruk Joseph Ben Ali. It is...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 26/12/2008
President Ben Ali received on Thursday Mr Hadj Gley, Minister of Communication Technologies who briefed him on the implementation of programs and measures with a view to modernizing and promoting the services of communication technologies notably in terms of enhancing the infrastructure pertaining to communications, the internet, broad band , developing electronic services and modernizing postal services....
All Africa (Free subscription) | 23/12/2008
President Ben Ali chaired on Tuesday a cabinet meeting which examined a support plan relative to enterprises whose activities were hampered by the latest world financial and economic crisis.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008
During a meeting between the Minister of Higher Education, Scientific Research and Technology, Mr Lazhar Bououni and Mr Yves Chauvin, the 2005 Nobel Chemistry Prize, the French Nobel Prize winner hailed Tunisia's scientific achievements ,under the leadership of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008
In an address delivered on the occasion of the ceremony of accreditation of new foreign Ambassadors to Tunis on Monday, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali reiterated Tunisia's commitment to "the process of democracy and pluralism", as well as the "promotion of human rights and public freedoms".
All Africa (Free subscription) | 22/12/2008
President Ben Ali conferred on Monday, with the Prime Minister, Mr Mohammed Ghannouchi.
Maghreb Confidential (Free subscription) | 18/12/2008
Karthago, the group owned by Belhassen Trabelsi, president Ben Ali’s brother-in-law, has been granted permission to launch his own air-taxi company. (...)[103mots] [1,5€]
All Africa (Free subscription) | 17/12/2008
The Green Party for Progress, one of Tunisia's 8 opposition parties, has endorsed President Ben Ali's candidacy to run for the 2009 presidential elections.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 16/12/2008
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali chaired a cabinet meeting, on Tuesday, which examined the sector of vocational training, as well as the promotion of employment.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 15/12/2008
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali met on Monday with the Prime Minister, Mr Mohamed Ghannouchi. During the audience, the President was briefed on the outcome of the meeting of the commission in charge of following up on the latest developments pertaining to the world economic and financial situation.
All Africa (Free subscription) | 15/12/2008
In an address given on the occasion of the 60th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali said that he will "make sure that forthcoming political events, particularly the presidential , legislative and municipal elections , constitute renewed opportunities to consolidate the foundations of human rights, and to further anchor the needed democratic culture...
All Africa (Free subscription) | 11/12/2008
President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali conferred on Monday with the Prime Minister, Mr Mohamed Ghannouchi. The meeting focused on the implementation of projects and programs elaborated during extraordinary sessions of regional councils chaired by the Head of State.
