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BRUSSELS (Reuters) – European Union foreign ministers agreed Monday to freeze the assets of Tunisia's former President Zine-al Abidine Ben Ali and his wife, an EU official said.
The sanctions could be extended in future to other people considered to have misappropriated state funds, the official said.
Ben Ali and his family built up interests in many Tunisian companies and industries during his two decades in power, including hotels, banks, tuna exports, construction, newspapers and pharmaceuticals.
He was driven out by a popular revolt on January 14 and sought refuge in Saudi Arabia.
EU ministers meeting in Brussels were also expected to look at ways to offer better trade terms to Tunisia to help strengthen the country's economy.
Since Ben Ali's overthrow, the EU has been trying to create a new relationship with a country with which it developed strong trade and political ties during Ben Ali's 23 years in power.
France, Tunisia's former colonial ruler, Italy and Spain have all had good relations with Ben Ali and his government in recent years, while at the same time urging democratic reforms.
It was not yet clear where the Ben Ali family's assets were held, although Switzerland has said it intends to freeze any deposited there. France has announced measures to block any suspicious movements of Tunisian money.
Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign affairs chief, spoke to Tunisia's foreign minister by telephone Friday and invited him to come to Brussels this week to discuss how the EU could help the country as it tries to restore stability.
The EU plans to send a team of experts to Tunisia in the coming weeks to help plan new elections.
(Reporting by David Brunnstrom; editing by Andrew Dobbie )
http://middleeast.about.com/b/2011/01/14/tunisias-and-ben-alis-corruptions-the-wikileaks-revelations.htm
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Maybe suggesting that Tunisia is one of 2011's best travel spots was a bit premature.
If you've been wondering lately why Tunisians have been rioting, brandishing "End the Dictatorship" placards and torching the odd building, look no further than a couple of places.
If you happen to be in Tunisia and can look around at the political structure, you'll notice that Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali's dictatorship is a pretty repressive, unforgiving one. Ben Ali is among North Africa's coterie of dictators who (along with Algeria's, Morocco's, Egypt's and Libya's) like to pretend that because they image themselves democratic, then they are, when in reality they are among the world's most regressive political dungeons, doing their part to keep the Middle East the 21st century's version of the old Soviet Union, minus the nuclear weapons. Morocco is the least of the repressive regimes. But the other four are difficult to differentiate.
http://vigilantcitizen.com/?p=1948
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Jay-Z’s latest video called “Run This Town” (featuring Rihanna and Kanye West) contains occult symbolism relating to secret societies. It has been long rumored that Jay-Z is part of some sort of occult order (probably Freemasonry) due to the hints slipped in his songs and his imagery. ”Run This Town” certainly adds fuel to the fire. We’ll look at the symbolism in this song and in his clothing line, Rocawear.
http://muxlim.com/blogs/Prince_ALi/illuminati-in-music/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVYwAxzjlo0
The sanctions could be extended in future to other people considered to have misappropriated state funds, the official said.
Ben Ali and his family built up interests in many Tunisian companies and industries during his two decades in power, including hotels, banks, tuna exports, construction, newspapers and pharmaceuticals.
He was driven out by a popular revolt on January 14 and sought refuge in Saudi Arabia.
EU ministers meeting in Brussels were also expected to look at ways to offer better trade terms to Tunisia to help strengthen the country's economy.
Since Ben Ali's overthrow, the EU has been trying to create a new relationship with a country with which it developed strong trade and political ties during Ben Ali's 23 years in power.
France, Tunisia's former colonial ruler, Italy and Spain have all had good relations with Ben Ali and his government in recent years, while at the same time urging democratic reforms.
It was not yet clear where the Ben Ali family's assets were held, although Switzerland has said it intends to freeze any deposited there. France has announced measures to block any suspicious movements of Tunisian money.
Catherine Ashton, the EU's foreign affairs chief, spoke to Tunisia's foreign minister by telephone Friday and invited him to come to Brussels this week to discuss how the EU could help the country as it tries to restore stability.
The EU plans to send a team of experts to Tunisia in the coming weeks to help plan new elections.
(Reporting by David Brunnstrom; editing by Andrew Dobbie )
http://middleeast.about.com/b/2011/01/14/tunisias-and-ben-alis-corruptions-the-wikileaks-revelations.htm
Excerpt:
Maybe suggesting that Tunisia is one of 2011's best travel spots was a bit premature.
If you've been wondering lately why Tunisians have been rioting, brandishing "End the Dictatorship" placards and torching the odd building, look no further than a couple of places.
If you happen to be in Tunisia and can look around at the political structure, you'll notice that Tunisian President Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali's dictatorship is a pretty repressive, unforgiving one. Ben Ali is among North Africa's coterie of dictators who (along with Algeria's, Morocco's, Egypt's and Libya's) like to pretend that because they image themselves democratic, then they are, when in reality they are among the world's most regressive political dungeons, doing their part to keep the Middle East the 21st century's version of the old Soviet Union, minus the nuclear weapons. Morocco is the least of the repressive regimes. But the other four are difficult to differentiate.
http://vigilantcitizen.com/?p=1948
Excerpt:
Jay-Z’s latest video called “Run This Town” (featuring Rihanna and Kanye West) contains occult symbolism relating to secret societies. It has been long rumored that Jay-Z is part of some sort of occult order (probably Freemasonry) due to the hints slipped in his songs and his imagery. ”Run This Town” certainly adds fuel to the fire. We’ll look at the symbolism in this song and in his clothing line, Rocawear.
http://muxlim.com/blogs/Prince_ALi/illuminati-in-music/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iVYwAxzjlo0
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