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Ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali together with his wife Leila Ben Ali pictured October 2009. Photo by EPA/BGNES
Tunisia's ousted president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has suffered a stroke and lapsed into a coma, according to reports quoted by French daily Le Monde.
This report comes only days after Monday Egyptian press and other news sources claimed Egyptian Hosni Mubarak, who resigned from office Friday, is gravely ill and has fallen into a coma.
Ben Ali chose to flee Tunisia January 14, facing tremendous popular protests, and received refuge in Saudi Arabia.
Reports now claim that he has been hospitalized in the Saudi city of Jeddah.
Due to security concerns, the former Tunisian president has been allegedly registered under a false name in the royal clinic.
26 January Tunisian Justice Minister Azhar Karoui Chebbi annonced that Tunisia has requested an international arrest warrant for its former president.
A protest demanding transparency and answers about the so-called "Petrohan-Okolchitsa" case took place in central Sofia yesterday, where citizens gathered in front of the Palace of Justice.
Musicians from the Bulgarian National Radio (BNR) have suspended all concert activities starting Friday, protesting what they describe as insufficient salaries.
A demonstration demanding the resignation of acting Prosecutor General Borislav Sarafov was held Wednesday evening outside the Palace of Justice in central Sofia
Dozens of citizens assembled Thursday evening outside the Palace of Justice in Sofia to express outrage over the latest appellate ruling in the 2021 murder of Evgenia Vladimirova
Citizens are planning a protest in response to the verdict in the murder case of Evgenia Vladimirova. The demonstration is scheduled for February 19 at 6:30 p.m., outside the Sofia Courthouse.
Protests demanding the resignation of acting Chief Prosecutor Borislav Sarafov will be held in front of courthouses in Sofia and several other cities across Bulgaria.
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The Kremlin has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an “Easter ceasefire” in the war in Ukraine, declaring a temporary halt in hostilities lasting around 36 hours
A group of Members of the European Parliament has raised concerns over the potential leakage of confidential EU information to Russia, urging stronger safeguards within the European Parliament
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has formally enacted legislation withdrawing the country from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), marking a decisive step in Chisinau’s gradual disengagement from Russian-led structures
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has carried out a series of coordinated investigative actions across several countries, including Bulgaria and Romania, as part of a probe into suspected large-scale fraud involving EU funds
A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has coincided with escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has moved to tighten control over one of the world’s most critical maritime routes
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