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Ben Ali's Militia Use Libya as Rear Base

With fresh turmoil in the streets in Tunisia tension is [...]

Published on 18.01.2011 at 16:00 GMT

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Behind the scenes of Mamadi Doumbouya's offensive on Russian miner Nordgold

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Dan Gertler's billions of dollars in royalties at heart of huge legal battle

Tunisia
Ben Ali's Militia Use Libya as Rear Base

Libya
Benghazi’s rising opposition

Spotlight | Libya
SMS and clubs to quell a riot

Libya
A shaken Kadhafi plans reshuffle

Spotlight | Libya, Tunisia
Ghannouchi’s troubled ties with Tripoli

Tunisia
Epilogue: Why Ben Ali fled the country

Spotlight | Tunisia
Revenge of RCD "old timers" against Trabelsi clan

Tunisia
How the Army is cracking down on the interior ministry

Tunisia
Who Can Ben Ali Still Trust ?

Tunisia
Army serves as Ben Ali’s last rampart

Tunisia
Ben Ali also reshuffles religious cards

Spotlight | Tunisia
Has Ben Ali played his last cards?