Mr Ben Ali flew to the Red Sea city of Jeddah on Friday night after being refused permission to land in France, Tunisia's former colonial master.
"He stayed briefly there and is even rumoured to have paid a brief pilgrimage to nearby Mecca. But according to local reports, he has now been found somewhere to stay 300 miles to the south in Abha, the capital of Asir province, which neighbours Yemen.
Although Saudi al-Qaeda members come from all over the country, a high proportion come from relatively conservative, economically underdeveloped provinces such as Asir, including several of the 9/11 attackers. In a recording, Osama bin Laden later said of them: "Asir's tribes formed the lion's share." "Ousted Tunisian president 'living in remote Saudi area known for al-Qaeda links' - Telegraph
UPDATE: http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/tunisia/8267310/Tunisias-new-government-implodes-on-day-one.html
"Tunisia's power-sharing government imploded on its first day on Tuesday as new ministers from the opposition walked out and demonstrations demanding punishment of members of the former regime erupted around the country."
"Tunisia's power-sharing government imploded on its first day on Tuesday as new ministers from the opposition walked out and demonstrations demanding punishment of members of the former regime erupted around the country."
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