Tuesday, February 01, 2011

European Union freezes ousted Tunisian president's and wife's assets...


Europe's foreign ministers on Monday froze the assets of ousted Tunisian leader Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his wife in response to a request from the Tunisian authorities.

The sanctions against Ben Ali and his wife Leila Trabelsi were decided at a meeting of the European Union's 27 ministers.

Several dozen associates of the deposed leader, listed by the new authorities in Tunis, may face similar sanctions in the following days, diplomatic sources said. More...

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