Zine El-Abidine Ben Ali – whose ousting as Tunisian president triggered the popular uprisings across the Middle East – is in a coma in a Saudi hospital, a family friend said yesterday. First Mubarak, now this guy. What is it with these guys and comas? Is it the Middle East’s way of falling on your [...]
BEN ALI, R.I.P.: Sad news for locals, as well as Kwame Kilpatrick: “WASHINGTON – Ben Ali, the founder of Ben’s Chili Bowl diner, a landmark in Washington’s black business and entertainment district and a frequent stop for politicians and celebrities, has died. He was 82.” [AP]
