Ben Ali dies in Saudi Arabian hospital

According to reports from France 2  the ousted Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali died in a hospital in Jeddah.

Sources from Saudi Arabia reported that Ben Ali was in critical condition after following  severe complications of a stroke.
 
On January 14, seventy-four-year-old deposed Ben Ali and his family initially headed to exile in France but authorities their refused permission for his plane to land.
 
He later fled to Saudi Arabia after he was forced to step down on 14 January to end his regime.