Sources: ABC News
Tunisian officials negotiate the formation of a supervisory council to oversee the country's interim government, in an effort to appease protesters angry at the continued presence in the cabinet of holdovers linked to deposed President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali’sregime. 2011-01-24
Family members of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, who was recently ousted in a popular uprising are reportedly in Canada; Tunisians expatriates express anger over the development and Canadian officials say Ben Ali and his family are not welcome and would act if illegally acquired assets were brought into the country. 2011-01-24
Former President of Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali flees with his family to Saudi Arabia, after being rejected by France. 2011-01-15
Imed Trabelsi, a wealthy nephew-in-law of ousted President of Tunisia Zine El Abidine Ben Ali who was "elected" mayor of La Goulette, is slain. 2011-01-15
Saudi Arabia confirms it is welcoming ousted Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family into the kingdom due to "exceptional circumstances" in Tunisia; people in Saudi Arabia and people elsewhere criticise the decision to offer sanctuary to "the dictator" on the Internet. 2011-01-15
Jordanians echo events in Tunisia by staging their own protests against soaring food prices. 2011-01-15
International media commentators hail events as the "end of an era" and "truly remarkable". 2011-01-14
Thousands of people protest across the country demanding the resignation of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. 2011-01-14
A Tunisian protester who set himself alight in unrest that sparked further protests across the country dies of his injuries. 2011-01-5
2010–2011 Tunisian protests: Reports continue to leak out of the country regarding civil unrest with claims that protests have spread to the city of Thala, where the ruling Constitutional Democratic Rally's offices have been attacked. 2011-01-4