Tunisian government discusses ex-leader's health
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Members of Tunisia's transitional government say the health of their deposed president is not a concern for the interim leadership.
At a meeting Friday, the Cabinet briefly discussed reports that ex-President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali is in a coma. The government neither confirmed nor denied the reports.
Taieb Baccouche, spokesman of the caretaker government, said the health of 74-year-old Ben Ali "is not an issue for the transitional government."
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Tourism Minister Mehdi Haouas said the discussion by ministers of Ben Ali's health "didn't last longer than 10 seconds."
News reports citing unnamed sources say Ben Ali is in a coma in a hospital in Jeddah, Saudi Arabia. Ben Ali fled to the Gulf nation on Jan. 14, after a weekslong popular uprising against him.