Now that ousted Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali has fled the country, the question on everyone's mind is: Where is he headed to? Netizens are putting their money on any one of the Arab Gulf Countries – which comprise of the United Arab Emirates, Bahrain, Saudi Arabia, Kuwait and Oman. Angry Arab News, a blog maintained by As'ad Abu Khalil, notes: Aljazeera is reporting that the plane of Bin Ali is now heading to a “Gulf country.” Let me GUESS: which states habitually provides haven to ousted dictators?? In a follow up post, he adds: Al-Arabiyya says that Bin Ali plane is going to Qatar, while Aljazeera implies that his plane is going to Dubai Egyptian columnist Mona Eltahawi tweets: How many bets #Qatar takes in #BenAli because it was 1 one of 1st to acknowledge toppling and is a pro at playing all sides? #Sidibouzid Saudi Wafa Aljohani urges Gulf Arabs to stand up: And Samar Dahmash Jarrah adds: Egyptian A Naje jokes: Fellow Egyptian Mohammed Mansour tweets: He continues: والله مش بعيد مبارك يعرض على بن على ان يستضيفه فى مصر . اصلهم اخوات فى الديكتاتورية . و شرم الشيخ كبيرة #BenAli #sidibouzid #tunisia #Egypt Along similar lines, top french blogger and lawyer @MaitreEolas tweets : France terre d'asile : on a accueilli Khomeiny, Bokassa, Mobutu, Duvallier, on va bien recevoir Ben Ali ? Dima Khatib confirms that France shut its door to Ben Ali and notes: Sarkozy probably thought: can't receive this guy (Ben Ali) in France. With so many Tunisians living here I would have my own #SidiBouzid :) Meanwhile, in Bahrain, the chatter on where Ben Ali is continues. Ali Fareed responds: He's heading 2 Dubai And Abdurahman Warsame, in Qatar, concludes: news that Ben Ali's airplane landed in #dubai. #tunisia However, Egypt Tarek Amr has a better solution. He quips: Doesn't Ben Ali use Dopplr or Foursquare so that we can know where he is heading to? #Tunisia #LBS ##Sidibouzid This post is part of our special coverage of Tunisia Revolution 2011.
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Arab World: Where is Ben Ali Headed to?
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