Uprising in Tunisia Forces President Out ! I Kenya Next ?

Saudi Arabia has welcomed Tunisian president Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family a day after they fled an mass uprising in their country. A statement released by the country's monarchy said the decision to welcome Ben Ali was based on appreciation of the "exceptional circumstances" in Tunisia. "Out of concern for the exceptional circumstances facing the brotherly Tunisian people and in support of the security and stability of their country... the Saudi government has welcomed President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali and his family to the kingdom," the statement said. A Saudi source told Al Jazeera that Ben Ali's plane had landed in Jeddah, a city on the Red Sea coast, but did not specify who had accompanied him to the kingdom. Al Jazeera's special correspondent in Tunisia, said that things were extremely quite on Saturday morning as people went about their daily business. "Last night the curfew was in place and the army was telling the people that it was there to protect them," she said. Our correspondent said the feeling there was that "people had indeed woken up to a new era, after 23 years off Ben Ali's rule". "There is a lot of apprehension, but at the same time total euphoria about the next step towards the democracy that they fought for so much."