Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts federations, 24 regional unions, 216 local unions, trade associations and 370 national trade associations and 1700 regional trade union rooms allow the organization to cover all economic sectors of the country. Hedi Jilani is the stepfather of Belhassen Trabelsi, brother of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali, (1987–2011) and Sofiane Ben Ali, nephew of the latter and his son brother Habib. He resigned in the wake of the revolution. Tunisian Confederation of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts Tunisian Union of Industry, Trade and Handicrafts (, ) or UTICA is an employers' organization in Tunisia representing industrial, trade and craft sectors. On
Gafsa of riots directed against the government of President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The government was swift and brutal in its suppression of the uprising, but this movement has since been credited with sowing the first seeds of the Jasmine Revolution that removed Zine El Abidine Ben Ali from power three years later, igniting the Arab Spring across much of North Africa and the Middle East. Recently a lake appeared from nowhere. Gafsa – Ksar International Airport is located in the city. El Kawafel Sportives de Gafsa (Arabic: القوافل الرياضية بقفصة, often referred to as EGSG) is the main football