The protests in Yemen and Egypt have drawn inspiration from the uprising in Tunisia that forced the ouster of longtime President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali. The interim Tunisian government is expected to announce the dismissal today of all leftover cabinet members with ties to Ben Ali. The protests that forced Ben Ali to flee the country two weeks ago have continued over the inclusion of several of his loyalists in the caretaker government. On Wednesday, clashes continued in the capital, Tunis.

Protester: “We sit in peaceful manifestation. And what happened, we are surprised by the police who is coming, and the police, all the police, use the gun in order to separate us. We don’t do anything. Just we write piece — sheets of paper in order to demand for a job. Many of us have no job. We don’t have the right to work in our country. We earned bachelor degree, and we don’t have any job.”

The international law enforcement agency Interpol meanwhile has issued a global alert for the arrest of Ben Ali and six of his family members following a request from the Tunisian government. The warrant accuses Ben Ali and his relatives of possessing expropriated property and transferring foreign currency abroad. Ben Ali has taken refuge in Saudi Arabia.