Tunisian President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali has secured a fifth term in office by a massive win, near-complete results from the presidential election showed on Monday.

Tunisian police have reportedly arrested nine Tunisian nationals suspected of planning attacks on visiting military officers from the United States.

Tunisian President Zine El Abidine Ben Ali partially reshuffled his cabinet, tapping half-a-dozen new ministers for youth, economics, agriculture and cultural portfolios, his prime minister said Friday.