Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani and appointed Social Affairs Minister Kamel Maddouri as his replacement, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement late on Wednesday.
Tunisian President Kais Saied, Reuters/Tingshu Wang
Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani and appointed Social Affairs Minister Kamel Maddouri as his replacement, the Tunisian presidency said in a statement late on Wednesday.
The Tunisian president has imposed an authoritarian regime that has sparked numerous criticisms in this Maghreb country.
Reporting by Tarek Amara
Clashes erupted for a second night on Saturday between police and youths in the central Tunisian city of Kairouan after a man died following a police chase, according to his family, fuelling authorities’ fears that protests could spread across the country.
The global narrative surrounding the Middle East often centers on one storyline, but rarely acknowledges another equally important and long-overlooked chapter. It is the untold story of nearly 850,000 Jews who were expelled or forced to flee from Arab and Muslim-majority countries in the mid-20th century.
Activists and opposition figures from across Tunisia's political spectrum took to the streets on Saturday in a rare show of unity against President Kais Saied, demanding an end to one-man rule and the restoration of democracy.
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