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“The absence of a constitutional court in Tunisia increases the risk of a prolonged political crisis, Moody’s Investors Service deemed in an issuer comment at the end of July, reports TAP news agency. This will further slow reform implementation upon which hinge disbursements under the umbrella of an envisioned new IMF loan agreement, according to […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has dismissed Finance and Technology ministers of the cabinet of outgoing Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi as he continues the purge at top state level. A statement from the presidential office said Ali Koli, Minister of Economy, Finance and Investment Support is replaced by Sihem Boughdiri, a senior official at the ministry. […]
Morocco has set up a field hospital near Tunis that is now open to offer medical care to Covid-19 patients to help alleviate pressure on crowded hospitals in the area. The hospital, established at higher directives of King Mohammed VI, was achieved after Morocco sent 12 aircrafts carrying some 135 tons of vital medical aid […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied has appointed one of his security top advisors as Interior Minister, few days after he fired Hichem Mechichi who headed the ministry as caretaker alongside his role of Prime Minister. A statement from the office of the President Thursday said Ridha Gharsalaoui, was sworn in before Saied. Gharsalaoui, reportedly an anti-terrorism […]
Egypt has allegedly endorsed Tunisian President Kais Saied’s ongoing purge marked by the dismissal of Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi and the suspension of the parliament, London-based Middle East Eye (MEE) reports, arguing President Fattah al-Sisi has sent aides to advise the Tunisian President on the move. Saied Sunday seized the executive power after sacking 47-year […]
The inroads made by Morocco at the economic and diplomatic levels in Africa bother Berlin, as a leading German international relations think tank has called on the EU to help a weakening Algeria counterbalance Rabat’s increasing influence in the continent. Morocco recalled its ambassador to Berlin in May in protest over Germany’s hostile positions towards […]
Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Tuesday a dozen senior officials and aides of fired PM Hichem Mechichi, few days after dissolving the government and suspending the parliament in a move he describes as key to restore the country. Decrees published in the national gazette said Saied dismissed Walid Dhahbi and Moez Lidine Allah Mkaddem, respectively […]
King Mohammed VI has sent a message to President of Tunisia Kais Saïed. The message was handed over to the Tunisian head of state by Moroccan Foreign Minister Nasser Bourita during a meeting at the Carthage Palace in Tunis on Tuesday. The meeting highlighted the strong relations between the two countries’ leaderships and […]
President Kais Saied has decided after an emergency meeting with senior military and security officials Sunday evening to freeze the parliament’s activities, lift all MPs’ immunity, dismiss Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi, and assume the presidency of the executive, announced the official news agency TAP on its website. “The Constitution does not allow the dissolution of […]
Tunisia’s largest party in parliament, Ennahdha, is in talks with the country’s powerful labor union UGTT to replace Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi as part of solutions to end the political crisis that has gripped the North African country, local Business News has reported. Citing unnamed sources, the media argues that the party and the union […]