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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 […]
A correspondence widely shared on social medias has challenged Tunisian Prime Minister’s assertion that he was unaware of covid-19 public vaccination campaign that cost the position of Health Minister Faouzi Mahdi who was fired on Tuesday. Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi fired Mahdi on Tuesday for failure in the management of the covid-19 pandemic and for […]
The Tunisian Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi has sacked Health Minister Faouzi Mehdi over reccurring mess at the department overwhelmed by the pandemic that has stocked fear in the North African country. A statement by the Premier announced Tuesday the immediate removal of Faouzi Mehdi who was appointed in August last year. “We did an evaluation […]
Four aircrafts of the Royal Air Force landed Monday morning at Tunis-Carthage international airport as part of the airlift carrying emergency medical aid ordered by King Mohammed VI for the benefit of Tunisia. Morocco has decided to send urgent aid to Tunisia after the country reached dramatic figures in terms of hospital occupancy and the […]
An eighth plane of the Moroccan Royal Air Force landed this Saturday morning at Tunis-Carthage international airport, as part of the airlift carrying emergency medical aid ordered by King Mohammed VI for the benefit of Tunisia. Morocco has sent urgent aid to Tunisia after the country reached dramatic figures in terms of hospital occupancy and […]