CAIRO - Tunisian President Kais Saied has sacked the country's prime minister and suspended parliament, amid applause from some quarters and protests from others. Islamist parliament speaker Rached al Ghannouchi protested the move, marching to parliament headquarters overnight. Several hundred supporters of Ghannouchi's Islamist Al Nahda Party joined him for a protest in front of parliament Monday, chanting slogans against the president. The TV reported that its office in the Tunisian capital was also sealed shut and journalists were not being allowed to enter. The influential Tunisian Federation of Labor declared Monday that it considers "all measures taken by the president to be legal."

Source: Ethiopian News July 26, 2021 09:49 UTC