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Tunisian President denies any family tie with new premier

Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi has denied any family tie with the prime minister he has just nominated following criticism that the two were related by marriage. The 90-year-old leader said Youssef Chahed "is not a member of my family." Sections of the media and opposition members have...

Tunisia lawmakers vote to dismiss prime minister

Tunisian lawmakers voted on Saturday to dismiss Prime Minister Habib Essid from office during a no-confidence ballot in parliament, clearing the way for a new government that must push through delayed economic reforms. Essid, a technocrat in office less than two years, had been under fire for a...

'Unified' Libyan army on table at Tunis meeting

The U.N. is set to host a second day of talks on Libya Sunday with the aim of creating a "unified" army in a country wracked by internal divisions and an extremist threat. The organisation brokered a power-sharing deal last year to form a Government of National Accord (GNA), but the body is...