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Tunisia Fires Foreign, Defense Ministers in Government Shakeup

Published: 29 Oct 2019 - 05:22 pm | Last Updated: 02 Nov 2021 - 08:39 am
Abdelkarim Zbidi

Abdelkarim Zbidi

Jihen Laghmari | Bloomberg

Tunisia’s government said it was replacing its foreign and defense ministers after consultations with the North African nation’s new president, Kais Saied.

Justice Minister Karim Jamoussi will become acting defense minister, replacing Abdelkarim Zbidi, while Sabri al-Bashtabji was appointed acting foreign minister, according to a statement on the government’s website.
 

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