Tunisia's president has sacked the PM and suspended parliament, after violent mass protests nationwide on Sunday.
Tunisia
On the Mediterranean Sea, Tunisia is a North African country whose culture dates to antiquity. In the capital, Tunis, the palatial Bardo Museum presents archaeological exhibits f-rom Roman mosaics to Islamic art.
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If the parliament still cannot agree, there will be a new election.
Tunisia’s former president Zine el-Abidine Ben Ali has died at the age of 83. The first casualty of the Arab Spring, Ben Ali was forced from power by popular revolt in 2011 after 23 years in office and had since been living in exile in Saudi Arabia.
Essebsi had been taken to a military hospital on Wednesday
Tunisia on Sunday marked the seventh anniversary of a revolution that saw the ouster of its autocratic leader, sparking the region-wide Arab Spring. But Tunisia’s revolutionary spirit never died, and austerity seems to be breathing new life into it.
Tunisians marked the seventh anniversary of the Arab Spring uprising with a peaceful rally against austerity measures on Sunday, capping a week of sometimes violent protests triggered by tax and price hikes.
Tunisia's health minister died of a heart attack on Sunday after taking part in a charity marathon to help battle cancer, officials said.