Tunisian President Sacks Prime Minister

TUNIS, Xinhua: Tunisian President Kais Saied sacked Prime Minister Ahmed Hachani on Wednesday, the president’s office said in a statement.

Saied appointed Social Affairs Minister Kamel Maddouri as the new prime minister, said the statement, without giving a reason for the dismissal.

Hachani was named Tunisia’s prime minister in August last year.