Briefly

TUNISIA

President sacks PM, suspends parliament

Tunisian President Kais Saied announced on Sunday evening that he had removed Hichem Mechichi as prime minister and suspended the legislature. Saied said he will temporarily head the government until he appoints a new prime minister. The president also announced that he annulled the immunity afforded to members of the parliament, called the Assembly of People's Representatives. Violent protests broke out on Sunday in several Tunisian provinces as protesters expressed anger at the deterioration of the North African nation's health, economic and social conditions.