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Tunisian Prime Minister Mohamed Ghannouchi announced is resignation during a speech braodcasted by the Tunisian State Television on Sunday, 27 February 2011. Photo by EPA/BGNES
Tunisian interim Prime Minister Mohammed Ghannouchi has announced on state TV that he is resigning, following days of anti-government rallies calling on him to resign.
Ghannouchi is seen as being too close to former President Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali, who was toppled in an uprising last month. He had served under Mr Ben Ali since 1999.
At least three people were killed in clashes between hundreds of demonstrators and security forces in Tunis on Saturday.
Tunisia's government had insisted it was introducing reforms as fast as it could, and that they were planning to hold elections by next July.
But thoses promises did not seem to satisfy the protesters, BBC comments.
Tunisia's main border crossing with Libya is overwhelmed by thousands of people fleeing unrest, many of them Egyptians, and faces a humanitarian crisis, an aid group said Sunday.
Libya’s top military commander has died in a plane crash in Turkey, a loss confirmed by Libyan Prime Minister Abdul-Hamid Dbeibah late on Tuesday.
Only 13 people survived and dozens remain missing after a vessel carrying 74 refugees, mostly from Sudan, capsized off the coast of Tobruk in eastern Libya on September 13, according to the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees
The United States has reached a plea agreement with Khalid Sheikh Mohammed, the alleged mastermind behind the 9/11 attacks, and two other defendants
The terrorist who killed two Swedish football fans in Brussels last Monday was a prisoner in Tunisia
Hundreds of protesters are demanding answers to the causes of the catastrophic flooding that has killed thousands of people and left tens of thousands homeless
900 thousand people in five provinces of the country are directly affected by the disaster
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The Kremlin has announced that Russian President Vladimir Putin has ordered an “Easter ceasefire” in the war in Ukraine, declaring a temporary halt in hostilities lasting around 36 hours
A group of Members of the European Parliament has raised concerns over the potential leakage of confidential EU information to Russia, urging stronger safeguards within the European Parliament
Moldovan President Maia Sandu has formally enacted legislation withdrawing the country from the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS), marking a decisive step in Chisinau’s gradual disengagement from Russian-led structures
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has carried out a series of coordinated investigative actions across several countries, including Bulgaria and Romania, as part of a probe into suspected large-scale fraud involving EU funds
A fragile ceasefire between the United States and Iran has coincided with escalating tensions over the Strait of Hormuz, where Iran has moved to tighten control over one of the world’s most critical maritime routes
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