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Saïed and Mechichi bicker over relations with Paris

Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi's visit to Paris to meet his French counterpart Jean Castex on 14 December. © Thomas Padilla/MAXPPP

President Kaïs Saïed and his chief of staff Nadia Akacha are fuming after Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi's official visit to France on 14 December. [...]

Published on 21/12/2020 at 06:00 GMT Reading time 2 minutes

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Tunisia
OIF seeks PR agency on tight budget and deadline

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Promotions galore for diplomats close to Saied

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