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Tunisia
New Foreign Affairs Minister Nabil Ammar's ties to Saied and Sahel

The new minister of foreign affairs, Nabil Ammar, sworn in on 7 February 2023. © Yassine Mahjoub/NurPhoto/NurPhoto via AFP

Appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs in February, Nabil Ammar had the help of Chief of Protocol Naoufel Hdia and President Saied's in-laws. [...]

Published on 20/02/2023 at 06:00 GMT

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