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Tunisian Parties Propose Candidates for PM’s Post

Tunisia’s elected president Kais Saied gestures during his swearing-in ceremony at the Assembly of People’s Representatives in Tunis, Tunisia October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo
Tunisia’s elected president Kais Saied gestures during his swearing-in ceremony at the Assembly of People’s Representatives in Tunis, Tunisia October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo
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Tunisian Parties Propose Candidates for PM’s Post

Tunisia’s elected president Kais Saied gestures during his swearing-in ceremony at the Assembly of People’s Representatives in Tunis, Tunisia October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo
Tunisia’s elected president Kais Saied gestures during his swearing-in ceremony at the Assembly of People’s Representatives in Tunis, Tunisia October 23, 2019. REUTERS/Zoubeir Souissi/File Photo

Tunisian ruling political parties have proposed to President Kais Saied candidates for the premiership, after Prime Minister Elyes Fakhfakh resigned over a conflict of interest.

The new cabinet lineup will be presented to parliament for voting by next September and will need a majority vote of 109 to pass. In the case it was rejected by parliament, the country will hold early general elections after the president dissolves the legislature.

The new head of government will probably be announced on Saturday, reported the Tunis Afrique Presse (TAP).

With 54 parliamentary seats, the Islamist Ennahdha party has proposed the names of Khayam Turki, former Deputy Secretary General of the Democratic Forum for Labor and liberties, and Fadhel Abdelkefi, former Minister of Development, Investment and International Cooperation, the movement spokesman told TAP on Friday.

These two candidates were also proposed by the Heart of Tunisia party which has 38 seats in parliament.

In a statement on Friday, the party’s leader, Nabil Karoui, assured that the decision was taken after consultation with the parliamentary blocs and an agreement on proposing a non-partisan personality “in order to guarantee the formation of a consensual government.”

Once a new candidate is appointed, he will have 30 days to form a cabinet, which must later win the confidence of the parliament.

MP Walid Jalled from Tahya Tounes party stated to the media on Thursday that his party had proposed the name of Economy and Finance Minister in Mehdi Jomaa’s government Hakim Ben Hammouda, Fadhel Abdelkefi, Khayem Turki, Health Minister Sonia Ben Cheikh in Youssef Chahed’s government, and current President of the Tunisian Football Federation (FTF) Wadii Jeri.

The Free Destourian Party (16 seats) and the al-Karama Coalition (19 seats) have not proposed candidates.

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Atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher were 'Preventable Human Rights Catastrophe'

Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
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Atrocities in Sudan's El-Fasher were 'Preventable Human Rights Catastrophe'

Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)
Sudanese displaced people who left El Fasher after its fall, sit in the shade in Tawila at the Rwanda camp reception point on December 17, 2025. (Photo by AFP)

The atrocities unleashed on El-Fasher in Sudan's Darfur region last October were a "preventable human rights catastrophe", the United Nations said Monday, warning they now risked being repeated in the neighbouring Kordofan region.

"My office sounded the alarm about the risk of mass atrocities in the besieged city of El-Fasher for more than a year ... but our warnings were ignored," UN rights chief Volker Turk told the Human Rights Council in Geneva.

He added that he was now "extremely concerned that these violations and abuses may be repeated in the Kordofan region".

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Arab League Condemns Israel's Decisions to Alter Legal, Administrative Status of West Bank

A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
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Arab League Condemns Israel's Decisions to Alter Legal, Administrative Status of West Bank

A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)
A general view shows the opening session of the meeting of Arab foreign ministers at the Arab League Headquarters (Reuters)

The General Secretariat of the Arab League strongly condemned decisions by Israeli occupation authorities to impose fundamental changes on the legal and administrative status of the occupied Palestinian territories, particularly in the West Bank, describing them as a dangerous escalation and a flagrant violation of international law, international legitimacy resolutions, and signed agreements, SPA reported.

In a statement, the Arab League said the measures include facilitating the confiscation of private Palestinian property and transferring planning and licensing authorities in the city of Hebron and the area surrounding the Ibrahimi Mosque to occupation authorities.

It warned of the serious repercussions of these actions on the rights of the Palestinian people and on Islamic and Christian holy sites.

The statement reaffirmed the Arab League’s firm support for the legitimate rights of the Palestinian people, foremost among them the establishment of their independent state on the June 4, 1967 borders, with East Jerusalem as its capital.

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UN: 53 Migrants Dead or Missing in Shipwreck Off Libya

(FILES) Migrants sit on board a RHIB (Rigid inflatable boat) after being evacuated by crew members of the “Ocean Viking” rescue ship from the oil tanker the 'Maridive 703' in the search-and-rescue zone of the international waters between Malta and Tunisia, on December 31, 2025. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
(FILES) Migrants sit on board a RHIB (Rigid inflatable boat) after being evacuated by crew members of the “Ocean Viking” rescue ship from the oil tanker the 'Maridive 703' in the search-and-rescue zone of the international waters between Malta and Tunisia, on December 31, 2025. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
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UN: 53 Migrants Dead or Missing in Shipwreck Off Libya

(FILES) Migrants sit on board a RHIB (Rigid inflatable boat) after being evacuated by crew members of the “Ocean Viking” rescue ship from the oil tanker the 'Maridive 703' in the search-and-rescue zone of the international waters between Malta and Tunisia, on December 31, 2025. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)
(FILES) Migrants sit on board a RHIB (Rigid inflatable boat) after being evacuated by crew members of the “Ocean Viking” rescue ship from the oil tanker the 'Maridive 703' in the search-and-rescue zone of the international waters between Malta and Tunisia, on December 31, 2025. (Photo by Sameer Al-DOUMY / AFP)

The UN migration agency on Monday said 53 people were dead or missing after a boat capsized in the Mediterranean Sea off the Libyan coast. Only two survivors were rescued.

The International Organization for Migration said the boat overturned north of Zuwara on Friday.

"Only two Nigerian women were rescued during a search-and-rescue operation by Libyan authorities," the IOM said in a statement, adding that one of the survivors said she lost her husband and the other said "she lost her two babies in the tragedy.”

According to AFP, the IOM said its teams provided the two survivors with emergency medical care upon disembarkation.

"According to survivor accounts, the boat -- carrying migrants and refugees of African nationalities departed from Al-Zawiya, Libya, at around 11:00 pm on February 5. Approximately six hours later, it capsized after taking on water," the agency said.

"IOM mourns the loss of life in yet another deadly incident along the Central Mediterranean route."

The Geneva-based agency said trafficking and smuggling networks were exploiting migrants along the route from north Africa to southern Europe, profiting from dangerous crossings in unseaworthy boats while exposing people to "severe abuse.”

It called for stronger international cooperation to tackle the networks, alongside safe and regular migration pathways to reduce risks and save lives.