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Tunisia PM-designate unsure when new govt to be formed

March 5, 2013 18:00
Tunisian Prime Minister-designated Ali Larayedh said on Tuesday he did not know when he would be able to announce the formation of a new government, with only days left to finish the task. Larayedh was speaking on the radio after parliamentary speaker Mustapha Ben Jaafar said in Paris he expects a new government to be formed "in the next 24 to 48 hours", even if disputes remain over portfolios and the political platform. "I don't know," Larayedh said when asked by Shems-FM radio when the new team would be put together, as a Friday deadline looms. "Soon, God willing."

Tunisia assembly leader sees new govt soon

March 5, 2013 15:46
Tunisian Prime Minister-designated Ali Larayedh said on Tuesdy he did not know when he would be able to announce the formation of a new government, with only days left to finish the task. Larayedh was speaking on the radio after parliamentary speaker Mustapha Ben Jaafar said in Paris he expects a new government to be formed "in the next 24 to 48 hours", even if disputes remain over portfolios and the political platform. "I don't know," Larayedh said when asked by Shems-FM radio when the new team would be put together, as a Friday deadline looms. "Soon, God willing."

Tunisia assembly leader sees new govt shortly

March 5, 2013 14:01
Tunisia's parliamentary speaker Mustapha Ben Jaafar said on Tuesday he expects a new government to be formed "in the next 24 to 48 hours", even if disputes remain over naming ministers and the political platform. Speaking to journalists before meeting French President Francois Hollande in Paris, Ben Jaafar said he expected a new team to be presented over the next two days by Interior Minister Ali Larayedh, who has been tasked with forming a new cabinet by Friday.

UPDATE 3-Independents named as Tunisia foreign, defence ministers

March 5, 2013 13:16
* Ex-ambassador Jarandi to be foreign minister * Veteran civil servant Lassoued taking over defence * Government of parties, independents to prepare for vote * Tunisia desperately needs stability to revive economy (Adds sources say finance minister retains post) By Tarek Amara

Diplomat Jarandi to be new Tunisian foreign minister -sources

March 5, 2013 12:15
Tunis, March 5 (Reuters) - Tunisia's ruling Islamist party Ennahda and its allies agreed on Tuesday to name diplomat Othman Jarandi as foreign minister in the new governing coalition, two coalition sources said. President Moncef Marzouki asked Interior Minister Ali Larayedh on Feb. 22 to form a government within 15 days after Prime Minister Hamadi Jebali quit following violent unrest over the assassination of an opposition leader.

Tunisia raises petrol prices to trim budget gap

March 5, 2013 06:30
TUNIS, March 5 (Reuters) - Petrol prices rose 6.8 percent in Tunisia on Tuesday after the government cut fuel subsidies to help reduce a forecast budget deficit of 6 percent of Gross Domestic Product this year. The government raised the price of petrol to 1.570 dinars ($0.99) a litre from 1.470, the second increase in six months. Finance Minister Elyess Fakhfakh said the price rise would reduce the cost of subsidies in the 2013 budget by 500 million dinars to 4.2 billion dinars from 4.7 billion last year.

Political impasse sparks alarm on Tunisian economy

March 3, 2013 00:00
Tunisia's political crisis is taking its toll on the economy of a country that is also facing growing social unrest, with credit ratings downgrades and talks with the IMF on a $1.78-billion loan still in limbo. The north African nation fell into recession following the revolution two years ago that toppled a decades-old dictatorship, but the ruling Islamist party Ennahda boasted of an economic recovery after its rise to power in December 2011. Ennahda hailed the 3.6 percent growth posted by Tunisia in 2012 -- 0.1 of a percentage point higher than had been expected.

Suspected Belaid killer named as Tunisia president testifies

February 28, 2013 15:31
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki testified on Thursday in the murder probe of Chokri Belaid, as a judicial source named the Salafist suspected of the assassination that plunged the country into turmoil. "President Moncef Marzouki received this morning the judge of the Tunis first instance tribunal who heard his testimony as a witness in the assassination of Chokri Belaid," said a brief statement.

Suspected Belaid killer named as Tunisia president testifies

February 28, 2013 12:16
Tunisian President Moncef Marzouki testified on Thursday in the murder probe of Chokri Belaid, as a judicial source named the Salafist suspected of the assassination that plunged the country into turmoil. "President Moncef Marzouki received this morning the judge of the Tunis first instance tribunal who heard his testimony as a witness in the assassination of Chokri Belaid," said a brief statement.

Tunisia's political instability threatens economy - cbank

February 28, 2013 09:31
By Tarek Amara Tunis, Feb 28 (Reuters) - Tunisia's ongoing political crisis may harm the economy, the central bank warned on Thursday, when it also said economic growth rebounded to 3.6 percent in 2012 after the 2011 revolution plunged the country into recession. The assassination of secular politician Chokri Belaid on Feb. 6 provoked the biggest street protests in Tunisia since the overthrow of strongman Zine al-Abidine Ben Ali two years ago.
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