coup in Tunisia

Tunisia's parliamentary speaker Rached Ghannouchi said on Monday that the assembly was in session and reiterated its rejection of President Kais Saied's decision to suspend parliament. On Sunday, Tunisian President Kais Saied ousted Prime Minister Hichem Mechichi's government, froze parliament and adopted the executive with the help of a new prime minister. "The Tunisian parliament is in session and we are following (its) legitimacy and rejecting the coup," Ghannouchi, the leader of the moderate Islamist Ennahdha…

Messages condemning President Kais Saied's Sunday decision to suspend the Tunisian parliament and dismiss the country's prime minister, Hichem Mechichi, poured in from all corners of the world, with prominent organizations and political leaders condemning the move. The International Union of Muslim Scientists (IUMS) rejected every "coup" in Tunisia and warned the Tunisian people to be careful of putschist traps. "We are against every coup, even if it is carried out by an Islamic group. Our legitimate…