 Tunisian Prime Minister announces resignation February 19, 2013 - 22:41 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Tunisia's prime minister has announced his resignation following the rejection of his initiative to form an apolitical government of technocrats to see the country out of its political crisis, The Associated Press reports. Hamadi Jebali made the announcement Tuesday, Feb 19, following a meeting with President Moncef Marzouki. Jebali's own party, the moderate Islamist Ennahda that dominates the government, rejected the initiative, insisting that the country still needed a government of politicians. The assassination of a leftist politician on Feb. 6 has plunged the country into turmoil and unleashed days of unrest. Jebali said his resignation was a first step in restoring public confidence in the government. Partner news  Top stories Amy Elliott, chief administrative officer of the Oklahoma medical examiner's office, said 51 were confirmed dead. An Islamist insurgency, once confined largely to the republic of Chechnya, has spread across the North Caucasus in recent years. Earlier, at least five Azerbaijan soldiers were killed and six seriously injured when their vehicle rammed into a tree and overturned. Among its provisions are bans on child marriage and the traditional practice of selling and buying women to settle disputes.   Partner news |  Latest news Armenian-Cypriots visit Sourp Magar Monastery  A large number of manuscripts, dating back to 1202, as well as other valuable ecclesiastical relics were housed there.Giant asteroid 1998 QE2 to pass Earth May 31 The asteroid is said to measure in at about 1.7-miles long and will be about 3.6 million miles away from Earth as it passes.Henrikh Mkhitaryan doesn’t plan to leave Shakhtar Shakhtar Donetsk FC midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan said he is not planning yet to leave the Ukrainian club.Syrian opposition leaders meet in Madrid According to some participants, ex-leader of Syria's opposition National Coalition Moaz al-Khatib may be appointed to the post. |
