Tunisia-Daily Digest for May 21

 The dean of engineers Kamel Sahnoun ensured on Wednesday that the strike led by engineers in public institutions is legitimate, adding that the union will not permit its members to be harmed. Sahnoun stated there is a discussion of removing engineers from the Sousse power plant, and no longer maintaining it. This will deprive a good part of Tunisians of electricity, particularly at the time of peak consumption in summer.

Issue of four new postage stamps

A series of four postage stamps devoted to a sample of works of street art in Tunisia will be issued by the Tunisian Post.The issuance of these stamps intends to raise awareness of street art in Tunisia as an artistic current and an independent mode of expression .

Earthquake strikes Skhira 

The seismic stations of the National Institute of Meteorology announced that a 3-degree earthquake has hit Skhira, Sfax.

President Kais Saied calls for debt relief for poor nations

Speaking at the sidelines of his participation in the financing summit of African economies in Paris, the President of the Republic, Kais Saied called for the removal of the debts of poor countries or at least to decrease them significantly.

The head of state further emphasised the necessity to lift restrictions on the manufacture of vaccines to benefit all countries.

Hassouna Nasfi proposes Ichraf Chebil as head of government

Ali Kooli: Financial situation is very critical

Speaking to Mosaique FM, finance minister Ali Kooli said that the financial situation is very critical,We are in debt and economic specialists keep saying that the country is on the brink of bankruptcy, which makes the situation even worse since other countries no longer want to grant us loans for fear of not being repaid, he added.

Ezzeddine Saïdane:Financial revenue strike severely harms the economy, the image and the credibility of the nation