Saied appoints new director general of national security

CAIRO - Tunisian President Kais Saied appointed Sami el Hichri as director general of national security and Shukri Riahi as commander of the National Guard, state news agency said on Wednesday.

Almost a month after freezing parliament, sacking the prime minister and assuming executive power, Saied has not named a new prime minister, announced any steps to end the emergency or declared his longer-term intentions.

Supporters of Saied have cast his intervention as a welcome reset for the 2011 revolution after years of economic stagnation under a political class that has often appeared more interested in its own narrow advantage than in national gain.