Tunisian parliament speaker Mohamed Ennaceur has been sworn in as the country’s interim president.
The smooth transition of power in the birthplace of the Arab Spring came hours after the death of President Beji Caid Essebsi on Thursday.
Essebsi, who was 92, helped guide the North African country's transition to democracy after the 2011 revolution.
The UAE’s leaders have sent their condolences to Ennaceur on the death of President Essebsi.
Israel pounds Beirut suburbs as Lebanon says 31 dead nationwide
Israeli strikes pummelled south Beirut on Monday, Lebanese official media said, while health authorities reported 31 people killed across the country, most of them in the south.
One killed, dozens injured in clashes during Pakistan protests
At least one police officer was killed and dozens of people injured in Pakistan as supporters of jailed former Prime Minister Imran Khan clashed with security forces outside the capital Islamabad on Monday, officials and Khan's party said.
Five killed in plane crash outside Costa Rica capital
A small plane travelling to Costa Rica's capital of San Jose crashed on Monday afternoon, authorities said, killing five of the six passengers on board.
Pakistan sectarian fighting restarts, breaking truce
Sectarian fighting in northwestern Pakistan which killed more than 80 people last week restarted on Monday, officials said, breaching a seven-day brokered ceasefire.
Judge dismisses Trump election subversion case
A US judge on Monday dismissed the federal criminal case accusing Donald Trump of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat after prosecutors moved to drop the case and a second case against the president-elect, citing Justice Department policy against prosecuting a sitting president.
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