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Tunisia sacks religious affairs minister amid hajj casualties
Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday sacked the minister of religious affairs, the presidency said in a statement, after 49 Tunisians were reported to have died so far in this year's hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia. The president "decided to end the duties of Ibrahim Chaibi, the minister of religious affairs," the statement posted on Facebook said without giving any further details. On Tuesday, the Tunisian foreign ministry reported the death of 35 Tunisian pilgrims, but the number has risen to 49 so far, according to Tunisian media. The ministry didn't specify whether the deaths were related to high temperatures, adding that most of the dead had travelled to Saudi

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