Tunisia's new Finance Minister Sworn-in

The Tunisian President on Wednesday sacked Former Finance Minister and named Michkat Khaldi, a judge, as new finance minister. Khaldi took the oath before the President at Carthage Palace, the presidency said in statement.  

The dismissal comes as the North African country's public finances face a severe crisis that has led to shortages of key commodities including sugar, rice, coffee and cooking gas. Khaldi, a judge has been since last year the head of the Criminal Reconciliation Committee, which was established by the President to try to reach a settlement with businessmen accused of corruption in exchange for returning funds to the state.