https://sputnikglobe.com/20161104/tunisia-saudi-wahhabism-1047071226.html

Tunisian Minister Fired After Criticism of Saudi Wahhabism

Sputnik International

Tunisia’s Religious Affairs Minister Abdeljalil Salem was fired Friday for violating diplomatic rules after he criticized the Saudi school of Islam, the... 04.11.2016, Sputnik International

2016-11-04T12:36+0000

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/103088/52/1030885211_0:67:1355:834_1920x0_80_0_0_6d4c030b39511d107c1e351b3983b9e8.jpg

saudi arabia

tunisia

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

2016

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

News

en_EN

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

1920

1080

true

1920

1440

true

https://cdn1.img.sputnikglobe.com/img/103088/52/1030885211_0:25:1355:876_1920x0_80_0_0_210ee7ca2a8a1ad29cfb7bad14f330ce.jpg

1920

true

Sputnik International

feedback@sputniknews.com

+74956456601

MIA „Rossiya Segodnya“

252

Sputnik International

middle east, newsfeed, saudi arabia, tunisia

Tunisian Minister Fired After Criticism of Saudi Wahhabism

12:36 GMT 04.11.2016

Tunisia’s Religious Affairs Minister Abdeljalil Salem was fired Friday for violating diplomatic rules after he criticized the Saudi school of Islam, the Tunisian government said in a statement cited by local media.

Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Saud Al-Faisal (R), US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and Kuwaiti Foreign Minister Sheikh Sabah Khaled al-Hamad Al-Sabah speak prior to their group photo with other Gulf counetrparts during their meeting in the Saudi capital of Riyadh, on March 31, 2012 - Sputnik International

Clinton Emails Give Evidence of Saudi, Qatari Gov'ts Financing Daesh - Assange

4 November 2016, 09:23 GMT

MOSCOW (Sputnik) — Speaking in parliament on Thursday, Salem slammed Saudi Wahhabism for the rise in extremism and terrorism and said he had asked the Saudi ambassador for "reforms," according to the TAP news agency.

The Tunisian outlet said Prime Minister Youssef Chahed deemed the minister’s remarks to be in breach of Tunisian diplomacy and relieved him of his duties.

The Tunisian Ministry of Religious Affairs released a statement late Thursday assuring Saudi Arabia their bilateral relations were based on harmony and cooperation.