“The President of the Republic, Qais Said, issued a decree on the release of Muhammad Saad Dahesh from the post of Director General of Tunisian television and on the appointment of Avatef al-Dali as the interim head of the national television company,” RIA Novosti quotes a statement from the office of the head of state.

Earlier, the President of Tunisia imposed a curfew in the country until August 27, and also banned mass gatherings of citizens.

The Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said that the internal political situation in the Tunisian Republic has aggravated in recent days.