Tunisian President Kais Saied has dismissed Energy and Industry Minister Fatma Thabet Chiboub, with no official reason given for the abrupt removal. The dismissal came as parliament prepared to review five draft laws that would allow foreign companies to install and operate solar panels in Tunisia for up to 30 years, selling the generated power to the state utility STEG (Société Tunisienne de l'Electricité et du Gaz). The move follows fierce criticism from the UGTT, Tunisia's powerful national trade union, and several lawmakers who accused the bills of undermining national sovereignty — with one MP calling for the minister to be prosecuted for "compromising national sovereignty." Housing Minister Salah Eddine Zouari will serve as interim head of the energy portfolio.