Algerian President Appoints Ghrieb as Prime Minister

TUNIS: Algerian President Abdelmadjid Tebboune appointed Sifi Ghrieb as the country’s new Prime Minister on Sunday and formally asked him to form a new government, a presidential statement said.

Ghrieb, who was the industry minister, had been serving as acting Prime Minister since Tebboune ended the tenure of Nadir Larbaoui last month.

The gas-producing North African country is an energy supplier for several European countries but has been seeking to diversify its economy as it contends with various social and economic challenges.

-Tarek Amara