TUNISIA · POLITICS
Key Facts
—The claim: President Kaïs Saïed said investigations had established that recent water and power cuts were not routine technical failures but deliberately planned acts of sabotage.
—The setting: He chaired a meeting at Carthage Palace on Wednesday 26 August. The presidency released the account the next day, carried by TAP, the state news agency.
—Who was there: Prime Minister Sarra Zaâfrani Zenzri attended, with Public Works and Housing Minister Salah Zouari, who is also acting industry, mines and energy minister, and Agriculture and Water Resources Minister Ezzeddine Ben Cheikh.
