Tunisia President Beji Caid Essebsi has been hospitalized after suffering a “severe health crisis”, officials revealed.
Officials die not give no further details on the state of health of the Tunia president following the development of this severe health crisis. Mr Essebsi who is 92 year old is the world’s oldest sitting president and was also treated in hospital last week.
PM Youssef Chahed said Mr Essebsi was receiving all the attention he needed and people should stop spreading “fake news” about his condition.
Earlier rumours and speculations have been spread that the president had died.
Mr Chahed said in a Facebook post (in Arabic) that he had visited the president in hospital.
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