A jobless man who set fire to himself in Tunisia’s capital has died, a development which could provoke renewed anger against the government.

Tunisia’s Hamadi Jebali has stepped down after failing to appoint a new government, while the country’s credit rating has been downgraded again.

Youths in Kasserine, a town at the forefront of Tunisia’s uprising a year ago, have now heckled the people their revolution brought to power.

A visit by Gaza’s Hamas leader has angered official Palestinian representatives in Tunisia who say they were ‘ignored’ during the talks.

Islamist supporters descended on Tunis on Saturday to confront liberal demonstrators rallying against extremism as a new constitution is drafted.

Tunisia’s three main parties have formalised a power-sharing agreement — 10 months after the ousting of strongman Zine el Abidine Ben Ali.