Tunisia: Minister resigns from transitional gov.

TUNIS, Tunisia (AP) -- The official Tunisian TAP news agency says the foreign minister has resigned.

Ahmed Ounaies' resignation comes just weeks after that of his predecessor and less than a month after the formation of a transitional government, which followed the Jan. 14 ouster of former President Zine Al Abidine Ben Ali.

Sunday's TAP report didn't give any reasons for Ounaies' resignation.

His predecessor, Kamel Morjane, was a minister under Ben Ali and one of several who initially kept their jobs after a mass uprising forced the longtime autocratic ruler into exile in Saudi Arabia.

Continuing street protest forced out Morjane and most Cabinet ministers with their roots in Ben Ali's RCD party. Ounaies was named to replace Morjane on Jan. 27.