2026 in Tunisia
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Events
January
- 20 January – At least four people are killed in flooding in Monastir Governorate, the worst floods since 1950.[1]
- 22 January – A court in Tunis sentences journalists Bohran Bssaies and Mourad Zghidi to 3.5 years imprisonment on charges of money laundering.[2]
- 30 January – President Saied extends the national state of emergency by 11 months, through 31 December 2026.[3]
February
- 15 February – Police detain opposition figure Olfa Hamdi, leader of the Third Republic party, upon her arrival at Tunis–Carthage International Airport, after calling for a transitional government, and early elections.[4]
- 16 February – Five people are sentenced to up to 15 years' imprisonment on charges of involvement in the 2023 Djerba synagogue shooting.[5]
- 27 February – Former prime minister Ali Laarayedh is jailed for 24 years for aiding the travel of Tunisian jihadists to Syria; seven others are also sentenced in the trial.[6]
March
- 3 March – A court jails businessman Marouan Mabrouk for corruption, while former prime minister Youssef Chahed and several ex-cabinet members are sentenced in absentia to six years in prison and fined $800 million for their handling of Mabrouk’s case.[7]
- 19 March – A court sentences migrant rights activist Saadia Mosbah to eight years in prison, on charges of money laundering and illicit enrichment.[8]
- 31 March – A court sentences journalist Ghassen Ben Khelifa to two years in prison on charges of publishing fake news.[9]
April
- 17 April – A court sentences comedian and actor Lotfi Abdelli in absentia to 18 months’ imprisonment on charges including insulting state officials and offending public morality.[10]
- 24 April –
- Journalist Zied Heni is detained by order of the public prosecutor, after publishing an article critical of the judiciary.[11]
- Authorities order a one-month suspension of the Tunisian Human Rights League, a civil society organization and member of the Tunisian National Dialogue Quartet.[12]
- 28 April – President Saied dismisses Energy Minister Fatma Thabet amid controversy over planned renewable energy projects ahead of a parliamentary vote; Salah Zouari is appointed to temporarily oversee the ministry.[13]
Holidays
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- 1 January – New Year's Day
- 20 March – Independence Day
- 20-21 March – Eid al-Fitr
- 1 April – Eid al-Fitr holiday
- 9 April – Martyrs' Day
- 1 May – Labour Day
- 27 May – Eid al-Adha
- 16 June – Islamic New Year
- 25 July – Republic Day
- 13 August – Women's Day
- 25 August – Mawlid
- 15 October – Evacuation Day
- 17 December – Revolution and Youth Day
Deaths
- 19 February – Abderrazak Kéfi, 87, minister of transport (1987–1988).[15]
- 19 April – Driss Guiga, 101, minister of the interior (1980–1984).[16]
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