2026 in Tunisia

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Events in the year 2026 in Tunisia .

Incumbents

• President: Kais Saied
• Prime Minister: Sara Zaafarani
• President of the Assembly of the Representatives by the People: Ibrahim Bouderbala
• Government: Zaafarani Cabinet

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]

Holidays

Further information: Public holidays in Tunisia

Source: ^[7]

• 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). ^[8]

Art and entertainment

• List of Tunisian submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film

References

1. "Four killed by floods after Tunisia's worst rainfall in 70 years". Al Jazeera. 20 January 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-20.
2. "Two popular Tunisian journalists handed three-year jail terms". Al Jazeera. 23 January 2026. Retrieved 2026-01-23.
3. Amara, Tarek (30 January 2026). "Tunisia extends state of emergency by 11 months until Dec 31". Reuters. Retrieved 31 January 2026.
4. Amara, Tarek (15 February 2026). "Tunisian police detain opposition figure Olfa Hamdi at airport". Reuters. Retrieved 16 February 2026.
5. "Tunisia jails five over deadly 2023 Djerba synagogue attack". Africanews. 17 February 2026. Retrieved 17 February 2026.
6. Amara, Tarek (27 February 2026). "Former Tunisian PM Larayedh jailed for 24 years in Syria jihadist case". Reuters. Retrieved 28 February 2026.
7. "Tunisia Public Holidays 2026". Public Holidays Global. Retrieved 31 December 2025.
8. Bahoury, Talel (19 February 2026). "L'ancien ministre Abderrazak Kéfi n'est plus". L'Économiste Maghrébin (in French). Retrieved 19 February 2026.

External links

• Online calendar