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Tunisia extends state of emergency by 11 months until Dec 31

By Thomson Reuters Jan 30, 2026 | 3:53 PM

TUNIS, Jan 30 (Reuters) – Tunisian President ‍Kais Saied has extended a long-running ‌state of ‌emergency by 11 months until December 31, the ​official gazette ‍showed ​on Friday.

The ​North African ‍country has been under a state of ‍emergency since 2015 after an ‍attack ‍in ​which ​several ⁠presidential guards ‌were killed.

(Reporting by Tarek Amara; Editing by Chris ⁠Reese)