Amnesty International has accused Tunisia of "widespread human rights violations" against refugees and migrants in a new report released. The group also condemned the European Union (EU) for "risking complicity" through its cooperation with Tunisian authorities to curb irregular migration.

Based on three years of research and interviews with 120 refugees from nearly 20 countries, the report

Egypt has officially opened the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) near the Great Pyramid of Khufu at Giza, marking a major cultural milestone and the world's largest archaeological museum.

GEM houses approximately 100,000 artifacts dating back some seven millennia, covering predynastic times and the Greek and Roman periods. The museum, which meets global standards, will serve as a significant attraction for those interested in Egypt's rich cultural and historical heritage.

The

Morocco has declared 31 October a national holiday, known as Unity Day, to commemorate the UN Security Council's approval of a resolution supporting its autonomy plan for the disputed Western Sahara region. The holiday celebrated Morocco's "national unity and territorial integrity," following the UN's endorsement of autonomy under Moroccan sovereignty as the most feasible solution to the decades-long conflict. 

Djibouti's parliament has voted to quash a constitutional provision which prevents the head of state from running for office after the age of 75. The vote paves the way for the country's 77-year-old leader, Ismail Omar Guelleh, to run for a sixth term in the April 2026 election.

In an interview earlier this year, the president left the door open to seek another five-year term: "All I can tell you is

The movement behind the youth-led protests that have swept across Morocco has called for peaceful protests in continuation of their demand for reforms in the health and education sectors. Under the aegis of GenZ 212, protesters have called for the government to tackle corruption and the cost of living crisis.

The protests erupted in late September after the deaths of several pregnant women during Caesarean

The tomb of Pharaoh Amenhotep III, who ruled Egypt between 1390 and 1350 B.C.E., has reopened in Luxor after being renovated for 20 years by the Japanese government and UNESCO.

The tomb is one of the largest in the Valley of the Kings and has been undergoing two decades of renovation work under a Japanese-led, three-phased restoration project. Antiquities authorities said the site was first found in 1799 and its

The group leading mass protests has demanded the government's dismissal after days of unrest that left three people dead. 

The GenZ 212 has demanded the dismissal of the current government for its failure to protect the constitutional rights of Moroccans

Former French president Nicolas Sarkozy has been sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty of criminal conspiracy in a case related to millions of euros of illicit funds from the late Libyan leader Colonel Muammar Gaddafi.

Judge Nathalie Gavarino said that Sarkozy had allowed aides to seek financial support from Libyan officials for his

President Abdul Fattah al-Sisi has pardoned prominent British-Egyptian activist Alaa Abdel Fattah, who had been imprisoned for six years.

Abdel Fattah was expected to be released from prison after his sentence ended in September 2024, but he remained in custody in Egypt. He was arrested in 2019 during a crackdown on dissent and sentenced to five years in 2021 after being convicted of "spreading false

Egyptian authorities have launched a search for a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet that vanished from the Egyptian Museum's restoration laboratory in Cairo.

The rare piece, decorated with lapis lazuli beads, dated back to the reign of King Amenemope of the 21st Dynasty (993-984 BC). It was last seen in the museum's restoration lab, according to the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The antiquities ministry