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Tuesday, 13 October 2026
North Africa
Tunisia's crackdown on civil society deepens as arrests, suspensions and financial pressure multiply41dAlgeria's president seeks death penalty for forest fire arsonists after deadly wildfires42dTunisia swelters under near-record heat as power and water failures strain public services43dAlgeria wildfires kill 12 and injure dozens in northeastern provinces[Updated]44dAlgeria wildfires kill at least 12 people amid severe heatwave[Updated]45dMuslims mark Prophet Muhammad's birthday with prayers and processions across the Middle East and Africa49dTwelve die as migrant boat sinks off Tunisia, sparking protests over economic marginalisation49dTunisian protesters demand Saied step down as economic crisis deepens52dAt least 13 Tunisians missing after migrant boat capsizes off Tunisia52dTunisia enters second month of anti-government protests amid economic crisis53dMorocco intercepts hundreds of migrants near Ceuta as thousands already inside protest for asylum57dTunisian septuagenarian keeps ancient harvest traditions alive in the countryside58dMorocco tightens border security ahead of feared new crossing surge at Ceuta and Melilla[Updated]58dAfrica joins global partial solar eclipse viewing as Algeria witnesses near-totality60dTunisia and Maghreb face ageing populations as birth rates halve since the 1970s60dLibyan military intelligence chief killed in car bombing in Benghazi[Updated]61dMediterranean people-smuggling network dismantled in joint European police operation65dSpanish police bust one of Europe's largest drug and migrant smuggling networks, arresting 7866dAlgeria bus crash near Algiers kills at least 27 people73dSidi Bou Said added to UNESCO World Heritage list78d