(Al Jazeera)- A series of public hearings for victims of torture and human rights violations is being heard in Tunisia in an apparent attempt to address mistakes of the past. Tunisia’s Truth and Dignity Commission investigated crimes and abuses dating back to 1955, an unprecedented step....

Tunisia's prime minister said Friday that his government would seek to amend a controversial law that allows men who rape underage girls to avoid punishment by marrying their victims. Youssef Chahed's comments come two weeks after a Tunisian court approved the marriage of a 13-year-old girl...

Egypt executed prominent Islamist fighter Adel Habara on Thursday, state media said, days after a top court rejected his final appeal and in defiance of militant threats to ignite "a volcano of jihad" across the country. Habara, 40, was sentenced to death in 2014 for killing 25 army...

The Islamic State group claimed responsibility Tuesday for a suicide bombing at a Cairo church two days earlier that killed 25 people, highlighting a new escalation of violence in Egypt against civilians and Christians in particular. In a statement circulated online, it said the bomber had...