Algeria wildfires kill 12 people and injure 54, with five deaths in Jijel, four in Bejaia, and three in Tizi Ouzou. Emergency response teams are working to contain the fires, with air and ground units deployed across affected provinces. The outbreak coincides with a severe heatwave impacting Algeria and other parts of North Africa, with authorities coordinating efforts to protect residents and property.

Nearly 22,000 Pakistanis deported from Gulf over four months for visa violations and begging highlights tightening immigration enforcement across the Middle East. The written statement submitted by the Ministry for Narcotics Control detailed that Saudi Arabia accounted for the vast majority of repatriations, expelling 15,500 Pakistani nationals during the four-month window. The United Arab Emirates deported 3,803 individuals, followed by Oman with 1,606 deportations, Bahrain with 521, Qatar with 429, and Kuwait with 97. A significant subset of the repatriated individuals involved 4,628 absconders, 1,294 individuals who served prison sentences, and 472 individuals specifically identified as beggars.