Saturday, 6 December, 2025 , 17:05 AFP — A prominent Alawite spiritual leader in Syria on Saturday urged members of his religious minority to boycott celebrations marking the toppling of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad in protest of "oppressive" new authorities.
Saturday, 6 December, 2025 , 15:48 AFP — Efforts to broker peace between Turkey and the Kurdish militant group PKK have had a "positive impact" on Syria's Kurds who also want dialogue with Ankara, one of its top officials said Saturday.
Saturday, 6 December, 2025 , 14:49 AFP — Iranian authorities have arrested two organisers of a marathon on Kish island, the judiciary said Saturday, after images emerged of women competing without hijab.
Saturday, 6 December, 2025 , 13:15 AFP — Efforts to broker peace between Turkey and the Kurdish militant group PKK have had a "positive impact" on Syria's Kurds who also want dialogue with Ankara, one of its top officials said Saturday.
Saturday, 6 December, 2025 , 06:39 AFP — Iranian authorities have opened a criminal case against the organisers of a marathon on Kish island, the judiciary said, after images emerged of women competing without hijab.
Friday, 5 December, 2025 , 10:17 AFP — One year after ousting Bashar al-Assad, Ahmed al-Sharaa has restored Syria's international standing and won sanctions relief.
Thursday, 4 December, 2025 , 04:18 AFP — Like a ghost in the night, Bilal Shorba, the artist they call the "Syrian Banksy", slipped through the rubble of Daraya to paint his murals, praying that Bashar al-Assad's gunners wouldn't spot him.
Wednesday, 3 December, 2025 , 16:01 AFP — The United States inaugurated a new mega consulate on Wednesday in Erbil, the capital of the autonomous Kurdistan region in northern Iraq.
Wednesday, 3 December, 2025 , 13:06 AFP — Iran's supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Wednesday delivered a staunch defence of the hijab as more women flout the Islamic republic's strict dress code, prompting criticism from ultraconservatives.
Wednesday, 3 December, 2025 , 10:37 AFP — Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan stressed his determination to see through ongoing peace efforts with Turkey, while urging Ankara to finalise the legal groundwork for the process in remarks published Wednesday.
