Tuesday, 29 December, 2026 , 16:40 AFP — Iraq's new parliament elected a senior figure from the Sunni Taqadom party as its speaker Monday, the first session since November elections that consolidated the main parties' grip on power.

Thursday, 25 December, 2025 , 19:51 AFP — Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi said Thursday that "all efforts" were being made to prevent the collapse of talks on an agreement with Damascus to integrate his forces into the central government.

Thursday, 25 December, 2025 , 03:37 AFP — Turkish democracy has taken a heavy beating since the jailing of Istanbul's popular opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu, his wife told AFP, saying it has been painful for his family but that the ordeal has made them stronger.

Monday, 22 December, 2025 , 20:52 AFP — The Syrian government and Kurdish-led forces on Monday ordered their fighters to cease fire following deadly clashes that came as Turkey's top diplomat urged the Kurds to integrate into the Syrian army.

Monday, 22 December, 2025 , 20:28 AFP — Syria's defence ministry and Kurdish-led forces ordered their troops to cease fire on Monday after clashes between the two sides in the northern city of Aleppo killed at least three people.

Monday, 22 December, 2025 , 20:03 AFP —

Monday, 22 December, 2025 , 20:00 AFP — Deadly clashes erupted in Syria's northern city of Aleppo between government forces and Kurdish-led security personnel on Monday as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan urged the Kurds to integrate into the Syrian army.

Monday, 22 December, 2025 , 17:52 AFP — Syrian state media said Kurdish force shelling in Aleppo killed one person on Monday, after clashes with government forces erupted in Kurdish-majority neighbourhoods of the city, with both sides trading blame over who started the violence.

Monday, 22 December, 2025 , 17:20 AFP — Syrian state media said Kurdish force shelling in Aleppo killed one person on Monday, after clashes erupted in Kurdish-majority neighbourhoods of the city, with both sides trading blame over who started the violence.

Monday, 22 December, 2025 , 17:09 AFP —