Sunday, 4 January, 2026 , 18:12 AFP — New deadly clashes between protesters and security forces erupted in Iran, rights groups and local media said Sunday, as demonstrations first sparked by anger over the rising cost of living entered a second week.

Sunday, 4 January, 2026 , 14:24 AFP — New deadly clashes between protesters and security forces erupted in Iran over the weekend, rights groups and local media said Sunday, as demonstrations first sparked by anger over the rising cost of living entered a second week.

Sunday, 4 January, 2026 , 14:20 AFP — Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi held talks with officials in Damascus on Sunday on integrating his forces into the central government, but state media said no tangible results were achieved.

Sunday, 4 January, 2026 , 11:24 AFP — Syrian Kurdish leader Mazloum Abdi was in Damascus on Sunday for fresh talks with officials on integrating his forces into those of the central military, the Kurds' armed forces said.

Sunday, 4 January, 2026 , 08:35 AFP — Sporadic protests broke out in the Iranian capital on Saturday evening, according to local media, which also reported intensifying clashes in the west of the country.

Sunday, 4 January, 2026 , 08:14 AFP — Sporadic protests broke out in the Iranian capital on Saturday evening, according to local media, which also reported intensifying clashes in the west of the country.

Saturday, 3 January, 2026 , 22:38 AFP — At least four people were killed in western Iran on Saturday in clashes between protesters and security forces, two rights groups said, accusing Revolutionary Guards of opening fire on demonstrators.

Saturday, 3 January, 2026 , 17:35 AFP — Supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei on Saturday acknowledged the economic demands of protesters in Iran, where demonstrations have spread to more than two dozen cities, even as he warned there would be no quarter for "rioters".

Saturday, 3 January, 2026 , 16:31 AFP — A member of Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) was killed in a protest in the country's west after clashes broke out, the Mehr news agency reported on Saturday, the seventh day of economic rallies that have expanded to include political demands.

Friday, 2 January, 2026 , 17:10 AFP — Iran has been rocked this week by protests that started in Tehran and have spread to other cities, with at least six people killed in clashes with security forces.