Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 , 18:48 AFP — Iraq's Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani met Tuesday with his UK counterpart Keir Starmer, securing a £12.3 billion ($15 billion) trade and investment package during a UK visit hailed as a "new era" in ties.

Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 , 11:56 AFP — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer was to meet his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday for talks on trade, security and migration, in a visit hailed as a "new era" in ties.

Tuesday, 14 January, 2025 , 08:54 AFP — Syria's foreign minister said he would visit Turkey on Wednesday on the first official trip to the country since Islamist-backed rebels toppled president Bashar al-Assad last month.

Monday, 13 January, 2025 , 22:32 AFP — British Prime Minister Keir Starmer hosts his Iraqi counterpart Mohammed Shia al-Sudani on Tuesday for talks on trade, security and migration hailed by Baghdad as marking a "new era" for the countries' ties.

Saturday, 11 January, 2025 , 16:16 AFP — A delegation from Turkey's pro-Kurd DEM political party met Saturday with its former president, jailed since 2016, as it pursues an effort to end decades of conflict between Ankara and the outlawed Kurdish PKK rebel group.

Saturday, 11 January, 2025 , 12:05 AFP — Syrian authorities foiled an attempt by Islamic State group jihadists to blow up a revered Shiite shrine in a Damascus suburb, a source within Syria's intelligence agency told state news agency SANA Saturday.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 20:46 AFP — Turkey's top diplomat on Friday ruled out a role for French troops in Syria, saying it was only negotiating with the United States which has sought to head off Turkish military action against Kurdish fighters there.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 15:50 AFP — Iran has ordered schools and public buildings in a third of the country's provinces, including Tehran, to close on Saturday, as several power plants remain shut down by fuel shortages.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 15:30 AFP — An opposition mayor from southern Turkey was detained Friday on allegations of "belonging to a terror group", the pro-Kurdish opposition DEM party and Turkish media reported.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 12:37 AFP — Turkey's top diplomat ruled out any role for French troops in Syria Friday, saying Washington was its only interlocutor as US officials sought to head off Turkish military action against Kurdish fighters.