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Syrian president to visit Berlin on Monday: German govt


Friday, 27 March, 2026 , 11:25 AFP Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa will visit Germany on Monday for talks with Chancellor Friedrich Merz, a government spokesman in Berlin said.

'I'll never be the same': Iranians recount one month of war


Friday, 27 March, 2026 , 11:23 AFP After a month of war with Israel and the United States with no clear end in sight, Iranians tell AFP about how life has changed, about watching missiles fall, and how security forces have tightened their grip.

Iraqis mourn fighters killed in attacks


Thursday, 26 March, 2026 , 16:05 AFP Hunched against the cold and drizzle, Iraqi army medic Ahmed and two colleagues looked across the wreckage that just days ago was their clinic, now rubble after a strike on Wednesday.

Caught in the crossfire: Is Iraq able to balance Iran and US?


Thursday, 26 March, 2026 , 02:39 AFP Iraq has long walked a tightrope between the competing interests of the United States and its neighbour Iran, but the Middle East war is testing this delicate balancing act.

War in the Middle East: casualty figures from across the region


Wednesday, 25 March, 2026 , 19:23 AFP Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the Middle East, with casualties reported in countries across the region.

War in the Middle East: casualty figures from across the region


Wednesday, 25 March, 2026 , 19:09 AFP Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the Middle East, with casualties reported in countries across the region.

War in the Middle East: casualty figures from across the region


Wednesday, 25 March, 2026 , 18:47 AFP Since the United States and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the Middle East, with casualties reported in countries across the region.

War in the Middle East: latest developments


Wednesday, 25 March, 2026 , 14:50 AFP Here are the latest developments in the Middle East war:

Fresh strike on base in western Iraq kills seven


Wednesday, 25 March, 2026 , 11:56 AFP A new strike in western Iraq killed seven security personnel, the defence ministry said Wednesday, a day after a deadly attack on the same base targeted the former paramilitary Hashed al-Shaabi.

Iraq says will submit formal complaint to UN over strikes


Wednesday, 25 March, 2026 , 11:19 AFP Iraq will submit a formal complaint to the United Nations Security Council over strikes in its territory, the office of the prime minister said Wednesday, following an attack in the country's west that killed seven security personnel.