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.

Thursday, 1 January, 2026 , 13:08 AFP — Iran executed at least 1,500 people last year, the Norway-based Iran Human Rights group said on Thursday, in what it called an "unprecedented" hike in the use of capital punishment.

Wednesday, 30 December, 2026 , 09:59 AFP — Jailed Turkish Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan said Tuesday that it was "crucial" for Turkey's government to broker a peace deal between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Damascus government.

Wednesday, 30 December, 2026 , 08:49 AFP — Jailed Turkish Kurd leader Abdullah Ocalan said in a message published Tuesday that it was "crucial" for the Turkish government to broker a peace deal between the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF) and the Damascus government.