Sunday, 5 October, 2025 , 19:01 AFP — Local committees in Syria cast their ballots for members of a transitional parliament in a process criticised as undemocratic, with a third of the new lawmakers to be appointed directly by interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Sunday, 5 October, 2025 , 17:39 AFP — Local committees in Syria cast their ballots for members of a transitional parliament in a process criticised as undemocratic, with a third of the new lawmakers to be appointed directly by interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Sunday, 5 October, 2025 , 10:40 AFP — Members of local committees in Syria began on Sunday selecting members of a transitional parliament, in a process criticised as undemocratic, with a third of the members appointed directly by interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Sunday, 5 October, 2025 , 09:14 AFP — Members of local committees in Syria began on Sunday selecting members of a transitional parliament, in a process criticised as undemocratic, with a third of the members appointed directly by interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Sunday, 5 October, 2025 , 02:01 AFP — Syria will select members of its first post-Assad parliament on Sunday in a process criticised as undemocratic, with a third of the members appointed by interim leader Ahmed al-Sharaa.

Thursday, 2 October, 2025 , 06:08 AFP — Turkish opposition leaders say the government has found a new way to silence dissent: pressuring its mayors and local officials to defect to the ruling party.

Thursday, 2 October, 2025 , 04:21 AFP — Turkish kebab restaurant worker Gur Sinan "loves" and feels welcome in Japan but anxiety is growing in a country with historically low levels of immigration, just as the ruling party picks a new leader.

Wednesday, 1 October, 2025 , 16:15 AFP — US and allied forces are reducing their presence in Iraq, the Pentagon said Wednesday, winding down a more than decade-long mission there against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group as planned.

Wednesday, 1 October, 2025 , 14:45 AFP — US and allied forces are reducing their presence in Iraq, the Pentagon said Wednesday, winding down a more than decade-long mission there against the Islamic State (IS) jihadist group as planned.

Wednesday, 1 October, 2025 , 12:34 AFP — An Austrian court on Wednesday convicted a woman who was repatriated from a Syrian detention camp for having been part of the Islamic State group, handing her a two-year suspended jail sentence.