Thursday, 29 February, 2024 , 07:30 AFP — Turkey bears responsibility for human rights abuses and violations of land and property rights in swathes of northern Syria it controls alongside its proxies, a Human Rights Watch report said Thursday.
Wednesday, 28 February, 2024 , 17:20 AFP — A rare reformist woman standing in Iran's legislative elections on Friday, Afifeh Abedi hopes to bolster women's place in society and add a fresh voice in a parliament dominated by male conservatives.
Wednesday, 28 February, 2024 , 14:07 AFP — Iran's supreme leader urged voters to come out in droves on Friday and show the foes of the Islamic republic a "strong and fervent" election process for parliament and the key Assembly of Experts.
Tuesday, 27 February, 2024 , 11:45 AFP — As Iranians head to the polls for legislative and other elections on Friday, candidates have promised them on campaign posters to "fight corruption" and "fix the economy".
Monday, 26 February, 2024 , 13:25 AFP — In the Iranian shrine city of Qom, huge street banners remind voters to head to the polls in Friday's parliamentary elections, held as the Gaza war stokes Middle East tensions.
Monday, 26 February, 2024 , 10:50 AFP — An Iranian court has changed the sentence against a pop singer who criticised the mandatory headscarf for women to home confinement instead of jail time, due to health issues, his lawyer said.
Sunday, 25 February, 2024 , 20:05 AFP — An Austrian far-right extremist who visited Afghanistan reportedly to prove it was a safe country was released on Sunday after nine months in detention there.
Sunday, 25 February, 2024 , 19:26 AFP — A blast Sunday from a landmine left by the Islamic State group killed 14 people foraging for truffles in the Syrian desert, state media said.
Sunday, 25 February, 2024 , 19:20 AFP — An Austrian far-right extremist who visited Afghanistan reportedly to prove it was a safe country was released on Sunday after nine months in detention there.
Sunday, 25 February, 2024 , 13:56 AFP — A blast from a landmine left by the Islamic State group killed at least 13 civilians foraging for truffles in the Syrian desert, a war monitor said.