Saturday, 24 May, 2025 , 16:57 AFP — Syrian authorities on Saturday announced an interior ministry restructuring that includes fighting cross-border drug and people smuggling as they seek to improve ties with Western nations that have lifted sanctions.

Saturday, 24 May, 2025 , 15:40 AFP — Syria's interim leader met with Turkey's president in Istanbul on Saturday, in an unannounced visit amid efforts by the new rulers in Damascus to rebuild the war-torn country.

Saturday, 24 May, 2025 , 15:34 AFP — A Syrian government delegation visited a notorious camp in the Kurdish-administered northeast that hosts families of suspected Islamic State group jihadists, the new authorities' first visit, both sides said Saturday.

Tuesday, 20 May, 2025 , 12:51 AFP — The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has said Turkey should ease prison conditions for its founder Abdullah Ocalan, declaring him the group's "chief negotiator" for any future talks after a decision to disband.

Tuesday, 20 May, 2025 , 11:54 AFP — The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has said Turkey should ease prison conditions for its founder Abdullah Ocalan, declaring him the group's "chief negotiator" for any future talks after a decision to disband.

Tuesday, 20 May, 2025 , 11:32 AFP — The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has expressed objection for its members to be exiled from Turkey under any future peace talks with Ankara, following a historic decision to disband.

Tuesday, 20 May, 2025 , 11:26 AFP — The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) has said that Turkey did not provide any "guarantees" to facilitate peace talks after the group had adopted a historic decision to disband.

Tuesday, 20 May, 2025 , 11:26 AFP — The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said Turkey should ease prison conditions for its founder Abdullah Ocalan, announcing him as the group's "chief negotiator" for any future peace talks after a decision to disband.

Tuesday, 20 May, 2025 , 11:20 AFP — The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) said Tuesday that Turkey should ease prison conditions for its founder Abdullah Ocalan, announcing him as the group's "chief negotiator" for any future peace talks after a decision to disband.

Sunday, 18 May, 2025 , 20:36 AFP — A "major" shift is needed to repair broken ties between the Turkish state and the country's Kurdish minority following the historic decision of the Kurdistan Workers Party to disarm, its jailed founder said Sunday.