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Turkey eyes legal steps after Kurdish militant group PKK disbands


Wednesday, 14 May, 2025 , 15:08 AFP After the decision by the Kurdish militant group PKK to disband, Turkey was eyeing Wednesday a raft of legal and technical measures to ensure its full implementation and finally end a four-decade insurgency.

Trump presses Syria leader on Israel ties after lifting sanctions


Wednesday, 14 May, 2025 , 13:22 AFP US President Donald Trump landed in Doha Wednesday after visiting Riyadh, where he urged Syria's president to normalise with Israel after offering a major boost to the war-ravaged country by vowing to lift sanctions.

Trump presses Syria leader on Israel ties after lifting sanctions


Wednesday, 14 May, 2025 , 12:03 AFP US President Donald Trump asked Syria's new leader on Wednesday to normalise relations with Israel after he offered a major boost to the war-ravaged country by announcing the lifting of sanctions.

Trump presses Syria leader on Israel relations after lifting sanctions


Wednesday, 14 May, 2025 , 10:19 AFP US President Donald Trump asked Syria's new leader on Wednesday to normalise relations with Israel after he offered a major boost to the war-ravaged country by announcing the lifting of sanctions.

Trump presses Syria leader on Israel after lifting sanctions


Wednesday, 14 May, 2025 , 09:26 AFP US President Donald Trump asked Syria's new leader on Wednesday to normalise relations with Israel after he offered a major boost to the war-ravaged country by announcing the lifting of sanctions.

Syria says US lifting of sanctions 'pivotal turning point'


Tuesday, 13 May, 2025 , 19:30 AFP Syria on Tuesday welcomed US President Donald Trump's decision to lift sanctions the country, calling it a "pivotal turning point", as celebrations broke out in Damascus.

When guerrilla groups lay down arms


Tuesday, 13 May, 2025 , 16:56 AFP The Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), which on Monday announced its dissolution and the end of its insurgency against Turkey, is not the first group to end a decades-long armed campaign.

Kurds see ball in Ankara's court after PKK says disbanding


Tuesday, 13 May, 2025 , 14:56 AFP All eyes were on the Turkish government Tuesday with the Kurds and their supporters looking for confidence-building steps a day after the PKK militant group announced its dissolution, ending its four-decade insurgency.

PKK founder Ocalan hails Kurdish militant group's decision to disband


Tuesday, 13 May, 2025 , 12:57 AFP Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan hailed the decision of his Kurdish militant group to disarm and disband, ending four decades of armed struggle against the Turkish state, in a message released Tuesday.

Pro-Kurd party seeks 'confidence-building measures' from Ankara as PKK disbands


Tuesday, 13 May, 2025 , 12:43 AFP Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party said Tuesday that it wanted to see "confidence-building measures" from the government a day after the Kurdish militant PKK announced the end of four decades of armed struggle.