Thursday, 6 March, 2025 , 10:07 AFP — Outlawed Kurdish group PKK and all groups allied with it must disarm "immediately", a Turkish defence ministry source said on Thursday, apparently referring to Kurdish forces in Syria.

Thursday, 6 March, 2025 , 09:29 AFP — The outlawed Kurdish militant PKK and all groups allied with it must disarm "immediately", a Turkish defence ministry source said Thursday, in what was understood to be a reference to Kurdish forces in Syria.

Wednesday, 5 March, 2025 , 22:33 AFP — A prominent Iranian pop singer who made a song urging women to remove their headscarves said Wednesday that he was willing to pay "a price for freedom" after being flogged 74 times by the authorities as part of his sentence.

Wednesday, 5 March, 2025 , 18:10 AFP — US President Donald Trump's decision to cut foreign aid hinders Baghdad's efforts to repatriate its nationals from an IS-linked detention camp in Syria by the end of 2025, Iraqi National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji told AFP on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 5 March, 2025 , 17:30 AFP — The United States' decision to cut humanitarian aid hinders Baghdad's efforts to repatriate its nationals from an IS-linked detention camp in Syria by the end of 2025, Iraqi National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji told AFP on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 5 March, 2025 , 16:45 AFP — Iraq's national security adviser on Wednesday urged Turkish forces and PKK fighters to withdraw from the country's north if a peace plan between Ankara and the outlawed group is successfully implemented.

Wednesday, 5 March, 2025 , 16:43 AFP — The United States' decision to cut humanitarian aid hinders Iraq's efforts to repatriate its nationals from an IS-linked detention camp in Syria by the end of 2025, National Security Adviser Qassem al-Araji told AFP Wednesday.

Tuesday, 4 March, 2025 , 17:46 AFP — A Somali survivor of the deadliest "small boats" Channel crossing on record told a UK inquiry Tuesday that drowning migrants were "treated like animals" and often died awaiting rescue.

Tuesday, 4 March, 2025 , 16:16 AFP — A Somali survivor of the deadliest "small boats" Channel crossing on record told a UK inquiry Tuesday that drowning migrants were "treated like animals" and died awaiting rescue.

Tuesday, 4 March, 2025 , 14:36 AFP — Five journalists accused of trying to influence the legal system were acquitted by a Turkish court on Tuesday, according to their employer, a TV channel seen as close to the opposition.