Saturday, 8 March, 2025 , 10:54 AFP — Syria's transitional authorities face a daunting task maintaining security in the ethnically and religiously diverse country, with challenges erupting across its territory to security forces still dominated by former Islamist rebels.

Friday, 7 March, 2025 , 19:15 AFP — Turkey, with NATO's second-largest army and a Black Sea coastline, is looking to play a key role in Europe's security after Washington's pivot away from the region.

Thursday, 6 March, 2025 , 19:53 AFP — Iranian prosecutors are to try the organisers of a design awards ceremony held in Tehran for alleged breaches by guests of the country's strict dress code for women, the judiciary said on Thursday.

Thursday, 6 March, 2025 , 11:51 AFP — Turkey on Thursday insisted the PKK and all groups allied with it must disarm and disband "immediately", a week after a historic call by the Kurdish militant group's jailed founder.

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.