Monday, 25 May, 2026 , 15:49 AFP — Iran on Monday executed a man on charges related to protests this year, the latest in a spree of hangings on political or security accusations since the start of the US-Israeli war with dozens more risking execution, rights groups said.

Monday, 25 May, 2026 , 13:18 AFP — Prominent Syrian Kurdish parties and forces on Monday rejected the outcome of a ballot organised by Damascus a day earlier in the country's northeast to select members of the national parliament.

Monday, 25 May, 2026 , 09:27 AFP — Jailed PKK founder Abdullah Ocalan warned against any delay in taking legal steps to flesh out the peace process with Ankara, in a message shared on Monday.

Sunday, 24 May, 2026 , 12:18 AFP — Predominantly Kurdish areas of northeastern Syria were holding a ballot on Sunday to choose representatives for the country's transitional parliament, following an agreement this year on integrating the areas into the central authorities.

Sunday, 24 May, 2026 , 06:48 AFP — Iran on Sunday hanged a man convicted of espionage, the judiciary said, the first known execution for a spying offence committed during the war with Israel and the United States.

Saturday, 23 May, 2026 , 07:46 AFP — The last Australian women and children held in a northeast Syria camp housing relatives of suspected foreign jihadists left the site this week seeking to return home, a camp official told AFP on Saturday.

Thursday, 21 May, 2026 , 19:58 AFP — Julien Cabral has just completed his first voyage with the "Flotilla for Gaza". One of his eyes is ringed with purple, he has a wound on his left temple and an injured shoulder blade.

Wednesday, 20 May, 2026 , 15:19 AFP — Iran has jailed a former goalkeeper for the national men's football team after he published earlier this year a post deeply critical of then-supreme leader Ali Khamenei, his wife said.

Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 , 20:49 AFP — President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may strike Iran again -- a day after he said he had held off a major assault in hopes of a peace deal -- but Tehran's army threatened to open "new fronts" if he went ahead.

Tuesday, 19 May, 2026 , 16:36 AFP — President Donald Trump warned Tuesday that the United States may strike Iran again, a day after he said he had held off a major assault in hope of a deal to end the war -- but Tehran's army threatened to open "new fronts" if he went ahead.