Monday, 17 February, 2025 , 11:11 AFP — Iraq's oil minister said Monday that crude exports from the autonomous Kurdistan region to Turkey should resume within a week, ending two years of wrangling.

Monday, 17 February, 2025 , 10:51 AFP — Jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan is working on a "democratic" settlement to the four-decade conflict between Turkey and Kurdish militants, a pro-Kurdish party delegation member said on Monday after wrapping up talks in Arbil.

Monday, 17 February, 2025 , 06:42 AFP — A mother weeping for a teenaged daughter shot dead by a Turkish sniper and a father mourning a son killed by PKK militants are among countless families hoping that a new peace drive can end Turkey's four-decade-old Kurdish conflict.

Sunday, 16 February, 2025 , 12:05 AFP — Pro-Kurdish Turkish lawmakers conveyed a message Sunday to Iraqi Kurdish leader Masoud Barzani from Abdullah Ocalan, the jailed founder of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), who is expected to decide on a long-awaited peace process with Turkey.

Saturday, 15 February, 2025 , 21:21 AFP — Iranian authorities said on Saturday that they had arrested several suspects in the murder of a student that triggered a night of protest at Tehran University.

Saturday, 15 February, 2025 , 18:37 AFP — Syrian authorities have arrested an alleged Islamic State commander accused of planning a foiled attack targeting a Shiite Muslim shrine near Damascus, state media reported Saturday.

Saturday, 15 February, 2025 , 13:51 AFP — Iranian authorities said on Saturday that several suspects had been arrested in the case of a student's murder that triggered a night of protest at Tehran University.

Saturday, 15 February, 2025 , 11:47 AFP — A ninth mayor from Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party, the third largest in parliament, has been removed from office because of alleged links to a "terrorist organisation", the interior ministry said on Saturday.

Saturday, 15 February, 2025 , 09:30 AFP — A ninth mayor from Turkey's pro-Kurdish DEM party, the third largest in parliament, has been removed from office because of alleged links to a "terrorist organisation", the interior ministry said on Saturday.

Friday, 14 February, 2025 , 20:59 AFP — Dozens of students protested at Tehran University on Friday in a show of anger against the institution's leadership following the murder of a student earlier this week, activists said.