Tuesday, 18 February, 2025 , 09:23 AFP — Turkey has detained 282 people in a nationwide swoop on those with suspected "terror" ties, the interior minister said Tuesday, despite a parallel government bid to end the bloody four-decade Kurdish conflict.

Tuesday, 18 February, 2025 , 07:31 AFP — Turkish police have detained 282 suspects in a nationwide swoop on outlawed Kurdish militants, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya said on Tuesday.

Tuesday, 18 February, 2025 , 07:06 AFP — Turkish police have detained 282 suspects in a nationwide swoop on outlawed Kurdish militants, Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya announced on Tuesday.

Monday, 17 February, 2025 , 12:38 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 Monday after wrapping up talks in Arbil.

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.