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.

Friday, 14 February, 2025 , 14:28 AFP — The motive behind Sweden's deadliest mass shooting may never be known but the fact that almost all of the victims had foreign backgrounds has sparked concern among the country's immigrants.

Friday, 14 February, 2025 , 06:58 AFP — Rolling his cigarette between sips of tea, Suleyman Ilcan is excited about a message from jailed PKK leader Abdullah Ocalan that could advance peace efforts, but says he has little hope.

Thursday, 13 February, 2025 , 21:05 AFP — Western nations joined key players in the Middle East on Thursday in a pledge of support for war-torn Syria's delicate transition after the fall of longtime leader Bashar al-Assad.

Thursday, 13 February, 2025 , 17:59 AFP — French President Emmanuel Macron on Thursday urged Syria's new leaders to ensure "governance that is representative and respectful of all" at a Paris conference on the transition in the war-torn country after Bashar al-Assad's fall.

Thursday, 13 February, 2025 , 16:17 AFP — France's Foreign Minister Jean-Noel Barrot said Thursday that the European Union was working toward swiftly easing Syria sanctions as Paris hosted a conference on the transition in the war-torn country after president Bashar al-Assad's fall.

Thursday, 13 February, 2025 , 02:17 AFP — Syria's Foreign Minister Asaad al-Shaibani is to attend an international conference in Paris on Thursday on the political transition after Islamist-led rebels seized power from president Bashar al-Assad in December.