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Turkish actor quizzed by police over Kurd militant role in hit French series: report


Tuesday, 4 February, 2025 , 14:18 AFP A Turkish actor who played a Kurdish militant in the 2017 hit French spy series "The Bureau" was quizzed by Istanbul police probing alleged "terrorist propaganda", Turkish media reported.

Jailed Kurdish leader to urge settlement with Turkey: party chief


Tuesday, 4 February, 2025 , 12:22 AFP The jailed leader of the outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party, Abdullah Ocalan, will "make a historic call" in the coming days for a settlement in Turkey's Kurdish question, a pro-Kurdish party leader said on Tuesday.

At Damascus opera house, hopes for a better future


Tuesday, 4 February, 2025 , 09:34 AFP To applause, percussionist Bahjat Antaki took the stage with Syria's national symphony orchestra, marking the first classical concert at the Damascus opera house since president Bashar al-Assad's ouster.

Syria leader heads to Turkey to discuss rebuilding, Kurds


Tuesday, 4 February, 2025 , 04:20 AFP Syria's interim president Ahmed al-Sharaa visits Ankara on Tuesday for talks with Turkey's leaders on rebuilding his land and the volatile issue of Kurdish fighters near the countries' border.

Syria vows 'punishment' after car bomb kills 20


Monday, 3 February, 2025 , 19:39 AFP A car bomb killed 20 people in northern Syria Monday, authorities said, vowing to punish those behind the attack in an area where Kurdish-led forces and Turkey-backed factions have clashed for weeks.

Syria vows 'punishment' for car bomb that killed 20


Monday, 3 February, 2025 , 16:34 AFP A car bomb killed 20 people in northern Syria on Monday, authorities said, vowing to punish those behind the attack in an area where Kurdish-led forces and Turkish-backed factions have clashed for weeks.

Car bomb kills 15 in northern Syria: state media


Monday, 3 February, 2025 , 08:18 AFP A car bomb on Monday killed 15 people, mostly women farm workers, in the northern Syrian city of Manbij where Kurdish forces are battling Turkey-backed groups, state media reported.

Car bomb kills 15 in northern Syria: state media


Monday, 3 February, 2025 , 07:40 AFP Fifteen people, mostly women farm workers, were killed Monday by a car bomb near the northern Syrian city of Manbij where Kurdish-led forces are battling groups backed by Turkey, state news agency SANA reported.

New Syria leader faces territorial, governance hurdles


Sunday, 2 February, 2025 , 16:06 AFP The ousting of Bashar al-Assad ended decades of iron-fisted rule, but despite power now resting in Ahmed al-Sharaa's hands, Syria faces a fragile transition amid territorial and governance challenges.

Syria monitor says 10 dead in clashes in north, car bomb kills 9


Saturday, 1 February, 2025 , 20:26 AFP A Syria war monitor said 10 pro-Turkey fighters were killed on Saturday during fighting with Kurdish-led forces in the country's north while nine people were killed in a car bombing.