Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 20:46 AFP — Turkey's top diplomat on Friday ruled out a role for French troops in Syria, saying it was only negotiating with the United States which has sought to head off Turkish military action against Kurdish fighters there.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 15:50 AFP — Iran has ordered schools and public buildings in a third of the country's provinces, including Tehran, to close on Saturday, as several power plants remain shut down by fuel shortages.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 15:30 AFP — An opposition mayor from southern Turkey was detained Friday on allegations of "belonging to a terror group", the pro-Kurdish opposition DEM party and Turkish media reported.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 12:37 AFP — Turkey's top diplomat ruled out any role for French troops in Syria Friday, saying Washington was its only interlocutor as US officials sought to head off Turkish military action against Kurdish fighters.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 12:35 AFP — Her family had lost hope she would ever return after Islamic State fighters took her and thousands of other Yazidi women and girls as sex slaves from Iraq into Syria during their reign of terror.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 11:12 AFP — Turkey's top diplomat on Friday said Washington was its only interlocutor in northeastern Syria and urged France to repatriate its jihadist nationals jailed in the country.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 09:54 AFP — France must take back its jihadist nationals from Syria, Turkey's top diplomat said Friday, insisting Washington was its only interlocutor for developments in the northeast where Ankara is threatening military action against Kurdish fighters.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 09:14 AFP — Washington is Turkey's only interlocutor for developments in northeastern Syria, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday as Ankara warned it could take military action against Kurdish fighters in the area.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 08:51 AFP — Turkey has the strength and the ability to destroy any threats to its security, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday, just days after threatening military action against Kurdish forces in Syria.

Friday, 10 January, 2025 , 08:29 AFP — Turkey has no intention of taking over any part of Syria following the ouster of strongman Bashar al-Assad, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said Friday.