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Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'


Sunday, 22 December, 2024 , 20:09 AFP Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday said weapons in the country, including those held by Kurdish-led forces, would come under state control.

Journalists arrested in Turkey over Syria drone deaths demo


Sunday, 22 December, 2024 , 20:00 AFP Turkish authorities arrested nine people, including seven journalists, for taking part in banned demonstration in support of two Turkish-Kurdish journalists killed by a Turkish drone in northern Syria, media and rights groups said Sunday.

Syria's new leader says all weapons to come under 'state control'


Sunday, 22 December, 2024 , 18:19 AFP Two weeks after seizing power in a sweeping offensive, Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa on Sunday said weapons in the country, including those held by Kurdish-led forces, would come under state control.

Trump knows better than to back Kurdish fighters in Syria: Turkey FM


Sunday, 22 December, 2024 , 17:46 AFP US president-elect Donald Trump knows better than to continue Washington's backing for Kurdish fighters over supporting the security needs of its NATO ally Turkey, Ankara's top diplomat said Sunday.

Syria leader says state to control all weapons


Sunday, 22 December, 2024 , 17:40 AFP Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said Sunday all weapons would come under state control during a press conference with Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, who urged the lifting of sanctions on Syria.

Trump knows better than to back Kurdish fighters in Syria: Turkey FM


Sunday, 22 December, 2024 , 16:32 AFP US president-elect Donald Trump knows better than to continue Washington's backing for Kurdish fighters over supporting the security needs of its NATO ally Turkey, Ankara's top diplomat said Sunday.

Syria leader says all weapons to come under state control


Sunday, 22 December, 2024 , 16:17 AFP Syria's new leader Ahmed al-Sharaa said Sunday that all weapons in the country would come under state control including those held by Kurdish-led forces, as Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan visited.

Trump knows better than to back Kurdish fighters in Syria: Turkey FM


Sunday, 22 December, 2024 , 16:11 AFP

Iraq's prohibition zeal threatens Baghdad's boozy subculture


Sunday, 22 December, 2024 , 03:06 AFP The smell of dampness rises through the dust at a private club in central Baghdad, one of many shut in a crackdown on alcohol sales in Iraq.

Turkish drone attack in northern Syria kills 5: monitor


Saturday, 21 December, 2024 , 17:33 AFP A Turkish drone killed five civilians in northeastern Syria on Saturday, a war monitor said, two days after the death of Kurdish journalists in similar circumstances.