Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 10:03 AFP — Iranian lawmakers have asked to amend a bill that would impose tougher penalties on women who refuse to wear the mandatory hijab, local media reported on Wednesday.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 08:18 AFP — It has been 10 days since Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham (HTS) and allied rebels ousted president Bashar al-Assad from power in Syria.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 07:20 AFP — The military chief of Syria's victorious Islamist group Hayat Tahrir al-Sham said on Tuesday it would be "the first" to dissolve its armed wing and integrate into the armed forces.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 02:58 AFP — A UN envoy has warned that Syria's protracted conflict "has not ended yet", even as victorious Islamist-led rebels stepped up contacts with governments that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 02:48 AFP — Syria's conflict has not ended even after the departure of Bashar al-Assad, the UN's envoy to the country warned Tuesday, as the Security Council called for an "inclusive" political transition.

Wednesday, 18 December, 2024 , 01:57 AFP — The UN Security Council on Tuesday called for an "inclusive and Syrian-led" political process to be implemented after Bashar al-Assad's ouster, saying the country's people must be allowed to determine their future.

Tuesday, 17 December, 2024 , 21:30 AFP — Syria's conflict "has not ended" even after the departure of former president Bashar al-Assad, the UN's envoy to the country warned Tuesday, highlighting clashes between Turkish-backed and Kurdish groups in the north.

Tuesday, 17 December, 2024 , 21:05 AFP — A UN envoy warned on Tuesday that Syria's protracted conflict "has not ended yet", even as the country's victorious Islamist-led rebels stepped up contacts with governments that deemed ousted president Bashar al-Assad a pariah.

Tuesday, 17 December, 2024 , 20:37 AFP — Bashar al-Assad's overthrow has cleared the way for US strikes against the Islamic State group in areas previously shielded by Syrian and Russian air defenses -- but the jihadists may also try to exploit the vacuum left by his fall.

Tuesday, 17 December, 2024 , 20:04 AFP — The leader of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces on Tuesday proposed a "demilitarised zone" in the northern town of Kobane as fighting with Turkish-backed groups grips northern Syria.