Wednesday, 13 November, 2024 , 06:27 AFP — After fleeing Iran and making the perilous journey across the Mediterranean, Kurdish activist Maysoon Majidi did not expect to be jailed in Italy for people smuggling.
Sunday, 10 November, 2024 , 14:31 AFP — More than 30 people have been charged in Turkey after protests against the removal of three mayors in the Kurdish-majority southeast, who were then replaced by government-appointed trustees, the interior ministry said Sunday.
Sunday, 10 November, 2024 , 13:07 AFP — More than 30 people have been charged in Turkey for protesting the removal of three mayors, who were then replaced by government-appointed trustees, the interior ministry said Sunday.
Saturday, 9 November, 2024 , 07:31 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani expressed hopes during a phone call with US President-elect Donald Trump that he would keep his "promises to work towards ending wars" in the Middle East.
Friday, 8 November, 2024 , 17:25 AFP — An Iranian man was jailed for 17 years on Friday for organising small boat Channel crossings for migrants to enter the UK, as Britain vows to "smash the gangs" of people smugglers.
Friday, 8 November, 2024 , 15:01 AFP — A spate of recent intelligence successes by Israel against Iran and its allies have underlined the extent of Israel's infiltration of the establishment in Iran, causing major anxiety for its leadership, analysts say.
Friday, 8 November, 2024 , 11:15 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan said Friday he was confident in the diplomatic efforts of the new Trump administration to help end the wars in Ukraine and the Middle East.
Wednesday, 6 November, 2024 , 19:56 AFP — Authorities in Iraq's autonomous Kurdish region said Wednesday they hoped oil exports could resume "as soon as possible" after the federal government offered higher cost payments to producers.
Wednesday, 6 November, 2024 , 09:28 AFP — Iran's science minister, Hossein Simaei, on Wednesday described a female student's public act of stripping down to her underwear as "immoral and uncustomary".
Tuesday, 5 November, 2024 , 17:26 AFP — A French court on Tuesday issued prison terms of up to 15 years to 18 people, mainly Iraqi Kurds, convicted of forming a vast gang to smuggle migrants aboard small boats across the Channel to England.
