Monday, 15 July, 2024 , 15:20 AFP — Syrian President Bashar al-Assad said Monday he was open to meeting Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan but it depended on the encounter's "content", noting Turkey's presence in Syria is a key sticking point.
Monday, 15 July, 2024 , 11:25 AFP — Syrians in government-held areas were voting Monday in their fourth parliamentary election since civil war erupted in 2011, a poll expected to keep President Bashar al-Assad's ruling Baath party in power.
Monday, 15 July, 2024 , 07:04 AFP — Syrians in government-held areas were voting Monday in their fourth parliamentary election since civil war erupted in 2011, a poll expected to keep President Bashar al-Assad's ruling Baath party in power.
Saturday, 13 July, 2024 , 18:59 AFP — Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced the imminent end of his government's operations against Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq and Syria.
Saturday, 13 July, 2024 , 16:49 AFP — Syria's foreign ministry said Saturday a normalisation of ties with neighbouring Turkey depended on Ankara withdrawing troops from its territory.
Saturday, 13 July, 2024 , 16:45 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced the imminent end to the Turkish forces' operation against Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq and Syria.
Saturday, 13 July, 2024 , 16:45 AFP — Four members of Iraq's security forces were killed Saturday in clashes with Islamic State group fighters, an official said, as authorities announced "a number" of slain jihadists in a raid.
Saturday, 13 July, 2024 , 14:44 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday announced the imminent end to the Turkish forces' operation against Kurdish PKK fighters in northern Iraq and Syria.
Friday, 12 July, 2024 , 01:49 AFP — Campaign posters have sprung up across Damascus as Syria prepares to hold a parliamentary election in government-held areas on Monday that is designed to renew the ruling Baath party's grip on power.
Wednesday, 10 July, 2024 , 20:47 AFP — Iraqi authorities denounced Wednesday renewed Turkish military operations and "incursions" into northern Iraq, urging Ankara to solve security issues diplomatically.