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Hajj pilgrimage ends amid deadly Saudi heat spike


Monday, 17 June, 2024 , 19:29 AFP Saudi Arabia on Monday warned of a temperature spike in Mecca as Muslim pilgrims wrapped up the hajj in searing conditions, with more than a dozen heat-related deaths confirmed.

Huge fire at Iraq oil refinery injures 14


Thursday, 13 June, 2024 , 17:14 AFP A massive fire at an oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan raged for about 20 hours and injured at least 14 firefighters who on Thursday finally brought the blaze under control.

French citizen returns home after Iran prison ordeal


Thursday, 13 June, 2024 , 14:04 AFP Frenchman Louis Arnaud returned to Paris on Thursday after his release from a more than 20-month prison ordeal in Iran, but a dozen Europeans are still detained in the Islamic republic.

Fire at Iraqi oil refinery injures 13: official


Thursday, 13 June, 2024 , 13:06 AFP A massive fire at an oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan injured at least 13 people including firefighters battling to control the blaze, which was ongoing Thursday, an official said.

Fire at Iraqi oil refinery injures 10: civil defence


Thursday, 13 June, 2024 , 10:56 AFP A massive fire at an oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan injured at least 10 people including firefighters battling to control the blaze, which was ongoing Thursday, the civil defence agency reported.

French citizen returns home after Iran prison ordeal


Thursday, 13 June, 2024 , 10:27 AFP Frenchman Louis Arnaud returned to Paris on Thursday after his release from an over 20-month prison ordeal in Iran, but a dozen Europeans are still detained in the Islamic republic.

CORRECTED: French citizen Louis Arnaud held in Iran arrives in Paris


Thursday, 13 June, 2024 , 10:25 AFP French citizen Louis Arnaud returned to Paris Thursday after being held in Iran since September 2022 and sentenced last year to five years in jail on national security charges.

Fire at Iraqi oil refinery injures 10: civil defence


Thursday, 13 June, 2024 , 09:35 AFP A massive fire at an oil refinery in Iraqi Kurdistan injured at least 10 people including firefighters battling to control the blaze, which was ongoing Thursday, the civil defence agency reported.

French citizen Louis Arnaud held in Iran arrives in Paris


Thursday, 13 June, 2024 , 07:05 AFP French citizen Louis Arnaud returned to Paris Thursday after being held in Iran since September 2022 and sentenced last year to five years in jail on national security charges.

Court acquits Turkish police of killing human rights lawyer


Wednesday, 12 June, 2024 , 16:14 AFP A Turkish court on Wednesday acquitted three police officers nine years after the killing of a prominent rights lawyer in the Kurdish majority city of Diyarbakir.