Wednesday, 26 June, 2024 , 05:22 AFP — Iranians vote on Friday to elect a new president from six candidates, including a lone reformist who hopes he can challenge the dominance of conservatives in the Islamic republic.

Tuesday, 25 June, 2024 , 17:26 AFP — Iraqi Kurdistan announced on Tuesday the arrest of four suspected human traffickers linked to the sinking of a sailboat off Italy's coast, leaving more than 30 people dead.

Tuesday, 25 June, 2024 , 15:11 AFP — Turkey has released a German national who was jailed in 2018 for alleged membership in an armed Kurdish group that Ankara considers a "terror" organisation, a rights group representing him said Tuesday.

Monday, 24 June, 2024 , 13:58 AFP — The death toll from last week's massive wildfire that ripped through Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast has risen to 15, hospital sources said on Monday with experts pointing to faulty wiring as a possible cause.

Monday, 24 June, 2024 , 10:46 AFP — The death toll from a massive wildfire that ripped through Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast last week has risen to 15, hospital sources said on Monday with experts pointing to faulty wiring as a possible cause.

Monday, 24 June, 2024 , 09:02 AFP — The death toll from a massive wildfire that ripped through Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast last week has risen to 15, hospital sources said on Monday as experts pointed to faulty wiring as a possible cause.

Saturday, 22 June, 2024 , 11:40 AFP — Iran's supreme court has overturned a death sentence against popular rapper Toomaj Salehi who was jailed for backing nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, his lawyer said Saturday.

Saturday, 22 June, 2024 , 10:43 AFP — Iran's supreme court has overturned a death sentence against popular rapper Toomaj Salehi who was jailed for backing nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, his lawyer said Saturday.

Friday, 21 June, 2024 , 21:30 AFP — A huge wildfire killed 12 people and injured more than 75 as it ripped through Turkey's mainly Kurdish southeast, the health minister said on Friday.

Friday, 21 June, 2024 , 16:37 AFP — Tunisian President Kais Saied on Friday sacked the minister of religious affairs, the presidency said in a statement, after 49 Tunisians were reported to have died so far in this year's hajj pilgrimage in Saudi Arabia.