Thursday, 12 March, 2026 , 07:05 AFP — Italian Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said Thursday there had been an "attack" on an Italian base in the Iraqi Kurdish city of Erbil, but there were no injuries.

Thursday, 12 March, 2026 , 03:20 AFP — Rubbing his hands together to warm them, Iranian truck driver Reza curses the more than 300-kilometre detour he was forced to make to enter Iraq after the war closed most of the usually busy border crossings.

Wednesday, 11 March, 2026 , 22:19 AFP — Drones were shot down on Wednesday over the Kurdish city of Erbil where debris fell near a five-star hotel and a government hall, a Kurdish security source said.

Wednesday, 11 March, 2026 , 20:36 AFP — Veteran Syrian Kurdish leader Salih Muslim died on Wednesday in a hospital in northern Iraq due to health issues, his party said.

Wednesday, 11 March, 2026 , 17:42 AFP — Since the US and Israel unleashed strikes on Iran on February 28, war has spread across the region and casualties have been reported in countries around the Middle East.

Wednesday, 11 March, 2026 , 10:14 AFP — A drone strike in Iraq's Kurdistan region killed a member of an Iranian Kurdish armed opposition group on Wednesday, his exiled party said, with a senior official from the group blaming the attack on Iran.

Wednesday, 11 March, 2026 , 04:56 AFP — Iran unleashed a wave of attacks against Israel and Gulf nations on Wednesday, including targeting a Saudi oilfield, as reports of a proposed record release of oil reserves helped calm markets and prices.

Wednesday, 11 March, 2026 , 04:09 AFP — Saudi Arabia said Wednesday it had intercepted a wave of seven drones heading towards a strategic oil field, as Iran renewed fire on its Gulf neighbours and their energy infrastructure.

Wednesday, 11 March, 2026 , 02:47 AFP — Iran unleashed early Wednesday defiant new strikes around the region including drones targeting a Saudi oilfield, as the International Energy Agency reportedly proposed its largest-ever oil reserve release to calm markets and prices.

Wednesday, 11 March, 2026 , 02:07 AFP — Israel's military said Wednesday that it detected multiple salvoes of missiles heading towards the country from Iran and had activated air defences, as it pressed a "wave" of strikes against Iran and Lebanon.