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Polling stations open in Iran for elections as conservatives expected to dominate


Friday, 1 March, 2024 , 05:00 AFP — Polling stations in Iran opened Friday for voting to select members of parliament and a key clerical body, amid fears of a low turnout and with conservatives expected to tighten their grip on power.

Iranians due to vote with conservatives expected to dominate


Friday, 1 March, 2024 , 04:04 AFP — Iranians are to vote Friday in elections for parliament and a key clerical body, amid fears of a low turnout and with conservatives expected to tighten their grip on power.

Two PKK-linked fighters killed in Iraq strike blamed on Turkey


Thursday, 29 February, 2024 , 14:30 AFP — A Turkish drone strike in northwestern Iraq killed two members of a group affiliated to Turkey's outlawed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) Thursday, said Kurdish authorities.

Turkey responsible for abuses in north Syria: HRW


Thursday, 29 February, 2024 , 06:30 AFP — Turkey bears responsibility for human rights abuses and violations of land and property rights in swathes of northern Syria it controls alongside its proxies, a Human Rights Watch report said Thursday.

'Men make the decisions': A reformist woman candidate in Iran's elections


Wednesday, 28 February, 2024 , 16:20 AFP — A rare reformist woman standing in Iran's legislative elections on Friday, Afifeh Abedi hopes to bolster women's place in society and add a fresh voice in a parliament dominated by male conservatives.

Khamenei rallies Iranians to vote Friday in show to 'enemies'


Wednesday, 28 February, 2024 , 13:07 AFP — Iran's supreme leader urged voters to come out in droves on Friday and show the foes of the Islamic republic a "strong and fervent" election process for parliament and the key Assembly of Experts.

Economic pain casts dark shadow as Iranians go to vote


Tuesday, 27 February, 2024 , 10:45 AFP — As Iranians head to the polls for legislative and other elections on Friday, candidates have promised them on campaign posters to "fight corruption" and "fix the economy".

'Become stronger': Iranians urged to vote as Mideast tensions soar


Monday, 26 February, 2024 , 12:25 AFP — In the Iranian shrine city of Qom, huge street banners remind voters to head to the polls in Friday's parliamentary elections, held as the Gaza war stokes Middle East tensions.

Iran court changes jail time to home confinement for pop singer: lawyer


Monday, 26 February, 2024 , 09:50 AFP — An Iranian court has changed the sentence against a pop singer who criticised the mandatory headscarf for women to home confinement instead of jail time, due to health issues, his lawyer said.

CORRECTED: Austrian extremist released after months held in Afghanistan


Sunday, 25 February, 2024 , 19:05 AFP — An Austrian far-right extremist who visited Afghanistan reportedly to prove it was a safe country was released on Sunday after nine months in detention there.