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Turkey's pro-Kurdish party enters Istanbul mayor's race


Friday, 9 February, 2024 , 13:34 AFP Turkey's pro-Kurdish party on Friday selected two low-profile candidates to run for mayor of Istanbul after the wife of the repressed community's jailed elder statesman dropped out of the March 31 vote.

Turkey's pro-Kurdish party enters Istanbul mayor's race


Friday, 9 February, 2024 , 12:55 AFP Turkey's pro-Kurdish party on Friday selected two low-profile candidates to run for mayor of Istanbul after the wife of the repressed community's jailed elder statesman dropped out of the March 31 vote.

Oil slicks blamed on Turkish strikes blight northeast Syria river


Wednesday, 7 February, 2024 , 05:08 AFP Farmer Nizar al-Awwad has stopped irrigating his land in northeast Syria from a local river polluted by an oil spill that residents and officials in the Kurdish-held area blame on Turkish strikes.

Iran's 'oldest' woman dies at 125: reports


Tuesday, 6 February, 2024 , 14:56 AFP An Iranian believed to be the country's oldest woman has died at the age of 125, local media reported on Tuesday.

Three die in 'terrorist' attack outside Istanbul court


Tuesday, 6 February, 2024 , 13:24 AFP Turkish police on Tuesday shot dead two assailants from a leftist organisation, branded "terrorists" by authorities, who attacked a security checkpoint outside Istanbul's main court, killing one person and injuring five, officials said.

Police shoot dead two 'terrorists' outside Istanbul court: minister


Tuesday, 6 February, 2024 , 11:04 AFP Turkish police on Tuesday shot dead a man and a woman belonging to a leftist "terrorist" organisation who attacked a security checkpoint outside Istanbul's main courthouse, injuring six people, officials said.

Police shoot dead two armed 'terrorists' outside Istanbul court: minister


Tuesday, 6 February, 2024 , 10:34 AFP Turkish police on Tuesday shot dead a man and a woman belonging to a leftist "terrorist" organisation who attacked a security checkpoint outside Istanbul's main courthouse, injuring six people, officials said.

Iran top security official in Baghdad amid regional tensions


Monday, 5 February, 2024 , 15:19 AFP Iraq is working for regional "de-escalation", Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani said Monday as he welcomed a senior Iranian security official to Baghdad, with tensions high over US strikes in the country and the war in Gaza.

7 Kurdish-led fighters killed in attack on US base in Syria: monitor


Monday, 5 February, 2024 , 09:29 AFP Seven fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were killed in an attack on an American base in eastern Syria overnight, a war monitor said Monday.

Five Kurdish-led fighters killed in drone attack on US base in Syria: monitor


Monday, 5 February, 2024 , 07:26 AFP Five fighters from the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces were killed in an overnight attack on an American base in eastern Syria, a war monitor said Monday.