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Iranians tighten belts for Persian New Year festivities


Monday, 18 March, 2024 , 10:27 AFP — Millions of Iranians will travel to be with their families for Nowruz, the Persian New Year, on Wednesday but economic troubles in the sanctions-hit country are weighing on the festivities.

Syria's Al-Hol camp: child inmates and false identities


Monday, 18 March, 2024 , 02:48 AFP — The al-Hol camp is the largest of two in northeastern Syria holding the families of Islamic State fighters.

Sins of the fathers: Children of IS left to rot in Syria camp


Monday, 18 March, 2024 , 02:31 AFP — Ali is 12 and has survived things no child should see, spending half his life in what amounts to a prison camp for jihadist families in an arid corner of northeastern Syria.

AFP journalist among 50 detained at Kurdish event in Turkey


Sunday, 17 March, 2024 , 20:05 AFP — Around 50 people including an AFP journalist were detained by police on Sunday in Istanbul on the sidelines of the Kurdish New Year celebrations, witnesses said.

AFP journalist among 50 detained at Kurdish New Year in Turkey


Sunday, 17 March, 2024 , 18:18 AFP — Around 50 people including an AFP journalist were detained by police on Sunday in Istanbul on the sidelines of the Kurdish New Year celebrations, witnesses said.

AFP journalist among 50 arrested at Kurdish New Year in Turkey


Sunday, 17 March, 2024 , 16:29 AFP — Around 50 people including an AFP journalist were arrested by police on Sunday in Istanbul on the sidelines of the Kurdish New Year celebrations, witnesses said.

Syria landmine blast kills 19 truffle hunters: monitor


Saturday, 16 March, 2024 , 19:06 AFP — At least 19 people searching for truffles in the north Syria desert were killed Saturday after their vehicle hit a landmine, a war monitor said, raising an earlier toll of 16.

Syria landmine blast kills 16 truffle hunters: monitor


Saturday, 16 March, 2024 , 13:07 AFP — At least 16 people searching for truffles in the north Syria desert were killed Saturday after their vehicle hit a landmine, a war monitor said.

Migrant relatives sue French state over 2021 Channel tragedy


Friday, 15 March, 2024 , 12:24 AFP — The family of an Ethiopian man who was among 27 migrants who drowned in 2021 when their boat capsized in the Channel filed a complaint Friday suing the French state in the first such case over the disaster, two groups said.

Turkish ministers in Baghdad talks ahead of Erdogan visit


Thursday, 14 March, 2024 , 22:29 AFP — A high-ranking Turkish delegation held talks in Baghdad on Thursday, discussing key security and energy issues ahead of an expected visit by Turkey's president, Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said.