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Iran hangs four Kurds on Israel spying charges


Monday, 29 January, 2024 , 18:05 AFP Iran on Monday hanged four members of its Kurdish minority on charges of spying for Israel, defying a campaign for their lives to be spared by rights groups who had described their trial as grossly unfair.

Iran hangs four Kurds on Israel spying charges


Monday, 29 January, 2024 , 12:55 AFP Iran on Monday hanged four members of its Kurdish minority on charges of spying for Israel, defying a campaign for their lives to be spared by rights groups who had described their trial as grossly unfair.

Washington approves sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey


Saturday, 27 January, 2024 , 03:24 AFP Ending months of negotiations, the US government on Friday approved a $23 billion deal to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey, after Ankara ratified Sweden's NATO membership, the State Department said.

Washington approves sale of F-16 warplanes to Turkey


Saturday, 27 January, 2024 , 02:27 AFP Ending months of negotiations, the US government on Friday approved a $23 billion deal to sell F-16 warplanes to Turkey, after Ankara ratified Sweden's NATO membership, the State Department said.

Washington, Baghdad to discuss future of foreign troops in Iraq


Thursday, 25 January, 2024 , 21:16 AFP The United States and Iraq said Thursday they will begin discussions on the future of American and other foreign troops in the country, with Baghdad expecting the talks to lead to a timeline for reducing their presence.

Rockets fired at gas complex in northern Iraq: sources


Thursday, 25 January, 2024 , 21:11 AFP Rockets were fired at a gas complex in northern Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region late Thursday, a security source and a local official told AFP.

Washington, Baghdad to discuss future of foreign troops in Iraq


Thursday, 25 January, 2024 , 20:52 AFP The United States and Iraq said Thursday they will begin discussions on the future of American and other foreign troops in the country, with Baghdad expecting the talks to lead to a timeline for reducing their presence.

IS woman in Sweden suspected of genocide against Yazidis: prosecutors


Thursday, 25 January, 2024 , 13:03 AFP Swedish prosecutors on Thursday said they had asked a Stockholm court to remand in custody a 51-year-old woman suspected of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes against Yazidis in Syria.

Iran plays on colour at fashion exhibition


Thursday, 25 January, 2024 , 03:07 AFP Moving away from dark clothing, Iranian designers are trying to strike a fine balance between a growing trend favouring bright colours and the Islamic republic's strict dress code for women.

Activists decry 'glaring injustice' of Iran protester's execution


Wednesday, 24 January, 2024 , 18:48 AFP The execution of the ninth man to be hanged over protests that swept Iran in 2022 marks a new stage in Tehran's rampant use of the death penalty, rights groups say.