Wednesday, 21 February, 2024 , 15:06 AFP — Iraq's top court on Wednesday ordered the federal government to cover public sector salaries in the autonomous Kurdistan region, where some workers have gone without pay for months.
Tuesday, 20 February, 2024 , 20:56 AFP — Two people were killed Tuesday in a strike in northern Iraq that was blamed on Turkey, security and health officials said.
Sunday, 18 February, 2024 , 09:30 AFP — After weeks of living in hotel rooms, Sigal Chayak from northern Israel broke into tears the first time she got to cook her family a meal again.
Saturday, 17 February, 2024 , 18:36 AFP — A soldier was killed and another injured in an "attempted intrusion" of a Turkish military base in northern Iraq, Turkey's defence ministry announced Saturday.
Saturday, 17 February, 2024 , 15:24 AFP — About 15,000 Kurds marched in the German city of Cologne Saturday to demand the liberation of Kurdish leader Abdullah Ocalan, who has spent the past 25 years in a Turkish jail.
Saturday, 17 February, 2024 , 06:36 AFP — Abdullah Ocalan, who founded the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) nearly half a century ago and has languished in solitary confinement on a prison island since 1999, is hailed as an icon by some Kurds but denounced by many Turks as a terrorist who deserves to die.
Friday, 16 February, 2024 , 15:27 AFP — Two Iranian directors said they have been barred from travelling to the Berlin film festival for their new movie's premiere Friday for breaking one of their country's biggest taboos: showing a woman pursuing a "normal life".
Friday, 16 February, 2024 , 11:28 AFP — Two Iranian directors said they have been barred from travelling to the Berlin film festival for their new movie's premiere Friday for breaking one of their country's biggest taboos: showing a woman pursuing a "normal life".
Wednesday, 14 February, 2024 , 07:32 AFP — Candidates running for seats in the Iran assembly in charge of appointing the country's supreme leader began election campaigns on Wednesday, state media reported.
Wednesday, 14 February, 2024 , 01:38 AFP — Influencers on X are monetizing misinformation about conflicts in the Middle East, leveraging the platform's contentious policies that researchers say prioritize engagement over accuracy.
