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EU parliament speaker condemns Iran jailing Mahsa Amini lawyer


Monday, 15 January, 2024 , 19:30 AFP The head of the EU parliament on Monday denounced Iran's jailing of Mahsa Amini's lawyer, after he accepted the EU's top rights award on behalf of her and the protest movement her death sparked.

Turkish strikes deprive hundreds of northeast Syria villages from power


Monday, 15 January, 2024 , 14:13 AFP Hundreds of northeast Syrian villages and towns have lost power after Turkish strikes pounded electricity stations and infrastructure, the region's semi-autonomous Kurdish administration said Monday.

Iran lodges hijab case against journalists day after release


Monday, 15 January, 2024 , 11:19 AFP Iran's judiciary said Monday it had launched new proceedings against two journalists for posing without the mandatory headscarf upon their release after more than a year in prison.

Turkey bombs Kurdish 'terrorist targets' in Iraq, Syria


Sunday, 14 January, 2024 , 22:03 AFP Turkey carried out another series of airstrikes against Kurdish sites in northern Iraq and Syria in response for the deaths of nine Turkish soldiers, Ankara announced on Sunday.

Turkey bombs Kurdish 'targets' in Syria


Sunday, 14 January, 2024 , 19:50 AFP Turkey carried out another slew of airstrikes against Kurdish sites in northern Syria in response for the deaths of nine Turkish soldiers, the official Anadolu news agency reported on Sunday.

Iran frees reporters who covered death that sparked protests


Sunday, 14 January, 2024 , 15:15 AFP Iranian authorities on Sunday freed two journalists who spent more than a year behind bars for covering the death of Mahsa Amini, which sparked months-long nationwide protests, local media said.

Syrian farmers abandon the land for steadier jobs


Sunday, 14 January, 2024 , 04:15 AFP After years of war, drought and economic crisis, Omar Abdel-Fattah was forced to rent out his farmland in northeast Syria, preferring a more stable job to provide for his family.

Turkey bombs 'terrorist targets' in Iraq and Syria


Saturday, 13 January, 2024 , 20:49 AFP Turkey conducted overnight air strikes on more than 50 "terrorist targets" in northern Iraq and Syria after nine of its soldiers were killed in Iraq, the defence ministry said Saturday.

Turkey bombs 'terrorist targets' in Iraq and Syria


Saturday, 13 January, 2024 , 08:53 AFP Turkey conducted overnight air strikes on nearly 30 "terrorist targets" in northern Iraq and Syria after nine of its soldiers were killed in a military base in Iraq, the defence ministry said Saturday.

Six Turkish soldiers killed in attack on Iraq base


Friday, 12 January, 2024 , 22:53 AFP Six Turkish soldiers were killed and seven others wounded in an attack on a Turkish military base in northern Iraq, Turkey's defence ministry said Friday.