Friday, 22 December, 2023 , 14:34 AFP — Iranian police on Friday closed a major bookshop in the centre of the capital Tehran for allowing unveiled women to enter the premises without a compulsory headscarf, a newspaper reported.
Friday, 22 December, 2023 , 11:01 AFP — The Israel-Hamas war is pushing Gaza towards famine, the United Nations warned ahead of an expected Security Council vote Friday on a resolution to boost aid to the Palestinian territory but not call for a ceasefire.
Thursday, 21 December, 2023 , 11:01 AFP — An Iranian court has sentenced a journalist to six months in prison and a two-year reporting ban for "publishing false information," Iranian media reported.
Monday, 18 December, 2023 , 21:35 AFP — Finland on Monday signed an agreement to enhance military cooperation with the United States, saying it saw a long-term threat from Russia, a day after its giant neighbor issued a warning over Helsinki's recent entrance into NATO.
Monday, 18 December, 2023 , 16:35 AFP — Iraqis voted Monday in the first provincial council elections held in a decade, which were expected to strengthen the dominance of pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim groups.
Monday, 18 December, 2023 , 13:07 AFP — Iraqis voted Monday in the first provincial council elections held in a decade, which were expected to strengthen the dominance of pro-Iranian Shiite Muslim groups.
Monday, 18 December, 2023 , 08:12 AFP — Iraqis voted Monday in the first provincial council elections in a decade, which are expected to strengthen powerful pro-Iran Shiite Muslim groups.
Monday, 18 December, 2023 , 06:04 AFP — Iraqis voted Monday in the first provincial council elections in a decade, which are expected to strengthen powerful Shiite pro-Iran groups.
Monday, 18 December, 2023 , 02:32 AFP — Iraqis vote on Monday to choose their provincial councils, the first such election in a decade and one which is expected to strengthen powerful Shiite pro-Iran groups.
Sunday, 17 December, 2023 , 15:55 AFP — A Syrian national was charged and jailed on Sunday as part of an inquiry into a shipwreck in the English Channel last week that claimed the life of a migrant, prosecutors said.
