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Rockets fired at US embassy in Baghdad amid Gaza war


Friday, 8 December, 2023 , 17:13 AFP Salvoes of rockets were launched Friday at the US embassy in Baghdad's heavily fortified Green Zone, the mission said, the latest in a flurry of such attacks amid the Israel-Hamas war.

Erdogan links Sweden's NATO bid to F-16 sale


Friday, 8 December, 2023 , 11:21 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday made Turkey's ratification of Sweden's stalled NATO membership application conditional on the US Congress "simultaneously" approving Ankara's request for F-16 fighter jets.

'Ink me up': Iran tattoo artists aim to leave mark


Wednesday, 6 December, 2023 , 03:53 AFP Within a flat in northern Tehran, concealed from the public eye, Sean proudly showcases the tattoo motifs crafted by his students, each meticulously etched onto silicon canvases.

Turkey's opposition fractures ahead of March polls


Monday, 4 December, 2023 , 19:56 AFP Turkey's main opposition party lost a crucial ally Monday in its bid to form a united front against President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's ruling coalition in high-stakes March municipal polls.

Strike kills five pro-Iran militants in Iraq: security sources


Sunday, 3 December, 2023 , 21:57 AFP An air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five pro-Iranian militants on Sunday, Iraqi security sources said, a day after Baghdad warned Washington against "attacks" on its territory.

Strike kills five pro-Iran militants in Iraq: security sources


Sunday, 3 December, 2023 , 20:50 AFP An air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five pro-Iranian militants on Sunday, Iraqi security sources said, a day after Baghdad warned Washington against "attacks" on its territory.

Strike kills five pro-Iran militants in Iraq: security sources


Sunday, 3 December, 2023 , 20:13 AFP An air strike in northern Iraq killed at least five pro-Iranian militants on Sunday, Iraqi security sources said, a day after Baghdad warned Washington against "attacks" on its territory.

'Ink me up': Iran tattoo artists aim to leave mark


Sunday, 3 December, 2023 , 03:53 AFP Within a flat in northern Tehran, concealed from the public eye, Sean proudly showcases the tattoo motifs crafted by his students, each meticulously etched onto silicon canvases.

Iran rearrests rapper less than two weeks after release


Thursday, 30 November, 2023 , 13:33 AFP Iranian authorities on Thursday rearrested rapper Toomaj Salehi, less than two weeks after his release on bail following his detention over supporting last year's nationwide protests.

Iran executes Kurdish man 'without fair trial': rights groups


Wednesday, 29 November, 2023 , 15:03 AFP Iranian authorities on Wednesday executed a Kurdish man jailed for almost 14 years in a case linked to a Muslim cleric's killing in 2008, rights groups said, decrying unjust proceedings.