Sunday, 11 June, 2023 , 08:21 AFP — Three Iraqi soldiers were killed and four others wounded Sunday in a pre-dawn attack in the country's north blamed on the Islamic State group, a military official said.
Friday, 9 June, 2023 , 14:53 AFP — Sweden on Friday charged a Turkish citizen for "attempted terrorist financing" of the pro-Kurdish PKK, a first in a country which is seeking Ankara's approval to join NATO.
Friday, 9 June, 2023 , 13:19 AFP — Sweden, whose NATO membership bid is currently blocked, is ready to welcome temporary NATO bases on its soil even before it is a full member, Prime Minister Ulf Kristersson said Friday.
Thursday, 8 June, 2023 , 10:33 AFP — The United States pledged $148 million on Thursday for stabilisation efforts in Iraq and Syria as it joined Saudi Arabia in urging Western states to repatriate foreign Islamic State group fighters and their relatives.
Wednesday, 7 June, 2023 , 17:30 AFP — Six women from Iraq's Yazidi minority were reunited with relatives on Wednesday, nearly nine years after being abducted by jihadists of the Islamic State group.
Tuesday, 6 June, 2023 , 18:53 AFP — Sweden's Supreme Court has given the go-ahead for the government to extradite a man supporting the PKK to Turkey, a key demand by Ankara to ratify Stockholm's NATO membership, media reported Tuesday.
Tuesday, 6 June, 2023 , 07:59 AFP — An Iranian draft law that would set new penalties for women not wearing a headscarf in public has sparked heated debate within the Islamic republic's leadership as more women flout the country's strict dress code.
Monday, 5 June, 2023 , 05:54 AFP — Groups of Australian women and children stranded in detention camps in Syria launched a joint legal bid on Monday to be repatriated.
Sunday, 4 June, 2023 , 17:50 AFP — Hundreds of people protested in Stockholm on Sunday against new anti-terror legislation that was passed to address Turkey's opposition to Sweden joining NATO.
Sunday, 4 June, 2023 , 16:33 AFP — Syria's foreign minister on Sunday discussed humanitarian aid and combating the illegal drugs trade with key ally Iraq during a visit to Baghdad as Damascus emerges from years of diplomatic isolation.
