Tuesday, 30 May, 2023 , 18:19 AFP — US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Tuesday called on Turkey's re-elected leader to drop his objections to Sweden's membership in NATO, urging movement on ratification before an alliance summit in July.
Tuesday, 30 May, 2023 , 17:49 AFP — Iraq's supreme court on Tuesday ruled as unconstitutional the extended mandate of autonomous Kurdistan's parliament, rendering invalid votes taken by the chamber since last year.
Tuesday, 30 May, 2023 , 17:47 AFP — An Iranian reporter detained since September after she exposed the case of Mahsa Amini that sparked nationwide protests Tuesday denied all charges against her as her trial on national security charges opened in Tehran, her husband said.
Tuesday, 30 May, 2023 , 17:33 AFP — An Iranian journalist who covered the death in custody of Mahsa Amini, which triggered months of deadly protests, went on trial in the Islamic republic on Tuesday, her newspaper said.
Tuesday, 30 May, 2023 , 17:03 AFP — A decision on Sweden's NATO membership is "absolutely possible" before the alliance's summit in July, NATO's chief said Tuesday, two days after the re-election of Turkey's president who is opposed to the idea.
Tuesday, 30 May, 2023 , 16:21 AFP — Iraq's supreme court on Tuesday ruled as unconstitutional the extended mandate of autonomous Kurdistan's parliament, rendering invalid votes taken by the chamber since last year.
Tuesday, 30 May, 2023 , 14:01 AFP — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday that he was "completely confident" that Sweden would join the military alliance, days after the re-election of Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who has blocked the country's application.
Monday, 29 May, 2023 , 19:14 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday confronted the tough task of uniting his deeply divided country after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule to 2028.
Monday, 29 May, 2023 , 16:32 AFP — German Chancellor Olaf Scholz has spoken to the newly re-elected Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and invited him to visit Berlin, the government said Monday.
Monday, 29 May, 2023 , 16:28 AFP — Syria's Kurds on Monday said Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's election victory had left them fearful following years of repeated attacks and threats against their semi-autonomous region.