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Syrian top diplomat discusses aid on visit to key ally Iraq


Sunday, 4 June, 2023 , 11:30 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.

50 jihadists, 168 family members repatriated from Syria to Iraq


Saturday, 3 June, 2023 , 21:15 AFP Fifty Islamic State-group jihadists and 168 Iraqi members of jihadist families were repatriated from Syria to Iraq on Saturday, an Iraqi official said.

Turkey's Erdogan unveils new cabinet after inauguration


Saturday, 3 June, 2023 , 20:11 AFP Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday unveiled a new cabinet lineup, naming a powerful spy chief as foreign minister and market friendly Mehmet Simsek as finance minister, hours after swearing in for a third term as president.

Erdogan sworn in for third term as Turkish president, vows unity


Saturday, 3 June, 2023 , 15:51 AFP Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan was sworn in for a third term as president on Saturday, promising to serve "impartially" after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule.

Erdogan sworn in for third term as Turkish president


Saturday, 3 June, 2023 , 12:54 AFP Turkey's Recep Tayyip Erdogan was on Saturday sworn in for a third term as president, promising to serve "impartially" after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule.

Erdogan to be sworn in for third term as Turkish president


Saturday, 3 June, 2023 , 11:51 AFP Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to be sworn in Saturday for a third term as president after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule, as Turkey's economic woes worsen.

Erdogan to be sworn in for third term as Turkish president


Saturday, 3 June, 2023 , 04:17 AFP President Recep Tayyip Erdogan is set to be sworn in on Saturday as head of state after winning a historic runoff election to extend his two-decade rule for another five years as Turkey's economic woes worsen.

Anti-Erdogan protest greenlit in Sweden despite Ankara warning


Friday, 2 June, 2023 , 16:42 AFP A Stockholm demonstration against Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and Sweden's planned NATO membership has been given the go-ahead for this weekend despite Ankara's objections, Swedish police told AFP on Friday.

Iran forces fire on protest over student's death: activists


Friday, 2 June, 2023 , 13:24 AFP Iranian security forces opened fire on a protest sparked by the death of a student recently released from custody, rights groups and monitors said Friday, with several people reported wounded.

NATO chief to visit Turkey for Erdogan inauguration


Friday, 2 June, 2023 , 11:48 AFP NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg will visit Turkey at the weekend to attend the inauguration of re-elected President Recep Tayyip Erdogan and hold talks with him, the alliance said Friday.