Tuesday, 23 May, 2023 , 07:29 AFP —

Monday, 22 May, 2023 , 17:23 AFP — For only the second time ever an American has been convicted of torture in US court -- for brutal treatment of an employee at a weapons factory in Iraqi Kurdistan, the Justice Department announced Monday.

Monday, 22 May, 2023 , 15:32 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday secured the endorsement of an ultra-nationalist whose third-place finish helped force Turkey's first election runoff.

Monday, 22 May, 2023 , 14:54 AFP — President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Monday secured the endorsement of an ultra-nationalist whose third-place finish helped force Turkey's first election runoff.

Monday, 22 May, 2023 , 14:34 AFP — Lawmakers came to blows Monday in Iraqi Kurdistan's parliament in a dispute between the two biggest parties over the mechanics of upcoming elections in the autonomous northern region.

Monday, 22 May, 2023 , 13:03 AFP — The European Union on Monday imposed an asset freeze on the investment arm of Iran's Revolutionary Guard, over Tehran's brutal crackdown on protests over the death of Mahsa Amini.

Monday, 22 May, 2023 , 08:05 AFP — Turkey's presidential election is being anxiously watched by Kurds in Syria and Iraq as economic interests compete with fears of a regional military escalation against some Kurdish groups.

Sunday, 21 May, 2023 , 15:49 AFP — Tajikistan has repatriated another 104 women and children from Syria, where hundreds of its citizens joined extremist groups, the foreign ministry said Sunday.

Sunday, 21 May, 2023 , 14:46 AFP — Iran on Sunday summoned Switzerland's ambassador over a tweet calling for a stop to executions linked to protests triggered by the death of Mahsa Amini, Tehran's foreign ministry said.

Sunday, 21 May, 2023 , 09:34 AFP — Turkey's presidential election is being anxiously watched by Kurds in Syria and Iraq as economic interests compete with fears of a regional military escalation against some Kurdish groups.