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Iran hangs three convicted drug traffickers: judiciary


Sunday, 21 May, 2023 , 08:51 AFP Iran on Sunday executed three men convicted on drug trafficking charges, the judiciary said, the latest of hundreds of people hanged in the country since the start of the year.

Kilicdaroglu: Bookish retiree takes on Erdogan


Sunday, 21 May, 2023 , 04:15 AFP A retired civil servant from one of Turkey's most repressed social groups has defied doubters by pushing veteran President Recep Tayyip Erdogan into a historic election runoff.

Erdogan: Turkey's irresistible force nears final election test


Sunday, 21 May, 2023 , 04:08 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has beaten back his rivals at one of his most vulnerable movements and regained his old aura of invincibility ahead of next Sunday's historic runoff election.

Erdogan eyes third decade of rule in historic runoff


Sunday, 21 May, 2023 , 04:00 AFP Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan cruises on Sunday into the final week before an historic runoff election as the big favourite to extend two decades of his Islamic-rooted rule until 2028.

Iraq readies move on Turk Kurd camp reviled by Ankara


Saturday, 20 May, 2023 , 19:03 AFP The Iraqi army is preparing to tighten the federal government's grip on a camp housing Turkish Kurdish refugees that Ankara has called an "incubator for terrorism", officials told AFP Saturday.

Iraq readies crackdown on Turk Kurd camp reviled by Ankara


Saturday, 20 May, 2023 , 16:49 AFP The Iraqi army is preparing to tighten the federal government's grip on a camp housing Turkish Kurdish refugees that Ankara has called an "incubator for terrorism", officials told AFP Saturday.

Iran executes convicted human trafficking ringleader


Saturday, 20 May, 2023 , 07:01 AFP Iran on Saturday executed a man convicted of leading a human trafficking and prostitution ring, a day after hanging three men linked to protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death, the judiciary said.

Condemnation as Iran hangs three linked to Amini protests


Friday, 19 May, 2023 , 19:21 AFP Iran on Friday executed three men convicted of killing security force members during protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death last year, drawing condemnation from Western governments.

Condemnation as Iran hangs three linked to Amini protests


Friday, 19 May, 2023 , 15:59 AFP Iran on Friday executed three men convicted of killing security force members during protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death last year, drawing condemnation from Western governments.

EU condemns Iran's execution of three linked to protests


Friday, 19 May, 2023 , 15:23 AFP The European Union on Friday condemned "in the strongest possible terms" Iran's execution of three men linked to protests that flared up after the death last year of Mahsa Amini.