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Iran re-arrests dissident journalist: family


Tuesday, 25 April, 2023 , 09:11 AFP A dissident Iranian journalist has been arrested again, barely three months after his release from prison following two years of incarceration, his family said on Tuesday.

Turkey holds 110 over terror links: police sources


Tuesday, 25 April, 2023 , 08:14 AFP Turkey on Tuesday held 110 people over alleged terror links just three weeks before a knife-edge vote that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade rule, police sources told AFP.

Turkey holds 110 over terror links: police sources


Tuesday, 25 April, 2023 , 07:27 AFP Turkey on Tuesday held 110 people over alleged terror links just three weeks before a knife-edge vote that could extend President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's tw-decade rule, police sources told AFP.

Turkey holds 110 over terror links: police sources


Tuesday, 25 April, 2023 , 06:52 AFP Turkey on Tuesday detained 110 people in 21 provinces, including Kurdish majority Diyarbakir, over alleged terror links, police sources told AFP.

Turkey police hold 110 over terror links: police sources


Tuesday, 25 April, 2023 , 06:32 AFP Turkish police on Tuesday detained 110 people in 21 provinces, including Kurdish majority Diyarbakir, over alleged terror links, police sources told AFP.

'Dead or alive': Iraq's Yazidis anxiously await IS-abducted relatives


Tuesday, 25 April, 2023 , 02:58 AFP After paying nearly $100,000 in ransoms to free 10 family members, Khaled Taalou, a member of Iraq's Yazidi minority, is still working to free other missing relatives kidnapped by Islamic State group fighters.

Decrease in IS attacks in Iraq, Syria: coalition


Monday, 24 April, 2023 , 18:02 AFP The international coalition fighting the Islamic State (IS) group in Iraq and Syria said Monday there has been a "reduction in attacks" by jihadists in both countries this year.

Russia to host Syria-Turkey fence-mending talks Tuesday


Monday, 24 April, 2023 , 08:08 AFP Russia will host a new round of talks on Tuesday aimed at normalising ties between Turkey and Syria, Turkey's defence minister said.

Iraq's Yazidis mark New Year still haunted by IS horrors


Wednesday, 19 April, 2023 , 15:05 AFP One by one, members of Iraq's minority Yazidi community light oil lamps to mark their New Year at a sacred shrine, but for Omar Sinan the celebration cannot erase the atrocities of jihadist rule.

US urges Turkey, Hungary to ratify Sweden's NATO bid


Wednesday, 19 April, 2023 , 13:03 AFP Washington on Wednesday urged Turkey and Hungary to quickly ratify Sweden's NATO membership bid, which has been blocked for months due to a series of disputes with the two nations.