Thursday, 11 May, 2023 , 15:23 AFP — Iraq's federal and Kurdish governments have finalised a deal to resume crude oil exports through Turkey pending a response from Ankara, a statement from the autonomous Kurdistan region said Thursday.

Thursday, 11 May, 2023 , 09:04 AFP — If it comes to power in Sunday's elections, the Turkish opposition led by Kemal Kilicdaroglu pledges to restore trust with Washington and Europe while mending ties with Syria.

Thursday, 11 May, 2023 , 04:01 AFP — As Turkey's presidential vote nears, Iraqi Kurds are keeping a close watch on the tightest electoral battle yet for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, the outcome of which could have major security and economic implications for their region.

Wednesday, 10 May, 2023 , 13:25 AFP — Italian police arrested 29 people Wednesday accused of belonging to a smuggling ring shipping migrants across the Mediterranean from Turkey and Greece and helping them through Italy to northern Europe.

Wednesday, 10 May, 2023 , 06:30 AFP — Like Arman Soldin, a video reporter killed in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, several other AFP journalists and staff have died on mission or in attacks since the news agency's creation in 1944.

Tuesday, 9 May, 2023 , 19:48 AFP — Like Arman Soldin, a video reporter killed in eastern Ukraine on Tuesday, several other AFP journalists and staff have died on mission or in attacks since the news agency's creation in 1944.

Tuesday, 9 May, 2023 , 09:13 AFP — Human Rights Watch criticised Iraqi authorities Tuesday for failing to pay compensation to those who lost homes during the Islamic State group's brutal occupation of the Yazidi stronghold of Sinjar.

Monday, 8 May, 2023 , 14:21 AFP — The parliamentary assembly of the world's largest security organisation, the OSCE, voiced disappointment on Monday after Turkey barred two lawmakers from a 100-strong mission to monitor the country's May 14 elections.

Monday, 8 May, 2023 , 10:52 AFP — Iran has charged two more actresses for violating the country's dress code for women, the latest in a series of similar indictments against celebrities in the Islamic republic, local media reported Monday.

Sunday, 7 May, 2023 , 13:23 AFP — The head of Iran's athletics federation resigned Sunday over a sporting event featuring women without the mandatory headscarf, state media reported, as the Islamic republic toughens enforcement of hijab rules.