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Syria Assad's comeback after a decade in the cold


Friday, 14 April, 2023 , 13:05 AFP — After 12 years of diplomatic isolation, Syrian President Bashar al-Assad is being brought back into the fold, with regional powers meeting Friday to discuss readmitting Syria to the Arab League.

Egypt urges Turkey to withdraw from Syria


Thursday, 13 April, 2023 , 16:47 AFP — Egypt's foreign minister on Thursday urged Turkey to withdraw troops from Syria, underscoring lingering tensions despite recent efforts to mend ties.

Timeline of Syria's brutal civil war


Thursday, 13 April, 2023 , 15:24 AFP — Syria's 12-year-long civil war has left more than half a million people dead and millions more displaced internally and abroad.

Syria's half century of iron-fisted Assad rule


Thursday, 13 April, 2023 , 15:08 AFP — As Arab nations prepare to meet in Saudi Arabia to discuss rehabilitating Syrian President Bashar al-Assad, AFP looks back at more than 50 years of the Assad dynasty's brutal rule.

Iran executions surge in bid to 'spread fear': rights groups


Thursday, 13 April, 2023 , 11:51 AFP — Iran hanged 75 percent more people in 2022 than the previous year, two rights groups said on Thursday, warning this "killing machine" risked putting even more people to death this year after protests rocked the country.

Equities waver on US recession warning, inflation slowdown


Thursday, 13 April, 2023 , 11:11 AFP — Asian and European stocks wavered Thursday as traders digested recession risks and slowing inflation in the United States, and pored over earnings.

Three electrocuted in Iraq floods


Thursday, 13 April, 2023 , 10:33 AFP — At least three people have been electrocuted in central Iraq after torrential rain played havoc with the war-ravaged country's dilapidated power grid, a medical official said Thursday.

Markets mixed as recession warning plays against falling inflation


Thursday, 13 April, 2023 , 08:28 AFP — Markets were mixed Thursday as traders weighed data showing US inflation falling against minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting indicating officials foresaw a recession at the end of the year.

Most Asian markets drop after recession warning, rate hike seen


Thursday, 13 April, 2023 , 07:32 AFP — Asian markets mostly fell Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting showed officials foresaw a US recession at the end of the year, while inflation data could not temper expectations of another interest rate hike.

Iran 2022 executions surge in bid to 'spread fear': rights groups


Thursday, 13 April, 2023 , 05:12 AFP — Iran hanged 75 percent more people in 2022 that the previous years, two rights groups said on Thursday, denouncing an "execution machine" aimed at spreading fear as protests shook the country.