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Most Asian markets drop after recession warning, rate hike seen


Thursday, 13 April, 2023 , 02:51 AFP Asian markets mostly fell Thursday after minutes from the Federal Reserve's most recent policy meeting showed officials saw a US recession at the end of the year, while inflation data could not temper expectations of another interest rate hike.

French court tries 9 Afghans over Channel people smuggling


Wednesday, 12 April, 2023 , 10:44 AFP Nine Afghans were on trial in France over allegations of attempting to smuggle migrants across the Channel to Britain in 2021.

Iran frees prominent human rights lawyer from jail


Tuesday, 11 April, 2023 , 15:52 AFP Iranian authorities on Tuesday released from jail prominent human rights lawyer Mostafa Nili, his attorney said, more than five months after he was arrested during nationwide protests.

Iran plans to toughen penalties for violence against women


Monday, 10 April, 2023 , 15:44 AFP Iran's parliament has adopted proposals to toughen penalties for perpetrators of violence against women which could be voted into law within months, state media has reported.

Iraqi Kurds protest Turkish bombardment of airport


Sunday, 9 April, 2023 , 17:51 AFP Several hundred Iraqi Kurds protested on Sunday against repeated Turkish military bombardments of their region, two days after an attack near the Sulaimaniyah airport.

Bittersweet Easter for Turkish city's dwindling Armenian community


Sunday, 9 April, 2023 , 17:04 AFP The aroma of corek, a spiced bun the Armenian community makes for Easter, is once again wafting through the streets of Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey.

Iran police plan 'smart cameras' to nab unveiled women


Saturday, 8 April, 2023 , 19:16 AFP Police in Iran said on Saturday they plan to use "smart" technology in public places to identify and then penalise women who violate the country's strict Islamic dress code.

Iraq condemns Turkey 'bombardment' near Kurdistan airport


Saturday, 8 April, 2023 , 18:46 AFP The Iraqi president on Saturday condemned Turkey for bombarding an airport in the autonomous Kurdish region, while the commander of the Kurdish-led and US-allied Syrian Democratic Forces was present.

CORRECTED: Canada repatriates 14 citizens from Syria camps


Saturday, 8 April, 2023 , 12:26 AFP Canada repatriated four women and 10 children linked to Islamic State jihadists from camps for displaced people in northeastern Syria this week, police said on Friday.

Iraq president slams Turkish bombardment of Kurdish region


Saturday, 8 April, 2023 , 10:53 AFP Iraqi President Abdel Latif Rashid condemned Turkey on Saturday for bombarding an area near Sulaimaniyah airport in the autonomous Kurdish region, a flashpoint between the two governments.