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Two killed in Iraqi Kurdistan in strikes blamed on Turkey


Sunday, 16 April, 2023 , 07:32 AFP At least two people have been killed and two others wounded in northern Iraq's Kurdistan region, officials said Sunday, blaming a drone strike carried out by neighbouring Turkey.

Iran police begin crackdown on headscarf violators


Saturday, 15 April, 2023 , 14:44 AFP Police in Iran said on Saturday they have implemented a plan to deal with women who violate the country's strict Islamic dress code.

France convicts 11 Kurdish PKK members of terror financing


Friday, 14 April, 2023 , 22:04 AFP A French court on Friday convicted 11 alleged members of the Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) on charges of terror financing for its campaign to seek autonomy for the minority in Turkey's southeast.

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.