Tuesday, 21 March, 2023 , 15:59 AFP — Iran's supreme leader on Tuesday said the Islamic republic is not "upset" with European nations and is ready to work with them if they do not "blindly follow US policies".

Tuesday, 21 March, 2023 , 12:35 AFP — Thousands of angry Kurds rallied in rebel-held northern Syria on Tuesday after pro-Turkish fighters killed four fellow Kurds who were celebrating their Nowruz new year festival, an AFP correspondent reported.

Tuesday, 21 March, 2023 , 04:32 AFP — In a palm grove north of Baghdad, bemused Iraqi shepherds looked on as models paraded second-hand garments down an improvised catwalk, seeking to raise awareness of the fashion industry's environmental impact.

Monday, 20 March, 2023 , 20:53 AFP — Turkish-backed fighters shot at a family of Kurds celebrating the festival of Nowruz in northern Syria on Monday, killing at least four people, a war monitor said.

Monday, 20 March, 2023 , 18:06 AFP — Iran's protest anthem "Baraye" played at a White House celebration Monday marking Nowruz, the Persian New Year.

Monday, 20 March, 2023 , 12:30 AFP — The UK on Monday sanctioned more senior officials of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC), including financiers and commanders, in its latest set of asset freezes and visa bans.

Monday, 20 March, 2023 , 10:25 AFP — Iraq's parliament has set November 6 as the date for elections for provincial councils, powerful bodies that were dissolved amid anti-government protests in 2019.

Monday, 20 March, 2023 , 09:45 AFP — Iraqi Prime Minister Mohamed Shia al-Sudani will visit Turkey on Tuesday for talks including on scarce water resources and the rebel Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK), a government source said.

Monday, 20 March, 2023 , 04:00 AFP — With half the world experiencing water scarcity for at least part of the year, the huge dams being built by some countries to boost their power supplies while their neighbours go parched are a growing source of potential conflict.

Sunday, 19 March, 2023 , 15:23 AFP — Iran's top security official on Sunday signed a deal with Iraqi authorities for "protection" of their common border, the Iraqi prime minister's office said, months after Tehran struck Kurdish opposition groups in Iraq's north.