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Iranians face dilemma as New Year and Ramadan coincide


Saturday, 18 March, 2023 , 08:04 AFP — Tehran is emptying ahead of the Persian New Year, as is the case annually, but this time around Iranians are being forced to adapt as the festival coincides with Ramadan.

Turkey, Hungary put Finland on course to join NATO


Saturday, 18 March, 2023 , 02:03 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland's bid to join NATO.

Turkey, Hungary put Finland on course to join NATO


Friday, 17 March, 2023 , 18:48 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland's bid to join NATO.

Turkey, Hungary put Finland on course to join NATO


Friday, 17 March, 2023 , 17:11 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of diplomatically-charged delays on Friday and asked parliament to quickly back Finland's bid to join NATO.

Sweden disappointed Turkey not acting on its NATO bid


Friday, 17 March, 2023 , 17:03 AFP — Sweden's Foreign Minister Tobias Billstrom on Friday said he regretted Turkey's decision to hold off moving forward on his country's NATO bid, while pushing ahead with that of Finland.

Syria Kurds say nine fighters killed in Iraq crash


Friday, 17 March, 2023 , 16:09 AFP — A top commander of the Kurdish-led Syrian Democratic Forces was among nine fighters killed when two helicopters crashed in Iraq earlier this week, the group said on Friday.

NATO chief welcomes Turkey move to ratify Finland membership


Friday, 17 March, 2023 , 16:09 AFP — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg on Friday hailed Turkey's decision to push ahead with ratifying Finland's membership, and said Sweden should also be allowed to join "as soon as possible".

Erdogan asks parliament to vote on Finland's NATO bid


Friday, 17 March, 2023 , 15:21 AFP — Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan ended months of delays on Friday and asked parliament to vote on Finland's bid to join the NATO defence bloc.

Iran executes Kurdish 'political prisoner': rights groups


Friday, 17 March, 2023 , 13:30 AFP — Iran on Friday hanged a Kurdish man viewed as a political prisoner by activists, rights groups said, amplifying alarm over the soaring number of executions in the country this year.

Finland eyes Erdogan's green light for NATO


Friday, 17 March, 2023 , 11:25 AFP — Finland's leader arrived in Ankara on Friday to receive Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's verdict on his Nordic country's stalled drive to join the NATO defence bloc.