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.
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.
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.
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.
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.