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In Istanbul, despite ban, thousands march for Women's Day


Sunday, 8 March, 2026 , 21:04 AFP Thousands of women marched through Istanbul to mark International Women's Day late Sunday defying a ban on demonstrations, with the rally passing without incident despite a heavy police presence, AFP correspondents said.

Iraq's complicated role in the Middle East war, explained


Sunday, 8 March, 2026 , 13:01 AFP Iraq, which had recently regained some stability after decades of conflict, was immediately dragged into the Middle East war triggered when the United States and Israel attacked Iran last weekend.

War in the Middle East: latest developments


Sunday, 8 March, 2026 , 05:13 AFP Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:

War in the Middle East: latest developments


Sunday, 8 March, 2026 , 03:13 AFP Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:

Israeli strike kills four at Beirut hotel: Lebanon


Sunday, 8 March, 2026 , 02:25 AFP An Israeli strike on a hotel in central Beirut killed at least four people Sunday, Lebanese officials said, underscoring the widening reach of the US-backed war against Iran as missiles, drones and air strikes pounded targets across the region.

War in the Middle East: latest developments


Sunday, 8 March, 2026 , 02:01 AFP Here are the latest events in the Middle East war:

Netanyahu vows to press Iran war as Trump honors slain US troops


Sunday, 8 March, 2026 , 00:04 AFP Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu vowed Saturday to prosecute the war with Iran "with all our force", declaring Israel had a plan to eradicate the country's leadership, even as Tehran insisted it would not surrender.

War in the Middle East: latest developments


Saturday, 7 March, 2026 , 23:03 AFP Here are the latest events in the Middle East war on Saturday:

Turkey warns over 'dangerous' bid to stir civil war in Iran


Saturday, 7 March, 2026 , 23:00 AFP Turkey's foreign minister advised Saturday against efforts to cause a civil war inside Iran, while warning Tehran after NATO intercepted a Turkey-bound ballistic missile launched from Iran this week.

Strikes on Iranian opposition groups in Iraq's Kurdistan


Saturday, 7 March, 2026 , 22:38 AFP Several strikes hit Kurdish Iranian militants in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region on Saturday, officials from the exiled groups told AFP.