Thursday, 23 February, 2023 , 14:27 AFP — Switzerland's ambassador to Iran on Thursday faced accusations of betraying the women-led protest movement after she wore all-enveloping black Islamic dress on a visit to a holy shrine alongside clerics.

Wednesday, 22 February, 2023 , 19:44 AFP — Iran said it executed on Wednesday a Kurdish militant who had been convicted of killing a police officer, a move condemned by rights groups who called him a political prisoner.

Wednesday, 22 February, 2023 , 19:23 AFP — Iran on Wednesday executed Arash Ahmadi, a militant linked to an outlawed Kurdish rebel group who was convicted of killing a police major in 2018, state media reported.

Wednesday, 22 February, 2023 , 16:45 AFP — Animal lovers in a Turkish city ravaged by a deadly earthquake protested Wednesday after officials sought to demolish a damaged building thought to contain several animals, AFP correspondents saw.

Wednesday, 22 February, 2023 , 12:25 AFP — Iran's top diplomat Hossein Amir-Abdollahian held talks with neighbouring ally Iraq Wednesday to discuss stalled talks with arch-rival Saudi Arabia to ease regional tensions, as well as on border security.

Tuesday, 21 February, 2023 , 16:42 AFP — Germany condemned as "inhuman" a death sentence an Iranian court handed down Tuesday against an Iranian-German national who supporters say was abducted abroad and forcibly returned to Iran for a show trial.

Tuesday, 21 February, 2023 , 13:09 AFP — An Iranian court on Tuesday sentenced to death on terror charges an Iranian-German national who supporters say was abducted in the Gulf and forcibly returned to Iran for a show trial.

Tuesday, 21 February, 2023 , 12:09 AFP — A Tehran court on Tuesday sentenced to death an Iranian-German dual national accused of being the leader of a "terrorist" group behind a deadly 2008 mosque bombing, the judiciary said.

Monday, 20 February, 2023 , 22:28 AFP — Two weeks after a deadly earthquake struck Syria, only a trickle of UN aid has entered the rebel-held northwest of the war-ravaged country, with the slow pace sparking outrage and anger.

Monday, 20 February, 2023 , 17:44 AFP — Sweden's military intelligence said Monday the security threat to the Nordic nations and Europe was "the most serious" it has been since the Cold War, after Russia's invasion of Ukraine.