Sunday, 5 February, 2023 , 15:33 AFP — Iran's former president Mohammad Khatami and former premier Mir Hossein Mousavi have both called for political changes amid the protests triggered by the death in custody of Mahsa Amini.

Sunday, 5 February, 2023 , 13:54 AFP — Iranian authorities have detained a journalist at a reformist publication, local media reported Sunday, as her sister, also a journalist, remains in custody after reporting on Mahsa Amini's death.

Sunday, 5 February, 2023 , 13:05 AFP — One of Iran's main opposition figures, Mir Hossein Mousavi, has called for the "fundamental transformation" of a political system he said was facing a crisis of legitimacy amid protests triggered by Mahsa Amini's death.

Sunday, 5 February, 2023 , 11:23 AFP — Iranian authorities have detained a journalist at a reformist publication, local media reported Sunday, as her sister, also a journalist, remains in custody after reporting on Mahsa Amini's death.

Thursday, 2 February, 2023 , 11:52 AFP — Sweden's government on Thursday proposed new legislation to ban activities linked to extremist groups, in a move to toughen anti-terror laws, a key demand from Turkey to approve Stockholm's NATO bid.

Thursday, 2 February, 2023 , 09:50 AFP — A majority of Finns want to go ahead and join NATO even if Sweden's membership is delayed, a poll suggested Thursday, after Turkey said it could accept Finland without Sweden.

Thursday, 2 February, 2023 , 08:16 AFP — Iran's envoy to the United Nations said arch-enemy Israel was "responsible" for a drone attack on a defence ministry site in central Isfahan province, Iranian media reported on Thursday.

Wednesday, 1 February, 2023 , 19:59 AFP — Eleven Syrian soldiers were killed in the country's northwest on Wednesday in separate attacks carried out by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist group, a war monitor reported.

Wednesday, 1 February, 2023 , 17:08 AFP — Eight Syrian soldiers were killed in the country's northwest on Wednesday in an attack carried out by the Hayat Tahrir al-Sham jihadist group, a war monitor reported.

Wednesday, 1 February, 2023 , 15:26 AFP — Iran's President Ebrahim Raisi has vowed that WhatsApp and Instagram will remain blocked in the country, blaming the online platforms for stoking protests that started over four months ago.