Wednesday, 15 February, 2023 , 12:50 AFP — NATO Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said Wednesday he would push Turkey on ratifying Sweden and Finland's bids to join the Western alliance during an upcoming visit to offer support after the earthquakes.

Wednesday, 15 February, 2023 , 12:10 AFP — Around a dozen Kurdish activists launched a protest on Wednesday in the European Parliament on the 24th anniversary of Turkey's arrest of their revered leader Abdullah Ocalan.

Wednesday, 15 February, 2023 , 02:50 AFP — Western tourists, who flocked to Iran just a few years ago, are being advised by their governments to stay away, forcing the Islamic republic's struggling tourism industry to look elsewhere.

Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 , 15:47 AFP — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg raised the possibility for the first time Tuesday of Finland joining NATO without Sweden, saying ratifying the two at the same time was not the "main question".

Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 , 14:43 AFP — Iran, rocked by months of protests sparked by the death of Mahsa Amini, has released several dozen well-known prisoners in an apparent attempt to appease critics of the government.

Tuesday, 14 February, 2023 , 09:28 AFP — NATO chief Jens Stoltenberg said Tuesday it was important Sweden and Finland joined NATO as soon as possible, but ratifying them at the same time was not the "main question".

Monday, 13 February, 2023 , 12:14 AFP — Turkey's splintered political opposition was supposed to agree Monday on a joint candidate to challenge Recep Tayyip Erdogan's 20-year grip on power at the ballot box.

Monday, 13 February, 2023 , 09:35 AFP — An Iranian police officer has been reprimanded after he did not enforce the country's dress code requiring women to cover their hair, local media reported Monday.

Sunday, 12 February, 2023 , 15:08 AFP — Iranian authorities have released journalist Elnaz Mohammadi from the Hammihan newspaper on bail one week after her arrest, media reported Sunday, but her sister, also a reporter, remains in custody.

Sunday, 12 February, 2023 , 11:18 AFP — At least 11 people, mostly civilians, were killed in a central Syria attack blamed on the Islamic State group, a war monitor said Sunday.