Wednesday, 1 February, 2023 , 12:55 AFP — An Iranian, sentenced to death for his actions during protests triggered by last year's death in custody of Mahsa Amini, has been given a stay of execution, the judiciary said Wednesday.

Wednesday, 1 February, 2023 , 11:03 AFP — From his rooftop in the Syrian city of Raqa, Youssef Nasser watches nervously as hundreds of heavily armed Kurdish-led fighters sweep the streets of what was once the de facto capital of the Islamic State group.

Wednesday, 1 February, 2023 , 10:29 AFP — A Turkish base in northern Iraq came under rocket attack Wednesday, the autonomous Kurdish region's counter-terrorism services said, without reporting any casualties.

Wednesday, 1 February, 2023 , 10:02 AFP — Iran has accused Iraq-based Kurdish groups of being "involved" in a drone attack last week against a defence ministry site in the central province of Isfahan, Iranian media reported Wednesday.

Tuesday, 31 January, 2023 , 16:41 AFP — Hungary accused Sweden of "stupidity" Tuesday over an extremist incident in Stockholm that led Turkey to suspend NATO accession talks with the Nordic country and its neighbour Finland.

Tuesday, 31 January, 2023 , 08:37 AFP — An aide to Sunni Muslim cleric Molavi Abdol Hamid, an influential leader of Iran's ethnic Baluchi minority, was arrested in the restive southeastern city of Zahedan late Monday, state media said.

Monday, 30 January, 2023 , 14:54 AFP — Turkey's opposition vowed on Monday to undo President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's two-decade legacy of Islamic-rooted rule and expand democratic freedoms if they take power in crucial May 14 elections.

Monday, 30 January, 2023 , 13:51 AFP — Finland still hopes to join NATO together with Sweden, Finland's foreign minister said Monday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's remarks that Ankara could accept Helsinki's bid without its Nordic neighbour.

Monday, 30 January, 2023 , 12:49 AFP — Finland still hopes to join NATO together with Sweden, Finland's foreign minister said Monday after Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan's weekend remarks that Ankara could accept Finland without its Nordic neighbour.

Monday, 30 January, 2023 , 12:45 AFP — Iranian authorities have imposed a travel ban on leading filmmaker Masud Kimiai, local media reported Monday, after he expressed support for protests that have gripped the Islamic republic for months.