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Iraqi FM makes first visit to Syria since Assad's fall


Monday, 29 June, 2026 , 18:19 AFP Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Monday discussed cooperation including on energy on his first trip to Syria since the December 2024 ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

Iraqi FM makes first visit to Syria since Assad's fall


Monday, 29 June, 2026 , 12:57 AFP Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein on Monday began his first trip to Syria since the December 2024 ouster of longtime ruler Bashar al-Assad.

Kurds rally in Turkey's southeast for freedom for jailed PKK leader


Sunday, 28 June, 2026 , 19:35 AFP Several thousand people rallied Sunday in the Kurdish-majority city of Diyarbakir in southeast Turkey calling for the release of jailed Kurdistan Workers' Party (PKK) leader Abdullah Ocalan, an AFP journalist reported.

Israel govt recognises Armenian genocide in rebuke to Turkey


Sunday, 28 June, 2026 , 11:30 AFP The Israeli government on Sunday unanimously recognised the massacres of Armenians during World War I as genocide, a move widely seen as a rebuke to Turkey and a stark signal of the deepening rift between the two countries.

Israel govt recognises Armenian genocide in rebuke to Turkey


Sunday, 28 June, 2026 , 11:04 AFP The Israeli government on Sunday unanimously recognised the massacres of Armenians during World War I as genocide, a move widely seen as a rebuke to Turkey and a stark signal of the deepening rift between the two countries.

Oil firms gradually resume operations in Iraqi Kurdistan


Wednesday, 24 June, 2026 , 20:08 AFP Foreign oil companies are gradually restarting operations in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan after pausing activities due to the Middle East war, the region's government spokesperson said on Wednesday.

US says it killed Islamic State group leader in Syria


Wednesday, 24 June, 2026 , 14:05 AFP A US airstrike killed a senior Islamic State group leader in northwest Syria last week, the US military announced on Wednesday.

In Turkey's 'house of photos', the world as seen through the lens of children


Monday, 22 June, 2026 , 05:50 AFP In a dimly lit room illuminated by a pair of red lamps, eight-year-old Zeynep waits to see photographs she has taken, now trapped as shadows and silhouettes on a roll of film.

German journalist held in Syria back home: lawyer


Friday, 19 June, 2026 , 16:21 AFP German journalist Eva Maria Michelmann, who went missing in Syria in January and was later confirmed to be detained there, returned to Germany on Friday, her lawyer told AFP.

Paris issues last-minute ban on Iranian opposition rally


Friday, 19 June, 2026 , 11:57 AFP French police have banned a rally planned for Saturday by an Iranian opposition group outlawed by Tehran, citing a risk of clashes, in a decision organisers called "bogus".