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Iran issues warning on mandatory headscarf in cars: media


Monday, 2 January, 2023 , 11:32 AFP Iranian police have resumed warnings that women must wear mandatory headscarves even in cars, media reported Monday, as unrest continues following the death of Mahsa Amini.

Exiled Iran opposition figures in united 'victory' message


Monday, 2 January, 2023 , 10:15 AFP A group of prominent exiled Iranian pro-opposition figures have issued a coordinated message predicting 2023 will be a year of "victory" with the regime shaken by protests.

Iranian dissident journalist released: media


Saturday, 1 January, 2022 , 10:48 AFP Iranian dissident journalist Keyvan Samimi, jailed in December 2020 for "plotting against national security", has been released, reformist daily Shargh reported on Sunday.

New meeting between Turkey and Syria slated for January


Saturday, 31 December, 2022 , 15:37 AFP The foreign ministers of Turkey, Syria and Russia will meet "in the second half of January," the Turkish foreign minister said Saturday, in the latest sign of rapprochement between Ankara and Damascus.

16 arrested in Iraqi Kurdistan after video of teen girl's assault


Saturday, 31 December, 2022 , 15:23 AFP Police in Iraq's autonomous Kurdistan region said on Saturday they had arrested 16 young men after a viral video showed a teenage girl being attacked at a motorcycle rally.

Iranian killed at memorial for slain protesters: rights group


Saturday, 31 December, 2022 , 13:45 AFP Iran's security forces fired on a crowd in the Kurdish-populated west on Saturday, killing a 22-year-old, a rights group said, more than 100 days after the death of Kurdish woman Mahsa Amini sparked nationwide protests.

Syria records lowest annual death toll since war began: monitor


Saturday, 31 December, 2022 , 11:36 AFP At least 3,825 people have died in Syria's war in 2022, the lowest yearly toll since the start of the conflict more than a decade ago, a war monitor said Saturday.

Iran protester on death row granted retrial: judiciary


Saturday, 31 December, 2022 , 11:06 AFP Iran's top court has ordered the retrial of a third death row inmate sentenced over the nationwide protests that started more than 100 days ago, the judiciary said Saturday.

Iran protester on death row granted retrial: judiciary


Saturday, 31 December, 2022 , 09:32 AFP Iran's top court has ordered the retrial of a third man reportedly sentenced to death over nationwide protests, the judiciary said Saturday.

Syria attacks blamed on jihadists kill fighter, 12 oil workers


Friday, 30 December, 2022 , 19:19 AFP Attacks in eastern Syria killed 12 oil field workers and a Kurdish fighter, a war monitor said Friday, a day after Syrian Kurdish-led forces announced an offensive against jihadists.