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Iran youths rally and workers strike on Students' Day


Wednesday, 7 December, 2022 , 14:01 AFP Many Iranian workers went on strike and students boycotted classes Wednesday, rights groups said, as a former president offered public support for the protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death.

Iran's Raisi praises students for shunning 'riots'


Wednesday, 7 December, 2022 , 10:43 AFP Iran's ultra-conservative President Ebrahim Raisi paid a visit Wednesday to a university and praised students for their welcome despite the "atmosphere of riots" after nearly three months of protests.

Timeline: Islamic State group's rise and fall


Wednesday, 7 December, 2022 , 02:31 AFP Five years ago, on December 9, 2017, Iraq claimed victory over the once powerful Islamic State group, which had proclaimed a "caliphate" and seized a large chunk of the country.

The long road to bring Iraq's IS jihadists to justice


Wednesday, 7 December, 2022 , 02:17 AFP The horrors of the Islamic State group's rule over northern Iraq may be in the past, but efforts to bring the jihadists to justice are still gathering pace.

EU opens hospital on Turkey's volatile edge with Syria


Tuesday, 6 December, 2022 , 16:45 AFP The European Union on Tuesday unveiled a 400-bed hospital on Turkey's restive border with Syria, the scene of a new military escalation between Ankara and Kurdish forces.

Iran sentences five to hang over protest-linked killing


Tuesday, 6 December, 2022 , 12:59 AFP Iran has sentenced to death five people over the killing of a Basij paramilitary force member during nationwide protests sparked by Mahsa Amini's death, the judiciary said Tuesday.

Iran sentences five to death over killing of Basij paramilitary


Tuesday, 6 December, 2022 , 10:51 AFP Iran has sentenced to death five people over the killing of a member of the Basij paramilitary force during nationwide protests, the judiciary said Tuesday.

Iran arrests 12 with alleged European links: report


Tuesday, 6 December, 2022 , 08:44 AFP Iran's Revolutionary Guards have arrested 12 alleged members of a European-linked group accused of planning acts of sabotage in the country, Tasnim news agency said.

Iran protests: regime challenged by push for change


Tuesday, 6 December, 2022 , 08:42 AFP Almost three months of protests in Iran have left the clerical regime facing an existential challenge by shattering taboos and shaking its ideological pillars in a push for change that shows no sign of retreating.

Iran protests: regime challenged by push for change


Tuesday, 6 December, 2022 , 03:36 AFP Almost three months of protests in Iran have left the clerical regime facing an existential challenge by shattering taboos and shaking its ideological pillars in a push for change that shows no sign of retreating.